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Bultman Collection

Bultman

Overview

Jeanne Lawson Bultman was a Modern Art Activist and one of the last pivotal participants in the American Abstract Expressionist art scene of the 1950s and 1960s.  From the time of her marriage to Abstract Expressionist Fritz Bultman (one of the twenty-eight prominent New York School artists dubbed "The Irascibles" in the seminal 1950 article and historic photograph published by Life Magazine) on Christmas Eve 1943 at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, until 2007, Jeanne Bultman shepherded her husband's artistic career; and after his death July 20, 1985, his legacy. While she considered herself as a mere bystander, not an artist, she was a noted stained glass maker whose largest commission (1981) was the 54 foot long Bultman Stained Glass Mural at Kalamazoo College consisting of more than 3000 pieces of glass duplicating the adjacent collages created by her husband.  The New York art scene was a sharp contrast to her small-town Midwestern roots where she came from one of the founding families of Hastings, Nebraska. Her only artistic endeavor consisted of singing in the choir of the First Presbyterian Church. After her graduation from high school in 1936 she set off for New York    [More...]

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  • Letter from John Bebecki to Jeanne Bultman (April 10, 2008)
    Envelope postmarked April 10, 2008 from Portland, Oregon addressed to Jeanne Bultman including a...
    Collection: Bultman
    Format: Text
    Subjects: Art, Families, and Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century
  • Letter from Jeanne to Fritz (undated)
    Handwritten letter from Jeanne Bultman to Fritz Bultman, undated but headed "Thursday".
    Collection: Bultman
    Format: Text
    Subjects: Art, Families, and Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century
  • Note from Jeanne to Fritz
    Small typed note, undated, from Jeanne Bultman to Fritz Bultman, headed "Honey",...
    Collection: Bultman
    Format: Artwork
    Subjects: Art, Families, and Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century
  • A Page From Fritz Bultman's Journal (Undated)
    Handwritten page from Fritz Bultman's journal. Undated other than an entry for Friday, May 19th,...
    Collection: Bultman
    Format: Text
    Subjects: Art, Families, and Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century
  • Letter from Jeanne to Fritz (June 15)
    Handwritten letter dated Saturday, June 15, from Jeanne Bultman to Fritz Bultman, headed Darling...
    Collection: Bultman
    Format: Text
    Subjects: Art, Families, and Provincetown (Mass.)--History--20th century
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