De Knight, Avel, b. 1921 d. 1995
Art critic, PainterNew York, N.Y. (Show Bio)
Avel De Knight papers, 1957-2001
273 items (on 2 microfilm reels)
Addition: 0.8 linear ft.
Reel(s): D388 and N69-111
REEL D388: Art criticism and Department of State correspondence.
REEL N69-111: Letters and certificates of award from the American Watercolor Society; notices of purchase and awards from the National Academy of Design; material from the National Institute of Arts and Letters concerning grants, and photographs of de Knight with his work.
ADDITION: Clippings of New York Gallery reviews (in French) by Avel de Knight for the French weekly newspaper, France-amerique, Le Journal Francais des Etats-Unis (New York), Sept. 1957- May 1968; newspaper clippings and press releases concerning de Knight; a chronology and brief biography of de Knight; menus designed by de Knight for L'Escargot Restaurant in Chicago with related correspondence and printed material; de Knight exhibition catalog, announcements, and invitations, 1968-2001; an artist statement; a photograph of de Knight by Joyce Fay, ca. 1980; and photographs of de Knight's works of art.
Location of Originals: Reels D388, N69-111 Originals returned to Avel de Knight after microfilming.
Material on reels D388 and N69-111 lent for microfilming 1969 by Avel de Knight. Unfilmed material donated 2003 by Stephen and Sunchits F. Tyson, executors of De Knight's estate. Additions are expected.
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