David Kasmire papers

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David Kasmire papers

1949-1968

Letters to David Kasmire from Hubert Crehan, Sonia Gechtoff, George McNeil, Wilfred Zogbaum describing the art scenes and the people involved in New York City and San Francisco between 1949 and 1968, including John Bolles, Herman Cherry, Ethel Gechtoff (Etya), Louise Nevelson Clay Edgar Spohn and others; a letter from Bernard Berenson to "Preston," Mar. 23, 1949; 1 photograph of Hubert Crehan and a group photograph of Crehan with Sonia Gechtoff and others; a photo postcard of the "Monkey Block" in San Francisco where artists Crehan, Sonia Gechtoff, Elmer Bischoff, James Weeks and others had studios; and 3 clippings, including an announcement for Sonia Gechtoff and Crehan exhibitions, n.d. and a story on the razing of the historic "Monkey Block" (1958).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6678076

Archives of American Art

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Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959

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Bernard Berenson (June 26, 1865 – October 6, 1959) was an American art historian specializing in the Renaissance. His book Drawings of the Florentine Painters was an international success. His wife Mary is thought to have had a large hand in some of the writings. Berenson was a major figure in the attribution of Old Masters, at a time when these were attracting new interest by American collectors, and his judgments were widely respected in the art world. Recent research has cast doubt on some...

CREHAN, HUBERT

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Zogbaum, Wilfrid, 1915-1965

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Sculptor; New York. From the description of Wilfrid Zogbaum papers, 1924-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122647941 Sculptor, New York, N.Y. From the description of Wilfrid Zogbaum interview, 1964 Nov. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220198948 Wilfrid Zogbaum, b. 1915; d. 1965, Sculptor of New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Wilfrid Zogbaum, 1964 Nov. 2 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 317...

Gechtoff, Sonia, 1926-

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Sonia Gechtoff papers, 1952-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122571101 ...

Kasmire, David

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Painter; San Francisco, Calif. Had a studio in Montgomery Block, also known as "Monkey Block" in San Francisco, built in 1853, and occupied by artists and writers from early 1900s until its demolition in 1959. From the description of David Kasmire papers, 1949-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122291697 ...

Gechtoff, Ethel

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Bolles, John S., 1905-

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McNeil, George, 1908-1995

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George McNeil (1908-1995) was a painter and printmaker from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with George McNeil, 1968 Jan. 9-1968 May 21 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007040 Painter, printmaker; New York, N.Y. Died 1995. From the description of George McNeil interviews, 1968 Jan. 9-1968 May 21 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220244497 George McNeil (1908-1995) was a painter and a print...

Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988

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Sculptor; New York, N.Y.; d. 1988. From the description of A Conversation with Louise Nevelson, 1980 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123419967 Sculptor; interviewee d.1988. From the description of Reminiscences of Louise Nevelson : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122419737 Sculptor (New York, N.Y.) Died in 1988. From the description of Louise Nevelson interviews, 1964 Ju...

Cherry, Herman

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Cherry, Herman, 1909-1992, Painter of New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Herman Cherry, 1989 May 8-1992 Mar. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646400298 Painter, mural painter, lithographer, craftsman, writer, teacher; New York, N.Y. Born in 1909. From the description of Herman Cherry interview, 1965 Sept. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220192463 Painter, lithographer, craftsman, writer, teacher; New York, N.Y. b. 1909. ...

Spohn, Clay Edgar, 1898-1977

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Painter, instructor; New York, N.Y. From the description of Clay Spohn interview, 1964 Oct. 5-1965 Sept. 25 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84045066 From the description of Oral history interview with Clay Spohn, 1964 Oct. 5 and 1965 Sept. 25 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 368023610 Clay E. Spohn (1898-1977) was a painter and educator from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Clay Spohn, ...