Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier postcards from Sol LeWitt

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Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier postcards from Sol LeWitt

1980-1992

Twenty postcards from Sol and Carol LeWitt and their children, Sofia and Eva to Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier, mostly written while the LeWitts were in Spoleto, Italy. Also included are 2 photographs of Sofia and Eva.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8070362

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Joost-Gaugier, Christiane L.

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Christian L. Joost-Gaugier was a friend of artist Sol Lewitt (1928-2007). From the description of Christian L. Joost-Gaugier postcards from Sol Lewitt, 1980-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 710020508 ...

LeWitt, Sol, 1928-2007

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Sol LeWitt (1928 – 2007) Sol LeWitt was born on September 9th, 1928 in Hartford, Connecticut to Eastern European immigrants. His father, a doctor and inventor, died when he was 6. Soon after, he moved with his mother, a nurse, to live with an aunt in New Britain, Connecticut. His mother took him to art classes at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford and he would draw on wrapping paper from his aunt’s grocery store. LeWitt received a BFA from Syracuse University in 1949 (where he made his f...