Annette Rosenshine papers, 1898-1955.

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Annette Rosenshine papers, 1898-1955.

The papers contain several brief TLS from H. L. Mencken, most of which express his pleasure with her portrait bust of him; a typescript carbon of Rosenshine's memoirs, "Life Is Not a Paragraph;" family photographs and copies of photographs of Gertrude Stein, her circle, and her salon; and printed material.

0.4 linear ft. (1 box)

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Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946

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Gertrude Stein (b. February 3, 1874, Allegheny, PA-d. July 27, 1946, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. She moved to Paris and acquired a love for modern painting. Stein began building a personal collection of major artists, many of whom became her friends and formed the core of her regular salons. In 1907, as Stein was struggling to establish herself as a writer, she met Alice Babette Toklas, a fellow American who had come to P...

Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956

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Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (September 12, 1880 - January 29, 1956), was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a student of American English. Mencken, known as the "Sage of Baltimore", is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the first half of the 20th century. Mencken worked as a reporter and drama critic for the Baltimore Morning Herald from 1899 to 1906. From 190...

Rosenshine, Annette

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Annette Rosenshine (1880-1971) was a sculptor and member of the circle of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. From the description of Annette Rosenshine papers, 1898-1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702144938 Born in San Francisco, Calif., Rosenshine became known as a sculptor and was involved with the artistic circle of Gertrude Stein, to whom she introduced Alice B. Toklas. Following the 1906 earthquake and fire, Rosenshine traveled to Paris with Michael and Sarah Stei...