George Benjamin Luks papers, 1920-1994.

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George Benjamin Luks papers, 1920-1994.

Primary material including correspondence, legal documentation, and material relating to Luks' brother, Wilhelm (Will) Luks, the executor of the George B. Luks Estate, regarding the availability of information and works of art for exhibition and research purposes; and secondary material originating from Arthur Lewis, including correspondence, interviews recorded on audiocassettes, and research notes.

4 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8061525

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Luks, Wilhelm

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Lewis, Arthur H., 1906-

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Arthur Lewis, journalist and writer, was born in Pennsylvania and educated at Columbia University. He worked as a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer and served as press representative for the State of Pennsylvania from 1939-1952. Lewis later became a freelance writer during which time he published over twelve books, both fiction and non-fiction. He is well known for his book, Those Philadelphia Kellys (biography of Grace Kelly and her family), as well as for, Murder by contract (the story of...

Luks, George Benjamin, 1867-1933

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Painter and illustrator; b. in Williamsport, Penn. From the description of George Benjamin Luks papers, 1920-1994. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70972390 Illustrator, painter, cartoonist, lecturer, teacher; born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Recent scholarship shows 1866 as his birth date rather than 1867, as has been previously accepted. Studied at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, in Dusseldorf, Berlin, Munich, London, and Paris. Worked on the staff of the Philadelphia ...

Ballin, Samuel R. (Samuel Ross), 1902-1985

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Ballin was a lawyer and art collector from New York, N.Y.; George Luks, a painter. They were friends, and Luks painted Ballin's portrait. From the description of George and Will Luks letters to Samuel Ballin, [ca. 1930-1939]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515827 ...