Henry Billings letters and photographs

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Henry Billings letters and photographs

1955

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Correspondence relating to Billings' position as an officer of the National Council for U.S. Art and related photographs, among them one of Roland L. Redmond (President of the Council) with Dag Hammarskjold and Robert Cronbach in front of a sculpture by Cronbach and Jose de Rivera, 1960, and one photo each of works by Jacob Lawrence, Concetta Scaravaglione, and Nathaniel Kaz. Copyprint made from slide of Billings seated on a platform among others listening to an unidentified speaker, photographer unknown. One photograph of Billings seated on a stage near an unidentified speaker, photographed by Eliot Elisofon.

0.2 linear ft. (on 2 partial microfilm reels)

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National Council for U.S. Art.

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Elisofon, Eliot, 1911-1973

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Eliot Elisofon (1911-1973), American photojournalist, filmmaker, author, artist, lecturer, and art collector, was best known as a photographer for LIFE magazine and as an expert on African art....

Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000

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Painter; New York, N.Y.; b. 1917; d. 2000. From the description of Oral history interviews with Jacob Lawrence, 1982 July 20-Aug. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84455118 Jacob Lawrence was an African-American painter and illustrator. He received the Spingarm Medal in 1975 and taught at the New School and Pratt Institute. He died in 2000. From the description of Jacob Lawrence exhibition card and autobiographical notes, 1947-1948. (Pennsylvania State University...

Kaz, Nathaniel, 1917-

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De Rivera, José Ruiz, 1904-1985

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José A. Ruiz was born on September 18, 1904 in West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the son of Joseph and Honorine Montamat Ruiz. He would later take the surname of his maternal grandmother, de Rivera. Early in his life his family moved to New Orleans where his father was a sugar mill engineer on a plantation. De Rivera became adept at repairing machinery and doing blacksmith work with his father. Shortly after completing high school in 1922, de Rivera moved to Chicago where he was employe...

National Council for U.S. Art.

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Redmond, Roland Livingston, 1892-1982

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Scaravaglione, Concetta, 1900-1975

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Sculptor and teacher; New York, N.Y. From the description of Concetta Maria Scaravaglione papers, 1924-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557177 ...

Cronbach, Robt. (Robert M.), 1908-

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Sculptor; New York, N.Y. From the description of Robert M. Cronbach papers, 1933-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122355076 ...

Billings, Henry, 1901-

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Henry Billings, b. 1901, Painter, illustrator of Sag Harbor, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Henry Billings, 1964 Nov. 25 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 317592419 Painter, illustrator; Sag Harbor, N.Y. Born in 1901. From the description of Henry Billings interview, 1964 Nov. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220191727 Henry Billings (1901-1985) was a painter, illustrator, and teacher, from Sag Har...