John Russell papers

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John Russell papers

ca. 1941-2004

https://www.themorgan.org/literary-historical/241361

Russell's working papers and correspondence, spanning his entire career and including (1) 78 notebooks, both personal journals and notes for articles; (2) typescripts and manuscripts for books and articles; (3) letters from Kenneth Clark, George Eisler, Dietrich Fischer-Diskeau, Helen Frankenthaler, Eugene Ionesco, Jasper Johns, Claude and Monique Levi-Strauss, Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, William Plomer, Bridget Riley, Edith Sitwell, Derek Southall, Jonathan Williams, and several dozen others.; (4) research files; (5) printed material, such as clippings of Russell's reviews; and (5) visual material, including press photographs of works of art and some photos of Russell, including several contact sheets by Dominique Nabokov.

ca. 15 cubic feet

eng, Latn

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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