Alma de Bretteville Spreckels papers

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Alma de Bretteville Spreckels papers

1920-1978

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REELS 1732-1733: Letters from Loie Fuller, Queen Marie of Romania, and Malvina Hoffman; correspondence with Lloyd LaPage Rollins, Walter Heil, Thomas Carr Howe, Harry Noyes Pratt, and Clifford R. Dolph; manuscripts and legal documents about the founding of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor and Spreckles' gifts of art to museums; appraisals, receipts, bills, and financial statements; photographs of Hoffman's sculpture, Queen Marie of Romania and photographs and descriptions of her collection of Romanian decorative arts; museum registration records; and clippings and printed material.

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Hoffman, Malvina Cornell, 1885-1966

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Malvina Cornell Hoffman, the American sculptor known for her life-size bronzes figures, portraits, and dance sculptures, was born in New York City on June 15, 1885. She was the youngest child of Richard Hoffman, an English concert pianist and teacher, and Fidelia Marshall Lamson Hoffman, an amateur pianist from a socially prominent New York family. From the beginning of her life Hoffman was immersed in an artistic and intellectual milieu, surrounded not only by her parents' music, but by a large...

Fuller, Loïe, 1862-1928

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American dancer who flourished in Paris in late 19th century, and was an agressive promoter of Rodin in America. Friend of the Rodins for over 25 years and an occasional model for his work. Particularly interested in lighting effects on draperies. Author of QUINZE ANS DE MA VIE, Paris: F. Juren, [1908]. From the description of Rodin, poet, philosopher, artist, colourist, thinker, sculptor, author, peasant, and prophet : corrected typescript, ca. 1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 7...

Rollins, Lloyd LaPage.

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Howe, Thomas Carr, 1904-

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Museum director (San Francisco, Calif.). From the description of Thomas Carr Howe interviews, 1976 June 2-June 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220180760 Art consultant; San Francisco, Calif. Former director of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco. From the description of Thomas Carr Howe papers, 1932-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502669 From the description of Thomas Carr Howe papers, 1932-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat reco...

California Palace of the Legion of Honor

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Art museum; San Francisco, California. From the description of California Palace of the Legion of Honor records, 1910-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122394118 ...

Pratt, Harry Noyes, 1879-1944.

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Gallery director, curator, author, editor, lecturer; California. From the description of Harry Noyes Pratt letters, 1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515078 ...

Dolph, Clifford R., 1901-

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Spreckels, Alma de Bretteville, 1881-1968

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Art patron; San Francisco, California. From the description of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels papers, 1920-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122355114 ...

Heil, Walter, 1890-1973

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Director of the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, Calif., 1933-1961. Was the Region 15--Northern California, Nevada, and Utah--director of the PWAP. From the description of Walter Heil papers, 1929-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557097 ...