James Thrall Soby papers 1928-1975 1935-1955

Tchelitchew, Pavel, 1898-1957

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Russian-born painter, set designer, and costume designer, Pavel Tchelitchew emigrated in 1920. He lived in Berlin (1921-23) and Paris (1923-34) before moving to New York, where he lived with his partner Charles Henri Ford. He became a United States citizen in 1952 and died in Grottaferrata, Italy in 1957. Tchelitchew's early painting was abstract in style, described as Constructivist and Futurist and influenced by his study with Aleksandra Ekster in Kiev. After emigrating to Paris ...

Rouault, Georges, 1871-1958

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French artist. From the description of Calling card of Georges Rouault signed by Isabelle Rouault : [postmark: Cannes], to John Rewald, [1955 Jan. 24]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873019 Georges Rouault was a French painter, draughtsman and printmaker. He was also a book illustrator, made sets and costumes for Diaghilev's ballet The prodigal son, designed cartoons for stained glass and tapestries, and published texts and poems in various reviews. From the d...

Sage, Kay

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Painter; Woodbury, Conn. Born 1898 in Albany, N.Y. Married surrealist painter Yves Tanguay. Died 1963. From the description of China eggs / Kay Sage. 1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84558254 From the description of Kay Sage papers, 1925 - circa 1985 bulk 1950-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220236569 Kay Sage was born Katherine Linn Sage in Albany, New York in 1898 to Ann and Henry Manning Sage, a state senator. After her parents divorced she ...

Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976

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Sculptor. From the description of Alexander Calder correspondence, 1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452461 Alexander Calder (1898-1976) was a sculptor from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Alexander Calder, 1971 Oct. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646395903 B. 1898, d. 1976. From the description of Alexander Calder artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228431975 ...

Barr, Alfred H., Jr., 1902-1981

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Art Historian and first director of the Museum of Modern Art. From the description of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. papers, 1927-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122516895 Correspondence and biographical material collected by Alfred H. Barr, Jr. (1902-1981) on Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956). From the description of Barr/Feininger material, 1927-1944, 1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122531411 Museum director, curator, and critic; New York, N.Y. ...

Man Ray, 1890-1976

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Photographer. Halpert was director of the Downtown Gallery, New York, N.Y. and a friend of director of museum director, James W. Foster. From the description of Photograph of Edith Halpert, [ca. 1930]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 744432180 From the description of Photograph of Edith Halpert, [ca. 1930]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455038 Biographical/Historical Note American-born photographer, painter, a...

Leonid, 1896-1976

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Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969

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Painter, photographer; Roosevelt, N.J. From the description of Ben Shahn interview, 1964 Apr. 14 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82606033 Artist Ben Shahn was a Russian Jewish immigrant to New York. He apprenticed with a lithographer, studied at several New York colleges, and toured Europe, acquiring the skills to express his artistic ability. He is chiefly remembered as a muralist, painter, photographer, and printmaker, visually chronicling America during ...

Hartigan, Grace

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Painter; Baltimore, Md. From the description of Grace Hartigan interview, 1979 May 10 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81992713 Painter; b. 1922. From the description of Oral history interview, 1975. (Maryland Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32822067 Grace Hartigan (1922-, painter of Baltimore, Md. From the description of Oral history interview with Grace Hartigan, 1979 May 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 64639732...

Berman, Eugene, 1899-

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Berman was a Russian painter and designer. From the guide to the Eugene Berman drawings for the ballet, Giselle, 1946 and undated., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Eugene Berman (1899-1972) was a Russian-born American artist, theatre and opera designer, and collector. Between 1922 and 1957 he lived and worked in the United States. In 1957 he moved to Rome where he resided until his death in...

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...

Mitchell, Edwin Valentine, 1890-1960

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Magritte, René, 1989-1967

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Rivers, Larry, 1925-

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Tanguy, Yves, 1900-1955

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The French Surealist painter Yves Tanguy, a naturalized American in 1848, was a close friend of the American Dadaist and Surrealist artist Man Ray. From the description of Letter to Man Ray, n.d. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 79598511 ...

Levy, Julien.

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Julien Levy (1906-1981) was a pioneering New York art dealer of the 1930s and 1940s. He was introduced to the art world in Paris by Marcel Duchamp, whom he had met in New York in 1926. In Paris he met photographers and artists, including Man Ray, Berenice Abbot, and Joella Haweis, daughter of Dadaist muse Mina Loy, who became his wife. Upon his return to the United States, Levy worked briefly at the Weyhe Gallery before opening the Julien Levy Gallery at 602 Madison Avenue. In 1932,...

Museum of modern art New York, N.Y.

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Died 1989. From the description of Archives pamphlet file : Titus, Roy V. : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83119924 Art museum; New York, N.Y. From the description of Museum of Modern Art first loan exhibition : November 8th to December 7, 1929. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557713 d. 2001. From the description of Archives pamphlet file : Matisse, Maria-Gaetana : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unk...

Miró, Joan, 1893-1983

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Spanish painter. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Mallorca, to John Rewald, 1971 Dec. 26 and 1972 Oct. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871537 French painter. From the description of Aidez l'Espagne (poster), 1937. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83814624 ...

Blume, Peter, 1906-1992

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Painter; Sherman, Conn. Died 1992. From the description of Peter Blume interviews, 1983 Aug. 16-1984 May 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220184735 From the description of Peter Blume papers, [ca. 1926]-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86123014 Peter Blume (1906-1992) was a painter from Sherman, Conn. From the description of Oral history interview with Peter Blume, 1983 Aug. 16-1984 May 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397191 ...