Douglas Cooper papers 1900-1985 1933-1985

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Douglas Cooper papers 1900-1985 1933-1985

This collection chronicles Douglas Cooper's long career as critic, curator, and collector, as well his wide circle of associations within the art world. Limited to his professional life, it encompasses his curatorship of the Mayor Gallery (London), his investigation of art stolen by Nazis, and his penchant for controversy. It includes correspondence, manuscripts, printed matter, photographs, clippings, audiovisual materials, and a variety of other media.

ca. 33 linear feet; (73 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6664357

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Cooper, Douglas, 1911-1984

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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 ...

Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944

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Cézanne, Paul, 1839-1906

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French artist. From the description of Autograph letter (incomplete at end and lacking signature) : [Paris], to his parents, [1876 Sept. 10]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870505 ...

Marini, Marino, 1901-1980

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Staël, Nicolas de, 1914-1955

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Russian-born French artist. From the description of Autograph letters signed (24) : various places, to Paul Rosenberg, 1953-1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872278 ...

Read, Herbert, 1893-1968

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Sir Herbert Edward Read was a poet, art critic and champion of modern art in Britain. He produced approximately 1,150 titles on a broad range of topics. His 80 monographs include: 26 on art and artists; 14 on literary criticism; 13 collections of poetry; 10 on politics, primarily on anarchism; 7 on "belles lettres" and biography; 5 on education, most notably "Education Through Art"; and 5 autobiographies. From the description of Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds. [1918-1965]. (University...

Guttuso, Renato, 1911-1987

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Steegmuller, Francis, 1906-1994

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Francis Steegmuller was a biographer of French literary figures such as Cocteau, Apollinaire and Flaubert. He also translated French literature. From the description of Letters from Douglas Cooper, 1966-1997. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78011580 Alfred Kazin was an American essayist, literary critic, and historian. From the guide to the Alfred Kazin collection of papers, 1933-1990, 1933-1978, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A...

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Delacroix, Eugène, 1798-1863

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French artist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : n.p. [Paris], to an unidentified friend, "Mercredi", n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270525499 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified correspondent, [no year] ce Samedi 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270525506 Delacroix, leader of the French Romantic movement in painting, spent several months in North Africa in 1832. He continued to use the images he found ...

Sutherland, Graham Vivian, 1903-1980

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Graham Vivian Sutherland (1903-1980) was a British printmaker and Surrealist painter. From the guide to the Graham Sutherland Papers, 1943-1964, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Graham Vivian Sutherland (1903-1980), artist. From the description of Graham Sutherland letters to Felix Hans Man, 1946-1977 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702131626 Graham Sutherland was a British artist and teacher. He was an eng...

Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903

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Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973

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Buquet, Alain

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Moore, Henry, 1898-1986

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Chagall, Marc, 1887-1985

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Arp, Jean, 1887-1966

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