Meyer Schapiro papers

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Meyer Schapiro papers

1949-1982

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Material relating to painters Gandy Brodie and Forrest Bess. Letters from Bess, some illustrated with sketches, diagrams, clippings, or black and white snapshots. Some of the later letters relate to Bess's life in Bay City, Texas, his work, his dealings with gallery owner Betty Parsons, and his stays in a state mental ward and a Veterans' Administration hospital. Also includes copies of letters from Bess to other correspondents, and a copy of a letter from Schapiro to Bess; an exhibition catalog; and a photocopy of a list of letters from Bess lent by Schapiro to the Whitney Museum of American Art. A letter from Bess to Schapiro and his wife Lillian; a letter to Bess from ART NEWS rejecting his article; photocopies of letters, notes and diagrams by Bess. Materials relating to Gandy Brodie, including 68 letters and postcards, some illustrated, from Brodie; a poem by Brodie; a list of Brodie exhibitions; and a catalog for an exhibition at Durlacher Bros., 1955.

0.4 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 2 partial microfilm reels)

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Bess, Forrest, 1911-1977

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B. 1911 d. 1977. From the description of Forrest Bess artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228432978 Bess was a painter in Bay City, Texas.; the Cooke's, art collectors. From the description of Forrest Bess letters to Mr. and Mrs L. E. Cooke, [ca. 1963-1964]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123373515 Painter; Bay City, Tex. From the description of Forrest Bess photographs and slides, 1932-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat...