Title: Marjorie Kreilick papers
Inclusive Dates: 1953-1991
Bulk Dates: 1970s-1980s

Creator:

• Kreilick, Marjorie

Unique Identifier: uac107

Quantity: Collection includes: paper documents; 35mm slides transparencies; audiotapes; artwork.

• 3.8 Linear Feet
• 2 record storage cartons, 1 half-size legal document box, and 1 flat metal edge box.

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Madison. University Archives and Records Management

Abstract:

This collection includes the professional papers of University of Wisconsin-Madison Art Department faculty member, Marjorie Kreilick. It primarily contains lecture notes, corresponding 35mm slide transparencies, and course and curriculum materials from 1953 to 1991. Lecture notes and slides are centered on color theory including topics such as color field painters of the 1950s and 1960s; color in architecture; color in nature; color systems; women artists; mosaic, and more. The course and curriculum materials include syllabi on color and design courses as well as color charts and mixing guides, and miscellaneous lecture notes. It also documents Kreilick's work to expand educational and professional opportunities for art students through the Design Workshop Program.

Language: English .

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-ua-uac107

 ↑ Bookmark this ↑

 ↑ Bookmark this ↑

This collection includes no known access restrictions. Please consult University Archives staff prior to accessing and using audiotapes.

Gift of Marjorie Kreilick, 2021-07-05.

The collection is organized into 6 series: 1) Lecture Materials; 2) Course and Curriculum Materials; 3) Art Department Administrative Materials; 4) Professional Materials; 5) Oversize Materials; 6) Audiotapes.

Marjorie Kreilick (1925-2023), professor emerita, is an artist and educator born in Ohio. Kreilick earned degrees in sculpture at Ohio State University and Cranbrook Academy of Art, which is known as "the cradle of American modernism." She taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Art Department for 38 years from 1953 to 1991. In 1956, Kreilick was formally trained on the art of mosaics and bronze casting during a year long sabbatical in Rome, Italy. Throughout her time at UW-Madison, Kreilick taught renowned courses on color theory and design. Her paintings, sculptures, and mosaic panels are held in many museum collections including the Chazen Museum of Art, Racine Art Museum, and the Museum of Wisconsin Art. In 1959, Kreilick was commissioned to create ten mosaic panels for the State Office Building in Milwaukee, completed in 1963, they remain on view today.

The Smithsonian Archives of American Art has a finding aid titled: Marjorie Kreilick papers, 1946-2018. https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/marjorie-kreilick-papers-22092

3 audio cassette tapes.

https://www.library.wisc.edu/archives/archives/use-the-archives/citing-archives-resources/

The Smithsonian Archives of American Art has additional Marjorie Kreilick materials. The papers of educator and mosaicist Marjorie Kreilick measure 6.8 linear feet and date from 1946-2018. Kreilick was mostly based in Madison, Wisconsin and the papers document her career through biographical material, correspondence, project files; professional and studio materials files, which include notebooks, recipes for materials used in the mosaics, and samples of mosaic pieces; artwork in the form of preparatory sketches and paintings; and photographic material. Link to finding aid: https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/marjorie-kreilick-papers-22092

Series 1 (Lecture Materials) features lecture notes and corresponding 35mm lecture slides from color and design courses that Kreilick taught in the UW-Madison Art Department. They include topics such as Bridget Riley, women artists, color field painters of the 1950s and 1960s, mosaics, optical illusions, and color systems. It also includes a lecture on the landscape mosaic panels that Kreilick created for the Milwaukee State Office Building in 1959.

Series 2 (Course and Curriculum Materials) combines various documents that Kreilick created as part of her instruction ranging from the 1970s to 1990s. It includes miscellaneous lecture notes and slides in addition to syllabi for color and design theory courses such as Design 120: Fundamentals I; Crafts 175; Independent Study; and Color 441. It also includes handouts, student letters, and summaries from the Design Workshop, a 2-credit course taught by Kreilick in which students traveled to New York City for networking opportunities. Series 3 (Art Department Administrative Materials) includes documents and files related to the UW-Madison Art Department from 1967 to 1990. It contains correspondence, grant applications, and letters of support from students regarding Kreilick's nomination for the Distinguished Teaching Awards in 1981. It also includes a copy of the Ten-Year Study of the Department of Art History, 1946-1956. Series 4 (Professional Materials) includes materials that Kreilick received from the Inter-society Color Council and the Society of the Golden Section. The Inter-society Color Council is an academic association dedicated to the study of color in the context of art, science, and industry. The Society of the Golden section was a newsletter published in Chicago that promoted the work of Swiss-born architect Abel Faidy. Series 5 (Oversize Materials) includes promotional posters for the 1979 Color Exhibition in Gallery Seven and the Design Workshop course for Fall 1978-1979. The box also contains 13 oversize color studies created by Kreilick with a corresponding item list. Series 6 (Audiotapes) includes 3 audiotapes on lectures delivered by Kreilick between 1976 to 1977. The tapes correspond to lecture notes and slides in Series 1 and 2 such as Mosaics No 2.; Women Artists 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries; and Professional Issues in Art. The Professional Issues in Art lecture addresses the challenges faced by female artists and art department faculty.

Collection materials may be subject to laws governing rights. Researchers are solely responsible for determining the rights status of the materials they use. Permission may be required for some uses such as publication or reproduction.

mosaics (visual works)Universities and colleges -- Wisconsin -- FacultyArt in education -- Wisconsin

	Series: Series 1 Lecture Materials1
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 1	Bridget Riley: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 2	Bridget Riley: Slides
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 3	Color in Architecture: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 4	Color in Architecture: Slides
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 5	Color Chords Throughout History I: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 6	Color Chords Throughout History I: Slides
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 7	Color Chords Throughout History II: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 8	Color Chords Throughout History II: Slides
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 9	Color Field Painters-Ellsworth Kelly, Kenneth Noland, Helen Frankenthaler, and Morris Louis: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 10	Color Field Painters-Ellsworth Kelly, Kenneth Noland, Helen Frankenthaler, and Morris Louis: Slides
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 11	Color History Painting Pre-Christian: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 12	Color History Painting Pre-Christian: Slides
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 13	Color in Nature: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 14	Color in Nature: Slides
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 15	Color Systems: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 16	Color Systems: Slides
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 17	Facts About Color: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 18	Facts About Color: Slides
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 19	Luminous Color: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 20	Luminous Color: Slides
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 21	Medieval and Renaissance Painting: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 22	Medieval and Renaissance Painting: Slides
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 23	Mosaics No. 1, 1977: Lecture Notes 1977
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 24	Mosaics No. 1, 1977: Slides 1977
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 25	Mosaics No. 2, 1977: Lecture Notes 1977
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 26	Mosaics No. 2, 1977: Slides 1977
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 27	Optical Illusions: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 28	Optical Illusions: Slides
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 29	Pigments, Color Chords, Color Keys: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 30	Pigments, Color Chords, Color Keys: Slides
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 31	Proportion I: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 32	Proportion I: Slides
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 33	Serial Color-Richard P. Lohse: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 34	Serial Color-Richard P. Lohse: Slides
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 35	State Office Building: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 36	State Office Building: Slides
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 37	Women Artists: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 38	Women Artists: Slides
Box [89125680405]   1   folder 39	Women Artists: Slides
	Series: Series 2 Course and Curriculum Materials	⇧
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 1	35mm Negative: Sculptures and 2D Art
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 2	Basic Studies, 1971-1972
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 3	Bibliographies
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 4	Color 302, 1989-1992
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 5	Color 441, 1982-1984
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 6	Color to Art Guild: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 7	Color Charts and Mixing Guides
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 8	Color to Extension: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 9	Color Handouts
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 10	Color in Optical Illusions and Optical Mixing: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 11	Color Throughout History I: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 12	Craft 175
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 13	Design 102, 1987 and 1991
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 14	Design 120: Fundamentals I
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 15	Design 131, 1972-1973
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 16	Design 132, 1973-1974
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 17	Deisgn 414
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 18	Design Workshop 693: Handouts
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 19	Design Workshop 693: Student Letters
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 20	Design Workshop 693: Summaries, 1979
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 21	Drawing 112-212, 1977-1978
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 22	Exhibition Flyers
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 23	Extension Masterpiece
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 24	Foundation Studies, 1971
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 25	Independent Study, 1977-1988
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 26	The Individual and His Wisdom: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 27	Light, Form, and Color: Slides
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 28	Miscellaneous Lecture Slides
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 29	Miscellaneous Lecture Slides
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 30	Miscellaneous Notes and Handouts
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 31	Optical Color Mixing: Slides
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 32	Optical Illusions and Art: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 33	Painting 166-22
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 34	Pattern Handouts
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 35	Piet Mondrian Lecture Notes
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 36	Portfolio Information
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 37	Professional Issues: Lecture Notes
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 38	Symbolist: Slides
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 39	Textiles and Design 359-720
	Series: Series 3 Art Deparment Administrative Materials	⇧
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 40	Art Department Correspondence, 1967-1990
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 41	Distinguished Teaching Awards
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 42	Distinguished Teaching Awards
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 43	Grant Applications
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 44	Memos and Documents, 1967-1989
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 45	Professional Activities Report, 1980 and 1988
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 46	Ten Year Study of the Art Department 1946-1956
	Series: Series 4 Professional Materials	⇧
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 47	Brochures
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 48	Inter-Society Color Council, 1981
Box [89125680413]   2   folder 49	The Society of the Golden Section
	Series: Series 5 Oversize Materials	⇧
Box [89125680421]   3	Miscellaneous Oversize Materials
	Series: Series 6 Audiotapes	⇧
Box [89125680439]   4   othertype 1	Mosaics, 1976
Box [89125680439]   4   othertype 2	Women Artists 15th, 16th, 17th centuries 1978
Box [89125680439]   4   othertype 3	Professional Issues in Art, 1977