James Lord papers 1917-2003 1946-2003

Albers, Josef, 1888-1976

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Josef Albers was born on March 19, 1888 in Bottrop, Westphalia, Germany, the only child of Lorenz Albers, a housepainter, and Magdelena (Schumacher) Albers. He attended the Präparanden-Schule in Langenhorst from 1902 to 1905 and then the teachers college in Büren, graduating in 1908. He became an instructor in several Westphalian primary schools. Albers studied at the Royal Art School in Berlin, the Arts and Crafts School (Folkwang School)in Essen, and at the Art Academy in Munich u...

Luce, Clare Boothe, 1903-1987

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Clare Boothe Luce (née Ann Clare Boothe; March 10, 1903 – October 9, 1987) was an American author, politician, U.S. Ambassador and public conservative figure. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play The Women, which had an all-female cast. Her writings extended from drama and screen scenarios to fiction, journalism and war reportage. She was the wife of Henry Luce, publisher of Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated. Born in New York City, parts of Boothe's childhood ...

Indiana, Robert, 1928-2018

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Robert Indiana (born Robert Clark, September 13, 1928, New Castle, Indiana–died May 19, 2018, Vinalhaven, Maine), American artist associated with the pop art movement. His "LOVE" print, first created for the Museum of Modern Art's Christmas card in 1965, was the basis for his 1970 Love sculpture and the widely distributed 1973 United States Postal Service "LOVE" stamp. He created works in media including paper, silk screen, and Cor-ten steel....

Orwell, Sonia.

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Caetani, Marguerite

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Acton, Harold, 1904-1994

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Harold Acton was a British writer and scholar. His works include The Last Medici (1932), The Bourbons of Naples, 1734-1825 (1956), and two memoirs, Memoirs of an Aesthete (1948) and More Memoirs of an Aesthete (1970). Acton lived in China from 1933 to 1939, during which time he supported himself by teaching English Literature and collaborated with others to translate various Chinese literary works. His translations include Glue and Lacquer: Four Cautionary Tales (1941) and ...

Tanning, Dorothea, 1910-2012

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Dorothea Tanning interview, 1990 July 11 - 1990 Nov. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220207872 Tanning, Dorothea, 1910, Painter of New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Dorothea Tanning 1990 July 11-Nov. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646400302 ...

Maar, Dora

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b. Nov. 22, 1907; d. July 16, 1997. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122460197 ...

Spender, Stephen, 1909-1995

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Sir Stephen Harold Spender (February 28, 1909 - July 16, 1995) was an English poet and novelist who worked with the themes of social injustice and class struggle. Spender was born in London and educated at University College, Oxford. He was mentored by W. H. Auden with whom he maintained a life-long friendship. He edited Horizon with Cyril Connolly from 1939-1941. Following WW II, Spender devoted his time to criticism, co-editing the magazine Encounter from 1953-1966. Spender also held a number ...

Gilot, Françoise, 1921-

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French painter. From the description of Françoise Gilot Collection, 1944-1965. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 85242215 Françoise Gilot (1921- ) Françoise Gilot was born November 26, 1921 in the chic Parisian suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. An only child, she is the daughter of Emile Gilot, an agronomist, and Madeline Renoult. Attracted by art from a young age, and influenced ...

Ashbery, John, 1927-2017

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American poet and editor of Art & Literature. From the description of The Tennis Court Oath galley proof, 1961. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122685058 The letters cover a span starting two days after Ashbery and Gregg graduated from Deerfield Academy, and continue through the following summers and during a period of time when Gregg was drafted into the Army and served in postwar Eur...

Scott-Stokes, Henry, 1938-....

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Laure, Marie, 1902-

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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987

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James Baldwin was a novelist, essayist, short story writer and playwright. Born in Harlem, he provided a literary voice during the period of civil rights activism in the 1950s and 1960s. His first novel, "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (1953) is a partially autobiographical account of his youth. His other novels include "Giovanni's Room" (1956) and "Another Country" (1962), both concerned with homosexuality as a theme. Baldwin's highly personal and analytical essay collections, "Notes of a...

Wheeler, Monroe, 1899-1988

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Monroe Wheeler was born on February 13, 1899 in Evanston, Illinois. Following an early career as a publicity writer, he established Harrison of Paris, a fine press, which was in operation from 1930-1935. He began work with the Museum of Modern Art in 1938, soon becoming director of exhibitions and publications. Wheeler died on August 14, 1988. From the description of Monroe Wheeler papers, 1890-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 85181624 From the description of Monroe Whee...

Maxwell, William, 1908-2000

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Arletty, 1898-1992

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Chagall, Marc, 1887-1985

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Russian-French painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed (1) and greeting cards signed (2) : Marseilles and St. Paul, to John Rewald, 1941 Jan. 3, 1967 July 18 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870508 Marc Chagall was a Russian-born painter working chiefly in France whose works frequently featured themes from Russian-Jewish folklore and from the Bible. From the description of Marc Chagall letter to D. Vaughan, 1967 February 21. (Pennsyl...

Rorem, Ned, 1923-

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Composer and author. From the description of Oral history conducted by Vivian Perlis, March 31, 1997. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155905487 Commissioned by Nikolai Sokoloff and the Musical Arts Society of La Jolla, California. Composed 1956. First performance La Jolla, California, 5 August 1956, Nikolai Sokoloff conductor. Dedicated to Nikolai Sokoloff and the Musical Arts Society of La Jolla, California.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. Fr...

Lord, James Henry

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James Lord is an American art critic and writer, who has lived in France since 1945. He is the author of several works on the artist Alberto Giacometti, including Alberto Giacometti Drawings (1971), A Giacometti Portrait (1980), Giacometti: A Biography (1985), and Mythic Giacometti (2004); and memoirs and portraits of the art and literary world, including Picasso and Dora: A Personal Memoir (1993), Six Exceptional Women: Further Memoirs (1994), and Some Remarkable Men: Further Memoirs (1996). ...

Balthus, 1908-2001

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French painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Rome, to John Rewald, 1963 Jan. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870246 ...

Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981

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American composer. From the description of [Sonata, piano. Draft] : autograph manuscript, 1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270561604 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p.], to Mr. [Seymour] Peck, 1966 Aug. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270671896 From the description of Typewritten letter signed, with two autograph postscripts, dated : Mount Kisco, N.Y., 27 April 1957, to Niccolò [i.e. Nikolay Malko], 1957 Apr. 27. (Unknown). WorldC...

Capote, Truman, 1924-1984

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED American author. From the guide to the Truman Capote ephemera Collection, 1949-1988., (Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Truman Capote (1924- ), American author. From the description of Truman Capote papers, 1939-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476609 Truman Capote is an American writer. From the description of Truman Capote fonds. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 667848368...

Gombrich, E. H. (Ernst Hans), 1909-2001

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E.H. Gombrich was born in Vienna, Austria, and moved to London in 1936. He was the author of many works on art and director of the Warburg Institute, 1959-1976. He was considered one of the world's greatest art historians. From the description of E.H. Gombrich letter to Professor Hyslop, 1963 Aug. 15. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 60678060 American art historian. From the description of Ernst Gombrich and Stanley Meltzoff collabor...

Matisse, Pierre, 1900-1989

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Bonnefoy, Yves

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Mitford, Nancy, 1904-1973

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Nancy Freeman-Mitford was a British novelist and biographer. She is best known for her series of novels about upper-class life in England and France including THE PURSUIT OF LOVE (1945), and DON'T TELL ALFRED (1960). She also wrote four well-received, well-researched popular biographies of Louis XIV, Madame de Pompadour, Voltaire, and Frederick the Great. Mitford managed the bookshop on Curzzon Street in London, during World War II, and moved to Paris in 1945 where she died. From the...

Wescott, Glenway, 1901-1987

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Glenway Wescott (1901-1987) was the author of novels, poetry, short stories, and essays. He met Katherine Anne Porter in Paris in the 1930s, and they remained friends for many years. From the description of Glenway Wescott collection, 1932-1977 (bulk 1932-1962). (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 304239078 Glenway Wescott was an American author and personality. He was born in Wisconsin, and became part of the Paris literary circle of the 1920s before ret...

Berthoud, Silvio

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Craxton, John

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Cocteau, Jean

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French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager, playwright and filmmaker. Antonin Artaud -- French poet, essayist, actor and director -- was the leading playwright of the 'Theatre of Cruelty.' From the description of Le moine de M.G. Lewis raconté par Antonin Artaud [manuscript], ca. 1931 / Jean Cocteau. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 318989605 French poet, novelist, playwright, and artist. From the description of Autograph letter signed :...

Giacometti, Alberto, 1901-1966

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Italian sculptor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Paris, to John Rewald, 1960 Jan. 26 and 1962 Oct. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870863 Epithet: writer of plays British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x0002e2 ...

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973

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Pablo Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. Regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon...

Cartier-Bresson, Henri, 1908-2004

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Husband of Martine Franck. From the description of Correspondence to Edward F. Fry, 1969-1988. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 212020979 Photographer. From the description of Letters : Paris, 1964. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 82218283 The Spanish Civil War (1936 – 1939) was a conflict between the newly-elected left-leaning government of the Spanish Republic and its supporters and the (ultimately ...

Lord, James

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James Lord was an American writer and art critic who lived in France from 1945 until his death. He authored several works on the artist Alberto Giacometti, including A Giacometti Portrait (1965), Alberto Giacometti Drawings (1971), Giacometti: A Biography (1985), and Mythic Giacometti (2004). His memoirs and portraits of the artistic and literary world include Picasso and Dora: A Personal Memoir (1993), Six Exceptional Women: Further Memoirs (1994), Some Remarkable Men: Further Memoirs (1996), a...