Max Walter sketch collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: SC.57

Scope and Contents

This collection holds original painted illustrations of home furnishing designs (armchairs and side chairs, desks, tables, sofas, ottomans and beds) and interior textiles such as bedspreads and curtains; all are signed by Max Walter, but only some are dated. Many renderings are stamped with the imprint "W. & J. Sloane" with an address of 575 Park Ave in New York City, and many also have handwritten pre-print notations.

Dates

Creation: 1940-1958

Creator

Walter, Max (1908-1988) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Access is open to researchers by appointment at the Fashion Institute of Technology Library, Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive. If you wish to schedule an appointment to view this material or have any questions, visit our website.

Conditions Governing Use

The Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive does not own copyright for all material held in its physical custody. It is the researcher's obligation to abide by and satisfy copyright law (http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#108) when copying or using materials (including digital materials) found in or made available from the department. When possible, the department will inform a researcher about the copyright status of material, the researcher's obligations with regard to such material, and, wherever possible, the owner or owners of the copyrights. Any and all reproduction of originals is at the archivist's discretion.

Full Extent

2 Linear Feet (One large flat box)

Full Extent

17 items : Grayscale ink and gouache renderings on heavyweight paper

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Existence and Location of Originals

The Library of the Fashion Institute of Technology, Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive, 27th St. at 7th Ave., NY, NY , USA, 10001

Related Materials

* Max Walter commercial art for W. & J. Sloane, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.walter