Michael Brenner papers

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Michael Brenner papers

1888-1976

The papers of the sculptor Michael Brenner measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1888 to 1976. The collection includes letters, scrapbooks, drawings, photographs and other materials documenting Michael Brenner's career, the activities of members of the Brenner family, and the colony of expatriate American artists flourishing in Paris in the early twentieth century.

0.4 Linear feet

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SNAC Resource ID: 6769448

Archives of American Art

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Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946

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Gertrude Stein (b. February 3, 1874, Allegheny, PA-d. July 27, 1946, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. She moved to Paris and acquired a love for modern painting. Stein began building a personal collection of major artists, many of whom became her friends and formed the core of her regular salons. In 1907, as Stein was struggling to establish herself as a writer, she met Alice Babette Toklas, a fellow American who had come to P...

Pailes, I. (Isaac), b. 1895.

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Coady, Robert J., 1881-1921.

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Kahnweiler, Daniel-Henry, 1884-1979

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Brenner, Victor D. (Victor David), 1871-1924

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Sculptor; New York, N.Y. From the description of Victor David Brenner letters, 1909-1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557389 ...

Soutine, Chaïm, 1893-1943

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Krémègne, Pinchus 1890-

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Brenner, Michael, 1885-1969

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Sculptor. Immigrated to New York in 1890 from Lithuania with his family. Studied under his brother, Victor, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Brenner moved to Paris around 1900, entering the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Academie Julian. He established a studio in Paris and was included in Gertrude Stein's circle of friends. He was also associated with a small colony of Russian Jews in Paris which included Chaim Soutine, Michel Kikoine, Pinchus Kremegne, and Isaac Pailes. With an American friend, Rober...

Rubin, Isidor C.

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Charpentier, Alexandre, 1856-1909

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Alexandre Charpentier was a nineteenth-century French sculptor. From the description of Alexandre Charpentier letters to Monsieur Bracquemond and to Monsieur Auquier, 1899, n.d. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 40758158 ...

Roty, Oscar, 1846-1911

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Born June 11, 1846 Paris (France) Entered École des Beaux-Arts 1864 Paris (France) Awarded second Grand Prix de Rome 1872 Awarded second Grand Prix de Rome 1875 Married Marie Boulanger 1879 Debut of The Sower on French coins and stamps 1897 Died March 23, 1911 Paris (France) Louis Oscar Roty (1846-1911), a French artist known for his highly influential work as an art medalist, was born and died in Paris. Louis Oscar Roty (1846-1911), a French artist known for his highly influen...

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955

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Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879. Six weeks later the family moved to Munich, where he later on began his schooling at the Luitpold Gymnasium. Later, they moved to Italy and Albert continued his education at Aarau, Switzerland and in 1896 he entered the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich to be trained as a teacher in physics and mathematics. In 1901, the year he gained his diploma, he acquired Swiss citizenship and, as he was...

Kikoïne, Michel, 1892-1968

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