Agnes L. Reynes-Williams correspondence from Gisele Freund, 1986-1994.

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Agnes L. Reynes-Williams correspondence from Gisele Freund, 1986-1994.

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This collection consists of 18 letters from photographer Gisele Freund to Dr. Agnes L. Reynes-Williams. The correspondence demonstrates a relationship that began with Reynes-Williams' interest in Freund's work and life, and progressed to a long-distance friendship. In her letters, Freund provided Reynes-Williams with encouragement and advice related to her career, and also discussed her own life and travels. In her 80s at the beginning of the correspondence (she described herself as "over 70"), Freund was still professionally active, and she frequently wrote about her work, including her books, exhibits and public appearances, and a visiting scholar grant she received from the Getty Foundation in Los Angeles during the 1980s.

.25 linear feet.

Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries

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Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries

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Freund, Gisèle

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Reynes-Williams, Agnes L.

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Agnes Reynes-Williams, a young physician from the Philippines, first wrote to Gisele Freund, a well-known European photographer, after reading an article about her in Reader's Digest magazine in 1986. Freund wrote back, and this commenced a correspondence which continued through 1994. The two women never met. Freund is best known for her photographic portraits, including studies of some of the greatest literary and artistic figures of the twentieth century. F...