Papers, 1941-1956.

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Papers, 1941-1956.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58758495

Collection of twenty-four letters, 1941-1953, and undated, received by Oscar Fabrès from friends and associates in Europe and the United States. Letters discuss friends and acquaintances in the art, publishing, and entertainment fields, and current literary and artistic projects, including the upcoming publication of various illustrated works by Fabrès. Principle correspondents include: Alan and Elizabeth Reeve, George Grosz, L.A. Ries, and others. Some individual letters, such as those by Alan Reeve, are extensively illustrated with original drawings in color. Included are signed and edited drafts of introductions to works by Fabr ̀written by George Grosz and Hendrik Willem van Loon. Additionally includes receipts and nine annual income accounts for the years 1948-1956.

34 items (2 folders)

New-York Historical Society

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Ries, Leopold Abraham, 1893-1962

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Reeve, Alan

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Epithet: artist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000613.0x000164 ...

Reeve, Elizabeth

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Epithet: Mrs; of 'Life' magazine British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001033.0x0000d7 ...

Van Loon, Hendrik Willem, 1882-1944

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Hendrik Willem van Loon was born in Rotterdam, Holland on January 14, 1882. He attended Cornell University, graduating in 1905. In 1906 he married Eliza Ingersoll Bowditch and began working for the Associated Press in New York City, Washington, D.C., Moscow, and Warsaw. His son Henry Bowditch van Loon was born on June 22, 1907, and Gerard Willem van Loon on January 16, 1911. Hendrik van Loon received his Ph.D. from the University of Munich in 1911, and in 1913 his book THE FALL OF THE DUTCH REPU...

Fabrès, O. (Oscar), 1894-1960

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French illustrator, author, and cartoonist, later a resident of New York City. From the description of Papers, 1941-1956. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58758495 ...

Grosz, George, 1893-1959

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George Grosz was a German-born artist. His early works seethed with satire for social conditions in Germany but, after emigrating to the United States, his works were equally accomplished but less political. He worked successfully as an oil painter, printmaker, and illustrator. From the description of George Grosz letter to W.H. Auden, 1944 Nov. 12. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 53458459 Grosz was a German-born artist, who moved to the U.S. i...