William Horace Littlefield letters and photographs to Paul Cummings

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William Horace Littlefield letters and photographs to Paul Cummings

1951-1969

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Letters to Paul Cummings, 1964-1969; and photographs of paintings by Littlefield, 1951-1962. Letters discuss Littlefield's efforts to sell his collection of paintings by Leslie Powell, Howard Gibbs, David (Emery Abraham) Forbes, and others; Littlefield's connection with The Club, the organization of artists and writers formed by Philip Pavia in the early 1950's; and his own painting and criticism.

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Club (New York, N.Y.)

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Littlefield, William Horace, 1902-1969.

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of William Horace Littlefield poem, 1958 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557443 William Horace Littlefield (1902-1969) was a painter, writer, and art collector in New York, N.Y. From the description of William Horace Littlefield papers, 1920-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220149817 ...

Cummings, Paul (Singer)

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Littlefield was a painter, writer and art collector; New York, N.Y. Died 1969. Cummings, an art historian, was an expert on drawings and prints. From the description of William Horace Littlefield letters and photographs to Paul Cummings, 1951-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122390381 Art historian and editor; New York, N.Y. From the description of Paul Cummings papers, 1967-1993. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122594609 ...

Pavia, Philip, 1915-2005

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Philip Pavia, a sculptor, New York, N.Y. Born 1912. Died 2005. Pavia attended the Beaux Arts School, 1930, the Art Students League, 1931-1933, and traveled and studied in Europe from 1931-1937. In 1948 he founded The Club, a group devoted to discussion of modern art. Pavia was the group's driving force, organizing and leading Wednesday and Friday night lectures and members-only panel conversations and other events at the 39 E. 8th St. location. In 1958 he founded and edited the publication It Is...