National Collection of Fine Arts research material on Romaine Brooks, 1874-1969.

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National Collection of Fine Arts research material on Romaine Brooks, 1874-1969.

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Research material used in preparation for an exhibition and catalog, "Romaine Brooks: Thief of Souls," written by Adelyn Breeskin, curator of contemporary art at the National Collection of Fine Arts. The collection mainly consists of Brooks' autobiography, ca. 1938, "No Pleasant Memories"; a typescript by Brooks, undated, "A War Interlude or on the Hills of Florence During the War" (147 p.); and a scrapbook containing clippings and exhibition catalogs, ca. 1910-1935. Also found are printed material, ca. 1920-1968, by and about Brooks, including a poem by Brooks in the book "Poems and Poemes" by Natalie Clifford Barney, and exhibition catalogs, 1910, 1925 and 1935; clippings, ca. 1923-1968; notes on Brooks' chronology, undated; photographs, 1874, ca. 1924-1935 and undated, of Brooks, including one by Carl Van Vechten, of Brooks' family, and of her works of art, including illustrations for "No Pleasant Memories"; and a file containing a poem about Brooks by friend Gabriele d'Annunzio "Sur une Image de la France Croisee peinte par Romaine Brooks," 1915.

0.9 linear ft. (489 items on 1 microfilm reel)

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Romaine Brooks, Thief of Souls (1971 : Smithsonian Institution)

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D'Annunzio, Gabriele, 1863-1938

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Romaine Brooks, Thief of Souls (1971 : Smithsonian Institution)

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National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.)

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Brooks was a portrait painter. Born Beatrice Romaine Goddard, Rome, Italy 1874. Died in Nice, France, Dec. 7, 1970. Adelyn Breeskin curated an exhibition of her work, held at the National Collection of Fine Arts Feb. 24 - Apr. 4, 1971, and at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Apr. 9 -May, 1971. From the description of National Collection of Fine Arts research material on Romaine Brooks, 1874-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821001 From the description of National Co...

Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964

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Brooks, Romaine

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Portrait painter; France. From the description of Romaine Brooks papers, 1940-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82903235 ...

Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme, 1896-1986

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Art historian, museum curator; Baltimore, Md., and Washington, D.C. Died 1986. From the description of Adelyn Dohme Breeskin papers, 1934-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122565670 Adelyn Dohme Breeskin (1986-1986) was a museum director and art historian from Baltimore, Md. and Washington, D.C. From the description of Oral history interview with Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, 1979 Aug. 1-14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779477474 Adelyn D. Breeskin (1896-1...