H. C. L. Merillat correspondence relating to Gaston Lachaise

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H. C. L. Merillat correspondence relating to Gaston Lachaise

1973-1991

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Eight letters, 1973, concerning the sculpture of Gaston Lachaise, written in connection with Merillat's book, Modern Sculpture, the New Old Masters (1974). Included are carbons of letters from Merrillat to John Thacher, Gerald Nordland and Lincoln Kirstein, two from Kirstein to Merillat, and one from Nordland to Merillat. Merillat was interested in their opinions of whether Lachaise was aware of prehistoric fertility, figures, and what Mrs. Lachaise was like, in figure and personality.

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Nordland, Gerald 1927-

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Art historian, critic, educator, curator, author; currently resides in Chicago, Ill.; b.1927. From the description of Oral history interview with Gerald Nordland, 2004 May 25-26 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79376286 painter, UIUC Professor of Art (1968-70) From the guide to the Jon Schueler Publications, 1954-2008, (University of Illinois Archives) Gerald, Nordland, 1927, was an Art historian, critic, educator, curator and author; cu...

Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996

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American ballet director, writer, and dance historian, 1907-1995. Lincoln Kirstein was born in Rochester, NY, educated at Harvard (B.A. 1929, M.A. 1930). He married Fidelma Cadmus, sister of artist, Paul Cadmus, in 1941 and served in the U.S. Army 1943-45. He co-founded School of American Ballet with George Balanchine and Edward M.M. Warburg in 1934. Participated in the founding and/or direction of American Ballet in 1935, Ballet Caravan 1936-41, Ballet Society in 1946, and became general direct...

Merillat, H.C.L. (Herbert Christian Laing), 1915-....

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Author, journalist, lawyer, government official, and U.S. Marine Corps officer. From the description of H.C.L. Merillat papers, 1942-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 163614389 Writer, Washington, D.C. From the description of H. C. L. Merillat correspondence regarding Gaston Lachaise, 1973-1991 (bulk 1973). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86133415 ...

Thacher, John.

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Lachaise, Gaston, 1882-1935

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Gaston Lachaise (1882-1935) was a sculptor from New York, N.Y. and Maine. Best known for his stylized monumental female nudes, dating from 1918 to the 1930s. From the description of Gaston and Isabelle Nagle Lachaise papers, 1903-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821031 Sculptor; New York, N.Y.; Maine. Best known for his stylized monumental female nudes, dating from 1918 to the 1930's. From the description o...