Managing editor Russell Lynes correspondence with artists

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Managing editor Russell Lynes correspondence with artists

1946-1965

Correspondence with artists kept by Russell Lynes in his capacity as managing editor of Harper's Magazine, measures one linear foot and dates from 1946 to 1965. The files consist primarily of correspondence with young artists and illustrators wishing to submit material to the magazine. Biographical notes from the magazine's "Personal and Otherwise" column about the artists whose material was accepted, clippings, scattered original artwork, and printed reproductions of artwork, are also included.

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Bishop, Isabel, 1902-1988

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Jauss, Anne Marie

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Brown, Carlyle, 1919-1964.

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Groth, John, 1908-1988

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Berger, Oscar, 1901-1997

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Gropper, William, 1897-1977

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William Gropper (1897-1977) was a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with William Gropper, 1965 June 12 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 458412551 Italian anarchist who was controversially executed in Massachusetts on August 23, 1927 for the murders of F.A. Parmenter and Alessandro Berardelli. From the description of Nicola Sacco death mask [art original]. 1927. (Boston Public Library). WorldCat record id: ...

MacIver, Loren, 1909-

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Day, Robert James, 1900-1985

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Melcarth, Edward, 1914-1973

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Painter, photographer, educator, writer; New York, N.Y. Born Edward Epstein, 1914, in Louisville, Kentucky. Studied in London, Paris and at Harvard. Taught at Parsons School of Design, Columbia University, University of Washington (Seattle), University of Louisville and the Educational Alliance Art School. Melcarth died in 1973. From the description of Edward Melcarth papers, [ca. 1930-1974]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220236391 ...

Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987

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Dinnerstein, Harvey

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Gorsline, Douglas W., 1913-

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Farris, Joseph

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Jelinek, Hans, 1910-1992

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Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969

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Martin, Charles E., 1910-1983

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Ellis, Dean, 1922-

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Lynes, Russell, 1910-1991

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Writer, critic; New York, N.Y. Died 1991. From the description of Russell Lynes interview, 1973 June 20 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123379778 Russell Lynes (1910-1991) was writer and critic from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Russell Lynes, 1973 June 20 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596674 Writer, art critic, art historian; New York City and North Egremont, Mass...

Mayhew, Richard, 1934-

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Dedini, Eldon, 1921-2006

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Key, Ted

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Krigstein, B. (Bernard), 1919-1990

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Davis, Richard E., 1923-

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Pascal, David

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Gallo, Frank, 1933-

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Markow, Jack, 1905-1983

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Low, Joseph, 1911-2007

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Joseph Low was born August 11, 1911, in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. He studied at the University of Illinois, the Arts Students League in New York City, and with George Grosz. Joseph Low began his career in 1933 by typesetting and printing his own work, and became well-known for his prints. He illustrated his first book for children, The Rainbow Dictionary by Wendell William Wright and Helene Laird, in 1947. Throught his long and prolific career he illustrated dozens of books, fiction and non-fict...

Kato, Kay, 1916-

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Wolff, Robert Jay, 1905-

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Designer and painter; New Preston, Connecticut. Died in 1978. From the description of Robert Jay Wolff papers, 1926-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122599734 ...

Nicolas, 1911-1973

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Russian-born, American illustrator of children's books; received a Caldecott Honor citation for The two reds (1950) in 1951 and won the Caldecott Award in 1952 for Finders keepers (1951). From the description of Papers, 1944-1964 (bulk 1944-1962). (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62688831 From the description of Hortense, the cow for a queen : production material, ca. 1957. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62373534 ...

Burch, Claire

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Painter; Great Neck, N.Y. Born 1925. From the description of Claire Burch papers, 1962 [and undated]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122454149 ...

Perlin, Bernard, 1918-2014

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Bernard Perlin, painter. From the description of Bernard Perlin letters to Glenway Wescott, 1940-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702164957 ...