Herman J. Wechsler papers

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Herman J. Wechsler papers

1913-1976

The papers of art historian and gallery director Herman J. Wechsler measure 2.0 linear feet and date from 1913-1976. The collection primarily documents Wechsler's art historical publications and to a lesser extent the activities of F.A.R. Gallery. Records include business and personal correspondence, drafts of published and unpublished writings, personal business records, printed material, loose scrapbook pages, and photographs of Wechsler and his family.

2 Linear feet

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SNAC Resource ID: 6737772

Archives of American Art

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Wechsler, Herman J. (Herman Joel), 1904-1976

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Gallery director and art historian; New York, N.Y. Died in 1976. Founder of Fine Arts Reproductions (F.A.R.) Gallery, 1934-1976. From the description of Herman J. Wechsler papers, 1917-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502557 ...

Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954

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Matisse was born in 1869 to generations of weavers in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, a northern French town whose woolen mills constituted the main industry. He was raised in nearby Bohain, famous for its luxury fabrics. This early exposure to textiles would shape his visual language: examples from his own collection of carpets and cloths from Europe, Africa, and the Middle East would deeply inform his sense of color and pattern and appear in his compositions. Taking up painting after first studyin...

Aufhauser, Alfred.

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Castagno, Andrea del, 1423-1457

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Abrams, Harry N.

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Publisher, New York, N.Y.; b. 1905; d. 1979. From the description of Harry N. Abrams interview, 1972 Mar. 14 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84170030 Harry N. Abrams (1905-1979) was a publisher from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Harry N. Abrams, 1972 Mar. 14 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595031 b.1905; d.1979. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous unca...

Far Gallery

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