Hilaire Hiler papers

Connelly, Marc, 1890-1980

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American playwright, actor, director, producer, and author; b. Marcus Cook Connelly; d. 1980; winner of O. Henry Short Story Prize (1930) and Pulitzer Prize (1930); member of the Algonquin Round Table literary group. From the description of Marc Connelly collection, 1915-1980. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70974938 Playwright; full name is Marcus Cook Connelly. From the description of Reminiscences of Marc Connelly : oral history, 1959. (Columbia Un...

Crosby, Caresse, 1891-1970

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Caresse Crosby was born Mary Phelps Jacob on April 30, 1891 in New Rochelle, New York, daughter of a prominent New England family. After a brief marriage to Richard Rogers Peabody, she married Harry Crosby in 1922 and soon after moved to France. In April, 1927, they founded a publishing company soon to become The Black Sun Press. The publications included a Hindu Love Book, The Fall of the House of Usher, and letters by Harry's cousin, Henry James, to Walter Berry. Other contributors to the Blac...

Moran, Jim (R. Jim S.)

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Cunningham, Ben, 1904-1975

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Painter, educator, mural painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Ben Cunningham interview, 1964 Oct. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220192926 From the description of Oral history interview with Ben Cunningham, 1964 Oct. 24 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312025488 Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Ben Cunningham papers, 1904-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455440 American painter, muralist. ...

Wittenborn, George, 1905-1974

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Collector, art dealer; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with George Wittenborn, 1973 Apr. 12-July 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007064 From the description of George Wittenborn interviews, 1973 Apr. 12-July 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220191107 George Wittenborn (1905-1974) was a collector and art dealer from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with George Wittenborn, 1973 Apr. 12-July 6...

Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963

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This collection covers the years of William Carlos Williams's medical studies at the University of Pennsylvania, a year of service at a New York City hospital, a semester of medical study in Leipzig, and the period when he was setting up his medical practice and courting his future wife, Florence Herman, in his home town of Rutherford, N.J. During this time, his younger brother Edgar went from engineering and architectural studies at M.I.T. to further study of architecture at the American Academ...

Lebrun, Rico, 1900-1964

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Rico (Frederico) Lebrun (1900–1964) was an Italian-born American painter, muralist, printmaker, illustrator and sculptor. From the guide to the Rico Lebrun Papers, 1957-1965, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Painter, teacher; Los Angeles, Calif. Born in Naples, Italy, Lebrun studied at the Beaux-Arts Academy and the Academy of Arts and National Technical Institute in Naples, assisting fresco painters between 1918 a...

Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992

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Kay Boyle (1902-1992) was an American avant garde writer and poet. She lived in San Francisco, Newark, Delaware, and Rowayton, Connecticut, when she wrote these letters. From the description of Kay Boyle letters and poems, 1935-1975. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 33890909 Kay Boyle was an American essayist, novelist, short-story writer, translator, essayist, and translator. From the description of Kay Boyle collection of papers, 1...

Schnakenberg, H. E. (Henry Ernest), 1892-1970

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Painter, etcher; Newton, Conn. From the description of Henry Ernest Schnakenberg papers, 1905-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78407206 ...

Lavell, Charles.

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Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946

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H. G. Wells, Herbert George Wells (b. September 21, 1866, Bromley, Kent, England-d. August 13, 1946, London, England), best remembered for imaginative novels such as The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds, prototypes for modern science fiction, was a prolific writer and one of the most versatile in the history of English letters. He produced an average of nearly three books a year for more than fifty years, in addition to hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. His works ranged from f...

Herz, Jay H.

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Man Ray, 1890-1976

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Photographer. Halpert was director of the Downtown Gallery, New York, N.Y. and a friend of director of museum director, James W. Foster. From the description of Photograph of Edith Halpert, [ca. 1930]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 744432180 From the description of Photograph of Edith Halpert, [ca. 1930]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455038 Biographical/Historical Note American-born photographer, painter, a...

Schapiro, Meyer, 1904-1996

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Educator, art critic, and professor of fine arts at Columbia University, 1928-1965, University Professor, 1965-1973, Prof. Schapiro (Columbia Univ BA, 1924; MA 1926, Ph.D., 1929) died in 1996. From the description of Meyer Schapiro Correspondence with Whittaker Chambers and James Thomas Farrell, 1923-1991. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 467178770 d. March 3, 1996. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged ...

Levi, Albert William, 1911-1988

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Holty, Carl, 1900-1973

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Carl Holty (1900-1973) was a painter and writer from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Carl Holty, 1968 Sept. 25-Oct. 1 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596637 Painter and writer; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Carl Holty, 1965 June 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81548756 From the description of Oral history interviews with Carl Holty interviews, 1968 Sept. 25-Oct...

Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965

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American composer of French origin; compositions of the 1920s used rhythmic complexity, atonality and themes not based on harmonic progression. He was interested in electric instruments and composed pieces with sounds on tape. From the description of Autograph letters to François Bernouard, 1907-1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872672 American composer of French origin; compositions of the 1920s used rhythmic complexity, atonality and themes not based on harmonic pro...

Miller, Henry, 1891-1980.

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Novelist. From the description of Papers, 1952-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457225 Henry Miller (1891-1980) was an American author. He was known for his experimental, surrealist novels, such as Tropic of Cancer, which mixed fiction and autobiography. His writing was controversial for its graphic depictions of sexuality, leading to a 1964 obscenity trial in the United States, Grove Press, Inc. v. Gerstein. From the guide to the Henry Miller Letter, unda...

Kuh, Katharine

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Katharine Kuh, art historian, art curator, and author. From the description of Katharine Kuh papers, 1937-1964 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702131643 b. 1904; d. 1994. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81397405 Art consultant, curator, and critic; Chicago and New York City; b. 1904; d. 1994. From the description of Katharine Kuh interviews, 1982 Mar. 18 - 19...

Hiler, Hilaire, 1898-1966

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Hilaire Hiler, painter, costume and set designer, muralist, musician, writer and psychologist was born Hiler Harzberg in St. Paul, Minn. Lived in various places in the United States including Santa Fe, N.M.; also lived in Paris, France where he died in 1966. From the description of Papers, 1849-1966; (bulk 1920-1940). (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 33849956 Mural painter, designer, decorator, writer. From the description of Hilaire Hi...

Léger, Fernand, 1881-1955

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French painter. From the description of Letters and manuscripts of Fernand Léger, 1918-1955. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81728195 ...

Flax, Jerome.

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Inverarity, Robert Bruce, 1909-1999

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Designer, museum director; La Jolla, Calif. From the description of Robert Bruce Inverarity interview, 1975 Mar. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220186681 Robert Bruce Inverarity (1909-1999) was a designer and a museum director in La Jolla, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Robert Bruce Inverarity, 1975 Mar. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779477494 Robert Bruce Inverarity, b. 1909, Designer, museum director of La Jolla, Cali...

Birren, Faber, 1900-1988

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Faber Birren (1900- ) was a color consultant to industry and the U.S. government. He wrote books on color theory and also works of fiction. From the description of Faber Birren Papers, 1924-1935. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122314216 From the guide to the Faber Birren papers, 1924-1935, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Color consultant; Stamford, Ct. From the description of Faber Birren papers, 1924-196...

Reinhardt, Ad, 1913-1967

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An abstract painter considered influential in the development of Minimalism. Though a contemporary of the Abstract Expressionists, he rejected biomorphism and developed paintings based on geometry, specifically grids, often using a single color in gradations. His last works were a series of all-black canvases. From the Getty's Union List of Artist Names record...

Snow, C.P. (Charles Percy), 1905-1980

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Charles Percy Snow was an English scientist, author, and statesman. Born in to a poor family, he chose to study science because financial aid was available for that discipline. After taking a Ph.D. in Physics from Oxford, he began publishing novels; despite early success, he entered government service, and had a long and distinguished career. Throughout his life, he balanced his interests in science, writing, and politics, making genuine contributions in all three arenas. As an author, he wrote ...

Cunard, Nancy, 1896-1965

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Nancy Clare Cunard (March 10, 1896 - March 17, 1965) was an English writer, editor, publisher, political activist, anarchist and poet. She became a muse to some of the 20th century's most distinguished writers and artists, including Wyndham Lewis, Aldous Huxley, Tristan Tzara, Ezra Pound, and Louis Aragon, who were among her lovers, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Constantin Brancusi, Langston Hughes, Man Ray, and William Carlos Williams. In later years she suffered from mental illness, and her p...

Rattner, Abraham

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Kramer is an assemblage artist and sculptor. Abraham Rattner (1895-1978) was a painter in New York, N.Y. His 2nd wife, Esther Gentle, was also a painter. From the description of Abraham and Esther Rattner letter to Helen Kroll Kramer, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77961303 Abraham Rattner (1893-1978) was a painter, mosaicist, and stained glass artist from Paris, France and New York, N.Y. Studied art and architecture...

Mathews, Paul (Violinist)

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Ferren, John, 1905-1970

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Painter. From the description of John Ferren interview, 1968 June 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220185953 Painter, sculptor, designer, graver, and teacher. From the description of John Ferren papers, 1927-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80698927 Painter; Easthampton, New York. From the description of John Ferren interviews, 1965 June 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220198546 John Ferren (1905-1970) was a painter. ...

Boldt, O'Brien.

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America's Artists in Particular.

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Hirschfeld, Alexander

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Caricaturist; New York, N.Y. From the description of Al Hirschfeld caricature. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 42743827 Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) was a graphic artist from New York, N.Y. From the description of Al Hirschfeld papers, 1931-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122291249 Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) was an artist known for his theatrical cartoons in the New York Times and elsewhere. One photostatic print ...

Kepes, György (1906-2001).

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Gyorgy Kepes (1906-2001) was a painter and educator from Cambridge, Mass. From the description of Oral history interview with Gyorgy Kepes, 1972 Mar. 7-1973 Jan. 11 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596647 From the description of Oral history interview with Gyorgy Kepes, 1968 Aug. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779477499 Gyorgy Kepes; artist and aesthetic theorist; born 1906 in Selyp, Hungary; taught at New Bauhaus in Chicago and at Massachuse...

Foundation for Integrated Education

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