Hellman, George S. (George Sidney), 1878-1958

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Dates:
Birth 1878
Death 1958
Americans
English

Biographical notes:

Director of Instruction in Fine and Applied Arts (American Expeditionary Forces), 1919.

From the description of George S. Hellman papers, 1919. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 495526625

Epithet: US bibliophile and author

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000412.0x0001db

George Sidney Hellman (1878-1958), American author and editor, was a rare book, manuscript and art dealer and collector in New York City. He amassed collections of his own and helped secure major acquisitions for the Pierpont Morgan Library. He founded and edited the literary magazine, East & West, 1900-1901; and from 1919 to 1920 served as director of the American Expeditionary Forces University's School of Fine Arts for servicemen in France. His publications include Washington Irving, Esquire (1925), The True Stevenson (1925), Benjamin N. Cardozo, American Judge (1940), and hundreds of book reviews and magazine articles.

From the guide to the George Sidney Hellman papers, 1888-1958, 1900-1958, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

George Sidney Hellman (1878-1958), American author and editor, was a rare book, manuscript and art dealer and collector in New York City.

He amassed collections of his own and helped secure major acquisitions for the Pierpont Morgan Library. He founded and edited the literary magazine, East ? and from 1919 to 1920 served as director of the American Expeditionary Forces University's School of Fine Arts for servicemen in France. His publications include Washington Irving, Esquire (1925), The True Stevenson (1925), Benjamin N. Cardozo, American Judge (1940), and hundreds of book reviews and magazine articles.

From the description of George Sidney Hellman papers, 1888-1958, bulk (1900-1958). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122517398

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Subjects:

  • American literature
  • Education
  • Art
  • Art
  • Art
  • Book collecting
  • Literature
  • Art
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  • Art dealers
  • Teachers
  • Authors
  • Book collectors
  • Editors
  • Translator

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