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  • Fasano, Clara, b. 1900 d. 1990

    Sculptor
    New York, N.Y. (Show Bio)

    Clara Fasano papers, 1933-1978

    3.4 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 3 reels)
    Reel(s): 862, 863, and 906

    Correspondence, sketchbook, scrapbook, photographs, diary, awards, and printed material.

    REELS 862-863: A diary kept by Fasano giving a detailed daily account of her activities, including her associations, her domestic obligations, and her work; letters to Fasano from her husband, Jean de Marco, friends, and from colleagues; awards and certificates; and sketchbooks and drawings.

    REEL 906: Photographs of Fasano and of her work.

    UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence, photographs of works of art, of Fasano, of model designs for medals; a pictorial scrapbook; and printed material.

    Donated by Clara Fasano 1972-1978. Two portraits of Fasano by Joseph Stella received with the papers were transferred to the National Museum of American Art.

    How to Use this Collection

    • Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm copy. Use of unmicrofilmed materials requires an appointment .
    • Microfilm reels 862, 863, and 906 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
    • For more information on using resources at the Archives of American Art, please visit our Ask Us page
    Photograph of Clara Fasano carving wood


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