Israel and Idee Levitan papers

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Israel and Idee Levitan papers

[ca.1946-1982]

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Correspondence, a photograph, and printed material documenting Israel and Idee Levitan's involvement in the New York art community after WWII. Correspondence includes letters from Elaine de Kooning, Katherine Dreier, Noah Koff, Merle Armitage, Howard Dearstyne, James Aronson, and others and one letter from the Levitans to Howard Dearstyne. The photographs are of Carl Milles, Svea Kline, and Lillian Helm. Among the printed material are exhibition announcements, including one for a faculty exhibition at the Parsons School of Design featuring Elaine de Kooning in 1976 and various newspaper clippings, including an obituary for Amedee Ozenfant.

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Armitage, Merle, 1893-1975

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Merle Armitage was born in 1893 on a farm outside Mason City, Iowa. He had many jobs over the years, beginning as a train engineer before taking a job as a graphic designer for the Packard Motor Car Company. His next career was as a set designer for New York theaters, which later turned into a long stint in the theater promotion business. Armitage also managed various performers and their concert tours. He co-founded the Los Angeles Grand Opera Association and was its business manager, and also ...

Levitan, Idee

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Helm, Lillian.

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Levitan, Israel, 1912-1982

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Sculptors, New York, N.Y. From the description of Israel and Idee Levitan papers, [ca. 1946-1982]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 227194359 Sculptor; New York, N.Y. From the description of Israel Levitan letter, 1955 Oct. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122546034 ...

Koff, Noah.

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Kline, Svea.

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Aronson, James

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Materials written by or pertaining to W.E.B. Du Bois, collected by James Aronson, who was executive editor of the "National Guardian" from 1948 to 1967. From the description of James Aronson/W.E.B. Du Bois collection, 1946-1983. (University of Massachusetts Amherst). WorldCat record id: 53085881 ...

Dreier, Katherine Sophie, 1877-1952

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Painter and co-founder/president of the Société Anonyme, Inc. From the description of Correspondence, 1928-1929. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122577860 Katherine S. Dreier, artist, promoter of modern art, and co-founder of the Société Anonyme. Société Anonyme, organization founded in 1920 by Katherine S. Dreier, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray to promote modern art among the public. From the description of Katherin...

Dearstyne, Howard.

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Architect, architectural historian, educator, and photographer. From the description of Howard Dearstyne papers, 1911-1988 (bulk 1950-1975). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132603 Architect, architectural historian, educator, and photographer; b. 1903; d. 1979. From the description of Papers, 1911-1986 (bulk 1953-1971). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28415923 ...

de Kooning, Elaine

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Elaine De Kooning, painter and wife of painter Willem de Kooning of New York. From the description of Oral history interview with Elaine de Kooning, 1981 Aug. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646400460 Sculptor; New York City; East Hampton, New York; b. 1918. From the description of Elaine de Kooning scrapbook, [ca. 1960-1963.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78603967 Painter, wife of painter Willem de Kooning; New York. From the descriptio...