Bernard J. Reis papers

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Bernard J. Reis papers

circa 1913-1983

The papers of New York accountant and art collector Bernard J. Reis measure 2.1 linear feet and date from circa 1913 to 1983. The papers document his friendships with artists, his role as accountant for Art of This Century and the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation, and executor of the Mark Rothko Estate. Included are biographical and family papers, correspondence, professional files, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs.

2.1 Linear feet

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SNAC Resource ID: 6801033

Archives of American Art

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