[Letters] 1917 [to] Bernard Berenson / [Frederic Fairchild Sherman]

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[Letters] 1917 [to] Bernard Berenson / [Frederic Fairchild Sherman]

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Letter, 1917 Mar. 24. Sherman writes to Berenson discussing financial matters on the book Venetian painting, the finances related to the magazine Art in America and its editorial control. The letter is marked Confidential. -- Letter, 1917 Oct. 27. Sherman notes the receipt of Berenson's letters and discusses the format of a forthcoming book to which Berenson is contributing and photographs for it. Also he discusses why he is not publishing a particular author in Art in America, Seymour de Ricci, and other publishing matters.

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959

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Bernard Berenson (June 26, 1865 – October 6, 1959) was an American art historian specializing in the Renaissance. His book Drawings of the Florentine Painters was an international success. His wife Mary is thought to have had a large hand in some of the writings. Berenson was a major figure in the attribution of Old Masters, at a time when these were attracting new interest by American collectors, and his judgments were widely respected in the art world. Recent research has cast doubt on some...

Sherman, Frederic Fairchild, 1874-1940

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Sherman started the magazine Art in America in 1913 and remained its owner and editor until his death in 1940. He was also the author of numerous books on art. From the description of [Letters] 1917 [to] Bernard Berenson / [Frederic Fairchild Sherman] (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 432051648 Art collectors, art critics, art historians, and private publishers; New York, N.Y. From the description of Frederic Fairchild and Julia Munson Sherman papers, 1874-197...