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James Thrall Soby papers, 1928-1975, 1935-1955

Title: James Thrall Soby papers 1928-1975 1935-1955

American art critic, curator, and collector. Papers document Soby's nearly 45-year career in 20th-century art scholarship and criticism. Materials date from about 1929, when Soby became a partner in Edwin Valentine Mitchell, Inc., booksellers and publishers, to his retirement from the board of trustees at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1975. The bulk of the collection comprises correspondence from 20th-century artists and photographers, MoMA personnel, curators, critics, friends and family members.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear ft.; (10 boxes, 1 flat file folder)

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Courthion, Pierre. Pierre Courthion papers, 1901-1985, undated

Title: Pierre Courthion papers, 1901-1985, undated

The collection documents the scholarly, personal and professional pursuits and activities of noted art critic and art historian Pierre Courthion. The bulk of the material relates directly to Courthion's research and writing projects, consisting primarily of unpublished notes and edited typescript drafts of essays, articles and monographs, as well as related visual material and correspondence. Most of the manuscripts are undated. Numerous black-and-white photographs of artists' works, as well as some negatives, slides, and transparencies are found throughout the collection. Printed materials and clippings include press reviews, published articles by Courthion and other art critics and scholars, and other printed ephemera collected by Courthion. Other materials relating to Courthion's professional activities include additional with publishers, artists and their families, business and travel documents, and professional and teaching files. The artist files in Series I form the core of the collection. A range of artists of different nationalities and historical periods from antiquity through the 20th century are represented, although artists connected with late 18th through 20th century art movements predominate. Courthion studied and wrote most prodigiously on the art and artists surrounding Impressionism and on the contemporary 20th century art of his time. Artists figuring prominently in his research and writing files include Camargo, Chéreau, Courbet, Delacroix, Dufy, Ingres, Liotard, Manet, Matisse, Rouault, Rousseau, Schiavi, Seurat, and Soutine. The collection includes a box of printing plates of a Soutine painting, possibly for Courthion's monograph on the artist. Series II and III comprise Courthion's research and writing on national and regional art as well as topical writing. Series II includes subjects such as the the history of European art from antiquity to the Renaissance, the history of Paris, Montmartre and French art, and Dutch and Flemish painting. Series III includes topical research and writing on Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism and 20th century art, and other miscellaneous texts. The final two series comprise a large number of clippings from auction catalogs, journals, and printed ephemera and Courthion's professional, teaching and personal files including travel, lecture and conference notes, and correspondence with publishers, artists and various acquaintances.

ArchivalResource: 18 linear ft. ( 40 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83322189 View

Suarès, André, 1868-1948. Rouault et les Ubu (essay), 1932.

Title: Rouault et les Ubu (essay), 1932.

Prepared for "Les Reincarnations du Pere Ubu" in 1932. Suares discusses Ambroise Vollard and Georges Rouault.

ArchivalResource: 1 item; 11 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83322182 View

Vuillard, Edouard, 1868-1940. Miscellaneous papers regarding Ambroise Vollard, 1890-1939, bulk 1890-1910.

Title: Miscellaneous papers regarding Ambroise Vollard, 1890-1939, bulk 1890-1910.

Collection comprises original and photocopied letters and records related to the art dealer Ambroise Vollard and the artists he represented. Also included are transcriptions of photocopied materials. Correspondence centers on artists Paul Gauguin, Georges Rouault, Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, Daniel de Monfreid, Henri Gabriel Ibels, and Maurice Denis; prominent critics such as Felix Feneon, Roger Marx, Andre Mellerio, Gabriel Mourey, and Jules Laforgue; dealers such as Vollard, Edouard Kleinmann, and Durand Ruel; collectors such as Chaudet, Gabriel Frizeau, and Alexandre Natanson; publishers such as Floury and Marty; and print dealer André Clot.

ArchivalResource: 6 linear ft. (11 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79260602 View

Fondation Maeght. Rouault, Georges, 1871-1958 : artist file.

Title: Rouault, Georges, 1871-1958 : artist file.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/759396451 View

William A. Bradley Literary Agency Records TXRC06-A20., 1909-1982

Title: William A. Bradley Literary Agency Records 1909-1982

The William A. Bradley Literary Agency Records document the work and personal lives of William and Jenny Bradley as literary agents in Paris for most of the twentieth century. After William A. Bradley's death in 1939, Jenny Bradley assumed responsibility for the agency maintaining William A. Bradley as the literary agency's name until her death in 1982. Representing mostly American, English, and French authors, the William A. Bradley Literary Agency counted Ford Madox Ford, James Joyce, Gertrude Stein, and Richard Wright among its numerous clients.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/uthrc/00300/00300p1-P.html View

Courthion, Pierre. Correspondence, ca. 1950-1980.

Title: Correspondence, ca. 1950-1980.

Collection consists of general correspondence with numerous scholars and artists, most notable among them: Bonnard, Rouault, Nicolas de Stael, Miro, Maurice Esteve, Rene Auberjonois, Paul Klee, Raoul Dufy, Alexander Calder and Ramuz.

ArchivalResource: ca. 400 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84279552 View

Roudinesco, Alexandre, 1883-. Letters received, 1918-1949.

Title: Letters received, 1918-1949.

Collection consists of letters to the Paris collector Dr. Alexandre Roudinesco from various Fauve painters. Most date from the 1930s and represent an unusually intimate and informative relationship between artist and patron. Letters include thirty from Maurice de Vlaminck, 1932-1949; twenty-eight from Raoul Dufy, 1918-1936; eight from Paul Signac, 1926-1934; six from Kees van Dongen, 1930; and two from Georges Rouault.

ArchivalResource: 74 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83040444 View

Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991. Karpel archive of 20th century artists and exhibitions.

Title: Karpel archive of 20th century artists and exhibitions. ca. 1930s-1979.

Photographs from exhibitions held at MOMA and other New York area museums and galleries. Included are installation shots, photographs of individual works of art, portraits of artists, and publicity shots.

ArchivalResource: 1 typescript letter.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78132240 View

Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Georges Rouault, paintings and prints. 1945 : Archives pamphlet file : miscellaneous uncataloged material.

Title: Georges Rouault, paintings and prints. 1945 : Archives pamphlet file : miscellaneous uncataloged material.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86163036 View

J.B. Neumann Papers

Title: J.B. Neumann Papers

The Papers date from 1914-1964, and are contained in thirteen document boxes (twelve 5" boxes; one 2.5" box), one archives storage box (10.5"×12.5"×15.5"), and three reels of microfilm. Materials include correspondence to and from Neumann, unpublished manuscripts, photographs of works of art, and publications issued by Neumann. Material on R. Bresdin, Beckmann, Kandinsky, Klee, Rouault, and Munch is particularly well represented in the Papers.

ArchivalResource: 6.17 linear feet 13 boxes and 3 reels of microfilm

https://www.moma.org/research/archives/finding-aids/Neumannf View

James S. Plaut papers

Title: James S. Plaut papers

Correspondence, business files, academic papers, photographs, clippings, sketchbook, sketches, and miscellaneous notes.

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Soby, James Thrall, 1906-1979. James Thrall Soby papers, 1928-1975 (bulk 1935-1955).

Title: James Thrall Soby papers, 1928-1975 (bulk 1935-1955).

The Soby papers document his nearly 45-year career in 20th-century art scholarship and criticism. Materials date from about 1929 when he became a third partner in Edwin Valentine Mitchell, Inc., booksellers and publishers, to his retirement from the board of trustees at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in 1975. The bulk of the material is from 1935-1955, when Soby was most active, and primarily consists of correspondence from 20th-century artists and photographers, MOMA personnel, curators, critics, friends and family members. Series I. Correspondence (3 lin. ft.): Arranged alphabetically, includes many detailed letters from artists about their work, art theories and personal matters; letters about MOMA business, exhibitions at MOMA and elsewhere; comments about Soby monographs; and letters about the sale of art works to Soby and financial support for artists. The files also contain drawings, small art works and collages, photographs and manuscripts. Series II. Eugene Berman correspondence (1 lin. ft.): Letters from the artist (1932-69, bulk 1935-45) arranged chronologically with a separate substantial file of his drawings. Many of the letters concern his design and decoration of the dining room of Soby's Connecticut house. Other letters are about Berman's work in general, his anger over MOMA's treatment of him and other expatriates involved in the Neo-Romantic movement, his relationship with Julien Levy, and his promotion of other artists' work. Some of his drawings are in Berman's "trompe l'oeil" manner and were sent as letters to Soby. Series III. Peter Blume material (.5 lin. ft.): Correspondence, arranged chronologically (1940-56, bulk 1940-45), from Blume about his paintings, his early life and career, and personal matters. There are a few letters from his wife Ebie. Also included are a pencil drawing and a small landscape painting, and manuscripts about Blume by Soby. Five versions of a Soby ms. on Blume, variously annotated by Blume and Alfred Barr, accompany Soby's notes and correspondence about the production of his monograph on Blume. Series IV. Miscellaneous papers (.5 lin. ft.): Soby notes for a manuscript; review clippings of Soby monographs and exhibitions; his Last Will and Testament, 1942; and assorted Wadley family items such as correspondence, papers, poems, clippings and photographs.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear ft. (10 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83538474 View

Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954. Interview with Pierre Courthion and related papers, 1940-1941.

Title: Interview with Pierre Courthion and related papers, 1940-1941.

Collection consists of correspondence between Matisse and Courthion concerning the editing and publication of a series of interviews conducted by Courthion in 1941; a typescript of the nine interviews; and related notes and other materials.

ArchivalResource: ca. 0.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77692538 View

Rouault, Georges, 1871-1958. George Rouault letters to Georgette Passedoit, undated.

Title: George Rouault letters to Georgette Passedoit, undated.

ArchivalResource: 3 sheets.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/750153424 View

Bignou Gallery. Bignou Gallery Albums, circa 1930s-1940s.

Title: Bignou Gallery Albums, circa 1930s-1940s.

The collection consists of 33 albums containing photographs of artwork that passed through the hands of the Bignou Gallery during the 1930s and 1940s. Many of the photographs are accompanied by information about the painting such as physical description, exhibition history, and provenance. The artists included are mainly French from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries, and include such luminaries as Cézanne, Corot, Dufy, Matisse, and Renoir.

ArchivalResource: 10.0 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/713933326 View

Rouault, Georges, 1871-1958. Le cirque.

Title: Le cirque.

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/765048106 View

Miscellaneous papers regarding Ambroise Vollard, 1890-1939, 1890-1910

Title: Miscellaneous papers regarding Ambroise Vollard 1890-1939 1890-1910

Collection comprises original and photocopied letters and records related to the French art dealer Ambroise Vollard and the artists he represented.

ArchivalResource: 6 linear feet (11 boxes)

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt3f59r7z4 View