Belle Krasne Ribicoff papers

Ribicoff, Belle Krasne, 1924-

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Belle Krasne Ribicoff (b. 1924) lives in Hartford, Connecticut and has served as an arts editor, critic, and university administrator. Ribicoff was born and raised in New York City. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in art history from Vassar College in 1945. After a brief stint with an advertising agency in New York, Ribicoff became Assistant Editor at Magazine of Art (1946-1947), where she developed an interest in contemporary art. She served as editor for s...

Roszak, Theodore, 1907-1981

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Theodore Roszak (May 1, 1907 – September 2, 1981) was a Polish-American sculptor and painter. He was born in Posen, Prussia (German Empire), now Poznań, Poland, as a son of Polish parents, and emigrated to the United States at the age of two. From 1925 to 1926 he studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, In 1930 he won the Logan Medal of the Arts, then moved to New York City to take classes at the National Academy of Design with George Luks and at Columbia University, where he studi...

Ritchie, Andrew Carnduff, 1907-1978

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Andrew Carnduff Ritchie (1907–1978) was a Scottish-born American art historian specialising in British 18th-century sculpture, a professor, museum director and post-World War II 'Monuments Man'. He was the director of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, N.Y., director of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, and director of the Yale University Art Gallery. Andrew Carnduff Ritchie was born in Bellshill in Scotland in 1907. In 1922 he moved with his family to Pittsburgh. At...

Lamos, Mark, 1946-

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Mark Lamos (born March 10, 1946) is an American theatre and opera director, producer and actor. Under his direction, Hartford Stage won the 1989 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre and he has been nominated for two other Tonys. He is now Artistic Director of the Westport Country Playhouse. Born in Melrose Park, Illinois, Lamos studied violin and ballet at an early age, and participated in high school theater productions at Proviso East High School, Maywood, IL, from which he graduated...

Ashton, Dore, 1928-2017

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Dore Ashton (May 21, 1928 – January 30, 2017) was a writer, professor and critic on modern and contemporary art. She was born in Newark, New Jersey. She was the author or editor of more than thirty books on art, including Noguchi East and West, About Rothko, American Art Since 1945, The New York School: A Cultural Reckoning and Picasso On Art. Ashton also contributed to many publications, including Art Digest. and worked as an art critic at The New York Times. Ashton was one of the New York art ...

Ribicoff, Abraham A. (Abraham Alexander), 1910-1998

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Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (April 9, 1910 – February 22, 1998) was an American Democratic Party politician from the state of Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives and Senate and was the 80th Governor of Connecticut and Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in President John F. Kennedy's cabinet. He was Connecticut's first and to date only Jewish governor. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, to Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants from Poland, Samuel ...

Skinner, Cornelia Otis, 1899-1979

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Cornelia Otis Skinner was an American writer, monologist, and actress. Born on either May 30, 1899 or 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, Skinner was the daughter of actors Otis Skinner and Maud Durbin. Skinner attended Bryn Mawr College, but left during her sophomore year to move to Paris, where she attended the Sorbonne and studied acting at the Jacques Copeau School and the Comedie Francaise. Skinner began her acting career in 1921, debuting as Dona Sarasate in the stage adapt...

Frankenthaler, Helen, 1928-2011

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Painter (New York, N.Y.) Born 1928. From the description of Helen Frankenthaler interview, 1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220179604 Helen Frankenthaler (1928- 2011) was a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Helen Frankenthaler, 1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595062 Painters; New York, N.Y. Frankenthaler and Motherwell were married, and subsequently divorced. Were good fri...

Krautheimer, Richard, 1897-1994

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Architectural historian. From the description of Lectures on Baroque architecture, ca. 1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81284869 ...

Arp, Jean, 1887-1966

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French artist and poet. From the description of Letters, 1942-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86093273 ...

Richardson, Edgar Preston, 1902-1985

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Art historian, museum administrator; Detroit, Mich.; d. 1985. Director, Detroit Institute of Arts from 1945-1962. From the description of Edgar Preston (E.P.) Richardson interview, 1978 Feb. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80507170 Art historian, museum administrator; Detroit, Mich.; d. 1985. Director, Detroit Institute of Arts, 1945-1962, Winterthur Museum, 1962-1966, Board Member and President of Pennsylvania Academy of t...

Matisse, Pierre, 1900-1989

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Geist, Sidney.

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Sculptor, critic. Born 1914. From the description of Sidney Geist papers, 1938-1994. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86132900 Sidney Geist (1914-2005), sculptor, writer and critic was born in Paterson, New Jersey. He was an apprentice to Paul Feine in Woodstock between 1931-1937, studied with William Zorach, Jose de Creeft and Ossip Zadkine in 1945-46. He taught at Brooklyn College, the University of California at Berkeley, and Southern Illinois University, among...

Parsons, Estelle

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Kelly, Ellsworth, 1923-....

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Born in 1923, Newburgh, New York. From the description of Artist file. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122547390 ...

Bloom, Claire, 1931-....

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English actress. From the description of Typed letter signed : Music Box Theatre, New York, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1959 Feb. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270868012 Actress; b. Patricia Claire Bloom. From the description of Claire Bloom collection, 1954-1995 (bulk 1950s-1970s). (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70954215 ...

Greenberg, Clement, 1909-1994

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Clement Greenberg, for many years America's most influential art critic, helped to create an audience and market for New York School artists such as Pollock, Newman, and David Smith. Greenberg wrote for Partisan review in the late 1930s and began writing art reviews for The Nation in the 1940s. Beginning in the 1950s, he abandoned regular reviewing in favor of the occasional article, organized exhibitions, lectured around the world, and served as a consultant for galleries, museums, and dealers....

Lebrun, Rico, 1900-1964

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Rico (Frederico) Lebrun (1900–1964) was an Italian-born American painter, muralist, printmaker, illustrator and sculptor. From the guide to the Rico Lebrun Papers, 1957-1965, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Painter, teacher; Los Angeles, Calif. Born in Naples, Italy, Lebrun studied at the Beaux-Arts Academy and the Academy of Arts and National Technical Institute in Naples, assisting fresco painters between 1918 a...

Cornell, Joseph

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American artist. From the description of Joseph Cornell letters : Flushing (N.Y.), to Charles Henri Ford, 1938-1957. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 123429522 Assemblage artist. Born 1903, died 1972. From the description of Joseph Cornell letters to Muriel Streeter Schwartz, 1957-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86118594 Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) was an assemblagist, collagist, and filmmaker from Flushing, N.Y. ...

Bailey, William, 1930-....

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Morris, George L. K., 1905-1975

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Painter, sculptor; New York, N.Y. Died 1975. From the description of George L. K. Morris interview, 1968 Dec. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220188357 George L.K. Morris (1905-1975) was a painter and sculptor in New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with George L.K. Morris, 1968 Dec. 11 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 458411404 Painter, sculptor, designer and educator; New York, N.Y. Died 1975. ...

Holty, Carl, 1900-1973

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Carl Holty (1900-1973) was a painter and writer from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Carl Holty, 1968 Sept. 25-Oct. 1 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596637 Painter and writer; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Carl Holty, 1965 June 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81548756 From the description of Oral history interviews with Carl Holty interviews, 1968 Sept. 25-Oct...

Wadsworth Atheneum.

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Art museum; Hartford, Conn. Established 1842 to house the collection of Daniel Wadsworth, a painter and collector. The museum grew considerably with gifts from J.P. Morgan into a premiere institution of American fine and decorative arts. Formerly known as Wadsworth Atheneum and Morgan Memorial. From the description of Wadsworth Atheneum scrapbooks, 1899-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502531 ...

Dorazio, Virginia Dortch

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Storm King Art Center

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Art museum; Mountainville, N.Y. Founded 1960 by the State of New York with a prime goal to collect and exhibit sculpture. Other media are represented as well. From the description of Storm King Art Center records, 1972-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122404213 ...

Benn, Ben, 1884-

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B. 1884 d. 1983. From the description of Ben Benn artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228432875 Painter; New York, N.Y. Born Ben Rosenberg in Russia, 1884; d. 1983. From the description of Ben Benn papers, 1905-1993. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78162888 ...

Soby, James Thrall, 1906-1979

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Writer, critic; New Canaan, Connecticut. Died 1979. From the description of James Thrall Soby interview, 1970 July 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220190225 Author, art critic, editor, collector, patron, connoisseur, and MoMA director and trustee. From the description of James Thrall Soby papers, 1930-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122484551 James Thrall Soby (1906-1979) was a writer and critic from New Canaan, Conn. From the descript...

De Vries, Peter, 1910-1993

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Peter De Vries was an American writer and editor, affiliated with Poetry and later New Yorker, noted for his wit and technical proficiency. In a series of popular, generally humorous novels, he examines society, morals, and both the charm and limitations of language as a form of communication. From the description of Peter De Vries letters to H.R. Hays, 1942-1943. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 52734424 ...

Ferren, John, 1905-1970

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Painter. From the description of John Ferren interview, 1968 June 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220185953 Painter, sculptor, designer, graver, and teacher. From the description of John Ferren papers, 1927-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80698927 Painter; Easthampton, New York. From the description of John Ferren interviews, 1965 June 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220198546 John Ferren (1905-1970) was a painter. ...

Chelimsky, Oscar

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Painter. From the description of Oscar Chelimsky interviews, 1990 Aug. 28-Sept. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220191221 Chelimsky, Oscar, Painter. From the description of Oral history interview with Oscar Chelimsky 1990 Aug. 28-Sept. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397669 ...

Bazaine, Jean, 1904-2001

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Dorazio, Piero, 1927-2005

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Van Doren, Mark, 1894-1972

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Mark Van Doren and his wife, Dorothy Van Doren. From the description of Letters, 1965-1978, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155877479 Mark Van Doren was an American author, scholar, and educator. He is probably best remembered for his long tenure as Columbia professor, where he was noted for his inspired Humanities courses and respect for students. His poetry was meticulously well-crafted and gr...

Pearlstein, Philip, 1924-....

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Philip Pearlstein (1924- ) is a painter and educator from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Philip Pearlstein, 1972 June 8-Aug. 10 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596696 Painter, educator; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Philip Pearlstein, 1972 June 8-Aug. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220189238 Phillip Pearlstein ( 1924- ) is a painter and educator...

Smith, David, 1906-1965

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Sculptor; Bolton Landing, N.Y. From the description of David Smith interview, 1964 Oct. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80437636 Sculptor. Studied painting at the Art Students League in New York City between 1927 and 1932. Smith began working with sculpture around the time of leaving the League. In 1940 he moved to upstate New York where he remained until his death in 1965. Retrospective exhibitions of Smith's work at the Museum of Modern Art in 1957, and at the Fogg Art ...

Travers, P.L. (Pamela Lyndon), 1899-1996

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Author of the classic Mary Poppins series of children's books chronicling the adventures of a nanny with extraordinary powers. From the description of P.L. Travers papers, 1947-1981 (bulk 1955-1981). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270956783 British writer and author of Mary Poppins. From the description of What should children read? : typescript with autograph corrections signed, [1976]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613707551 From the description of Co...

Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961

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Eero Saarinen was born in Kirkkonummi, Finland, on August 20, 1910. His father, the architect Eliel Saarinen, and his family moved to Michigan in 1921. After receiving a B.F.A. in Architecture from Yale University in 1934, Saarinen joined his father's firm (Saarinen, Saarinen and Swanson) and began work as an architect. After his father's death in 1950, Saarinen began to make a name for himself as an architect, started his own firm (Eero Saarinen and Associates), and established a reputation as ...

Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974

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Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974) was a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Adolph Gottlieb, 1967 Oct. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646398642 Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Adolph Gottlieb papers, 1929-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122545836 From the description of Adolph Gottlieb interview, 1967 Oct. 25 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82919384 ...

Rosenborg, Ralph M., 1913-1992

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Painter; New York, N.Y. Birthdate also cited as 1910. From the description of Ralph M. Rosenborg papers, 1935-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122397136 ...

Fitzsimmons, James, 1919-1985

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D'Harnoncourt, René, 1901-1968

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Director of the Museum of Modern Art, 1949-1968. From the description of Rene d'Harnoncourt papers, 1924-1983, 1940-1968 (bulk). (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122530614 Museum director and authority on American Indian and Mexican arts and crafts. Born 1901 in Vienna, Austria; died 1968 in Long Island, New York. D'Harnoncourt lived in Mexico from 1925 to 1933 and worked as an artist before joining a Mexico City antiques firm in 1927. He compiled and lectu...

Kazan, Elia

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American film director. From the description of Carbon copy of a typed letter : place not specified, to Darryl [Zanuck], undated [1952 Jan. or Feb.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778505876 American film producer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to [John Steinbeck], undated [1948]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 777247890 From the description of Preservation photocopy of a typed letter : place not specified, to John Stein...

Valentin, Curt, 1902-1954

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Art dealer and gallery director; New York, N.Y. Valentin came to the U.S. from Germany in 1937. He worked at the Buchholz Gallery, which he took over and renamed the Curt Valentin Gallery. The gallery closed in 1955. From the description of Catalogs of exhibitions organized by Curt Valentin, 1929-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122514918 Curt Valentin was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1902. After completing his education, he became a...

Graham, John, 1887-1961

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Jack Mayer was an art dealer and owner of Gallery Mayer, New York, which handled the work of painter John Graham. Graham, born Ivan Gratsianovitch Dombrovski in Kiev, Russia in 1886 (baptised in 1881, hence the use of that year on many authoritative sources), came to N.Y. in 1920 and was a central figure among American avant-garde artists, especially from the late 1920s to 1940s. Graham was also a collector of African art which inspired an interest in primitivism in his work. Graham moved to Mex...

Yunkers, Adja, 1900-1983

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Painter, art educator; New York, N.Y. From the description of Adja Yunkers interview, 1969 Dec. 9 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78813640 Painter, educator. From the description of Adja Yunkers interview, 1968 May. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79039954 Adja Yunkers (1900-1983) was a painter and art educator from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Adja Yunkers, 1969 Dec. 9 [sound recording]....

Greene, Balcomb, 1904-1990

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Balcombe (John Wesley) Greene (1904-1990) was an American artist known for his modernist landscapes and collages. From the guide to the Balcombe Greene Papers, unspecified, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Balcomb Greene (1904-1990) was a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Balcomb Greene, 1972 Mar. 13 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595043 Painter; New Y...

Shapiro, Karl Jay, 1913-2000

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Poet, editor, and educator. From the description of Karl Jay Shapiro papers, 1947-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979818 Pulitzer-Prize-winning American poet and author of more than forty volumes of poetry and criticism. From the description of Papers. 1941-1967. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 34091314 Karl Jay Shapiro was an American poet. He served in the Second World War in the South Pacific and New Guinea. A volume of ...

Foote, Horton

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Horton Foote, playwright. From the description of The day Emily married : typescript, 2004. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 79467997 ...

Albee, Edward, 1928-....

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Playwright. Alan Schneider b. 1917, d. 1984. From the description of Reminiscences of Edward Albee and Alan Schneider : oral history, [1960-1961?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86147359 American author, director and producer, Edward Albee has won numerous awards for his plays. From the description of Edward Albee scripts, 1949-1966. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652505 Edward Albee, playwright. ...

Salpeter, Harry

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Writer, art critic, gallery owner; New York, N.Y.; b. 1895; d. 1967; owner of the Harry Salpeter Gallery; New York, N.Y. From the description of Harry Salpeter papers, 1934-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84163304 ...