Sylvia Carewe papers

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Sylvia Carewe papers

ca. 1930-1972

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Correpsondence, writings, photographs, artwork and printed material relating to painter and tapissere Sylvia Carewe. Correspondence includes an undated card from Milton and Sally Avery and a letter from Susan Page Tillett of the National Portrait Gallery, 1979. Writings include photocopies of poems and writings by Carewe, undated and 1943-1972 and 7 books with inscriptions by David Davidovich Burliuk, Chaim Gross, and Abraham Walkowitz. Two of the books contain a gouache and ink drawings by Burliuk and Gross with their inscriptions to Carewe. Photographs are of Carewe, her son, friends and her studio. Also included is a photograph of Carewe and husband, art collector Marvin Small, ca. 1955, signed by Arnold Newman. Artwork includes 2 sketchbooks, ca. 1942, containing watercolor studies and sketches; a gouache, 1956, by Chaim Gross; a sketchbook of ink and pencil drawings; and a sketchbook containing the signatures of founding members of The American Society of Tapestry Designers, March 30, 1960. Printed material consists of an undated price list and description of tapestries in the exhibition CONTEMPORARY FRENCH TAPESTRIES, sponsored by Association Francaise D'Action Artistique, French & Company, New York City, and a news release about the exhibition; exhibition posters, ca. 1958-1971; 2 postcards of works by Carewe; magazine and newspaper clippings, 1960 and 1963; and other publications about Carewe's tapestries.

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Gross, Chaim, 1904-

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Newman, Arnold, 1918-2006

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Avery, Milton, 1885-1965

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Burli︠u︡k, David, 1882-1967

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Painter, poet, and editor; New York, N.Y. b. 1882 Died Jan. 1967, at age 84. From the description of David Burliuk papers, 1926-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86122634 Painter, poet, editor; New York, N.Y. b. 1882 Died Jan. 1967, at age 84. From the description of David Burliuk interview, 1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83456916 David Davidovich Burliuk (1882-1967) was a Russian-Am...

American Society of Tapestry Designers.

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Carewe, Sylvia, 1906-1981

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Painter and tapissiere; New York, N.Y. From the description of Sylvia Carewe papers, 1958-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122370428 Painter, tapissere; New York, N.Y. From the description of Sylvia Carewe papers, ca. 1930-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80858849 ...