Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1917-1973, n.d.

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Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1917-1973, n.d.

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Komroff's letters to Carl Zigrosser span 56 years. Interfiled are drafts of 10 letters from Zigrosser to Komroff. Topics include The Modern School, Komroff's writing, news of old friends from the Modern School, comments on Zigrosser's writing, Komroff's work for the American Artists Group, anxiety about old age, health problems, current political events and Zigrosser's retirement to Switzerland in 1972. Both men write about writing their memoirs, and Komroff includes a 1973 outline of the chapters for his memoirs, including chapters on the October Revolution and Horace Liveright) along with his response to Zigrosser's memoirs.

45 item (62 leaves).

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American Artists Group

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In response to the hardships suffered by American artists during the Depression, the American Artists Group was formed in 1936 by Samuel Golden and Carl Zigrosser. They hoped to sell original prints by known artists made in unlimited runs, and sell them by mail at unusually low prices. By keeping costs low, the American Artists Group hoped to generate steady incomes for their artists, built on volume sales, by opening the fine art market to a new kind of customer. The Group quickly expanded into...

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Komroff, Manuel, 1890-1974

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Manuel Komroff was an anarchist, editor, writer and artist. He met Carl Zigrosser before World War I, when they were both involved in the circle of the Modern School/Ferrer Center. From the description of Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1917-1973, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 213465853 Novelist & author, died in 1974. From the description of Manuel Komroff papers, 1897-1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). ...