Title: Edmund D. Lewandowski Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1931-1996

Creator:

• Lewandowski, Edmund D., 1914-1998

Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 229

Quantity:

• 2.4 cubic ft. (5 boxes)
• 1 oversize folder

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

This collection contains biographical materials about Precisionist painter and mosaicist, Edmund Lewandowski. Lewandowski was an artist, educator, president of the Layton School of Art (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), and later chair of the Art Department at Winthrop College (now Winthrop University) in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The collection consists of a scrapbook that documents all of these roles, comprised largely of photocopied newspaper clippings. Also included in the collection are correspondence, exhibition catalogs, awards and photographs of his artwork. Some newspaper clippings are in Polish. The collection contains very little original art and few original personal papers.

Language: English, Polish

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmmss0229

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Edmund Lewandowski was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1914. He studied at the Layton School of Art from 1931 to 1935 and then joined the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. During World War II, Lewandowski served as an artist-correspondent with the United States military in France. After the war, he taught at the Layton School of Art (1947-1949) and Florida State University (1949-1954). He returned to Layton, where he served as president from 1954 to 1972. He ended his educational career as chair of the Art Department at Winthrop College (now Winthrop University) in Rock Hill, South Carolina (1973-1984). He died in South Carolina in 1998 and was survived by his wife Dolores. Lewandowski was a Precisionist painter best known for his marine and coastal views. He was also known for his mosaics and murals.

The collection consists of biographical materials documenting the career of Polish-American artist and educator, Edmund Lewandowski. The collection contains a scrapbook, which was likely compiled by the artist retrospectively and contains photocopies of newspaper clippings, correspondence and exhibition catalogs. The scrapbook documents his work as an artist, but some materials relate to his work as an educator, especially during his tenure as chair of the Art Department at Winthrop College (now Winthrop University) in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The scrapbook spans almost the entire length of Lewandowski's career (1931-1986) and many early newspaper articles are in Polish.

The collection also includes exhibition catalogs, awards, and newspaper clippings. Also included are a series of black and white photographs of Lewandowski's paintings, murals, and mosaics. Most of the photographs have been identified and mounted, likely by Lewandowski. There is also an original preparatory drawing of the St. Luke's Hospital mosaic and an autographed print of his painting Transfer Station.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

• Charlotte Russell Partridge and Miriam Frink Papers. Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 167, PH Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 167.

• Layton School of Art and Design Records. Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 168.

• Wallace E. Maciejewski Papers. Milwaukee Small Collection 115.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated to the Archives in August, 1998 (accession 1998-014).

Processing Information

Michele Levandoski and Ellen Engseth processed the collection at the Archives in September-December 2005. Christel Maass added the oversize photo of Lewandowski to the collection in August 2007.

	Awards
Box   1 Folder   15	City of Rock Hill, 1979
Box   1 Folder   16	Milwaukee Art Institute, 1955
Box   1 Folder   17	State of South Carolina, 1984
Box   1 Folder   18	Winthrop College, 1979-1984
Box   1 Folder   1	Exhibition Catalogs, 1989-1996
	Newspaper Clippings
Box   1 Folder   2	1943-1969
Box   1 Folder   3	1970-1989
Box   1 Folder   4	1990-1996
Box   1 Folder   5	undated
	Photographs
Box   4 Folder   8	$2 Pool, 1953
Box   2 Folder   1	Barn Forms, 1947
Box   2 Folder   2	Big Joe, 1948-1949
Box   2 Folder   3	Christmas Tree, 1950
Box   2 Folder   4	Color Sketch, Employers Mutual of Wausau, 1968
Box   2 Folder   5	Detail, Allen-Bradley Mosaic, 1958
Box   2 Folder   6	Dynamo, 1948
Box   2 Folder   7	Fishing Fleet, 1949
Box   2 Folder   8	Flint Art Center Mosaic, 1957
Box   2 Folder   9	Fountain, Badger Meter Company, undated
Box   2 Folder   10-13	Great American Inventions, Allen-Bradley Company, 1965
Box   1 Folder   6	Great Lakes Freighter, 1982
Box   2 Folder   14	Hull 101, undated
Box   3 Folder   1	Hydroelectric Turbine, undated
Box   1 Folder   7	Lake Freight, 1948
Box   3 Folder   2	Lake Freighter, 1959
Box   3 Folder   3	Lewandowski working on mosaic, 1953
Oversize Folder   1	Lewandowski working on watercolor in his studio, undated
Box   3 Folder   4	Mosaic, Milwaukee War Memorial, 1959
Box   3 Folder   5	Mural, Miller Brewing Company, 1952
Box   3 Folder   6	Nativity, 1957
Box   3 Folder   7	Preliminary Drawing, Northwestern Institute of Technology, undated
Box   3 Folder   8	Railroad Signals, 1947
Box   3 Folder   9	Railroad Signals, 1952
Box   1 Folder   8	Railroads of America, 1948
Box   3 Folder   10	S.S. Constitution, American Export Line, 1950
Box   3 Folder   11	S.S. Independence, American Export Line, 1950
Box   3 Folder   12	Ship Yard, 1950
Box   3 Folder   13	Ship Yard, undated
Box   3 Folder   14-15	Sketch, Kearney-Trecker Company, 1955
Box   4 Folder   1	Sketch, Marquette University, 1953
Box   4 Folder   2	Steel Construction, 1967
Box   4 Folder   3	Steel Construction II, 1965-1968
Box   4 Folder   4	Steel Form, 1954
Box   4 Folder   5	Steel Girders, 1965-1968
Box   4 Folder   6	Steel Mill, 1953
Box   4 Folder   7	Steel Mill, 1969
Box   4 Folder   9	Ventilators, 1952
Box   1 Folder   9	Unidentified, undated
	Plaques
Box   1 Folder   12	American Council of Polish Cultural Clubs, 1979
Box   1 Folder   13	Foremost Civic Association, 1972
Box   1 Folder   14	Winthrop College, 1984
Box   1 Folder   10	Preparatory Drawing, St. Luke's Hospital Mosaic, circa 1979
Box   1 Folder   11	Print, Transfer Station, autographed, 1986
Box   5 Folder   1	Scrapbook, 1931-1986