Arquin, Florence, b. 1900 d. 1974

Florence Arquin papers, 1923-1985

6.9 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 9 reels)
Reel(s): 4711-4719

REELS 4711-4719: Resumes; letters, including copies of letters from Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, 1934-1975, Arquin's letters to her husband Sam Williams, 1940-1949, Williams' business correspondence, 1981-1985; printed material, 1923-1964, on Arquin, Rivera, Kahlo, and Frank Lloyd Wright; writings, including a draft of Diego Rivera - The Shaping of an Artist (95 p.), and material from her graduate studies; photographs of Arquin, Rivera, Kahlo, and other artists; of paintings by Rivera, Kahlo and other art work; notes about her travels, studies and writings; a sketchbook; and four scrapbooks containing printed material on Arquin's work on the Federal Art Project and her exhibition in Mexico City, 1943.

UNMICROFILMED: Printed material, 8 address books, and ephemera.

Donor, Samuel Williams, was Arquin's husband.

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