Joseph Emile Renier papers, 1914-1967
Renier, Joseph Emile,
b. 1887
d. 1966
Sculptor, Metalworker
New York, N.Y.
Collection size: 1.6 linear ft. (1900 items)
Collection Summary: Biographical sketches and resumes; correspondence about his sculpture and medal commissions; condolence letters; awards, lists of his commissions, and a notebook with photos of sculpture and sales information; contracts, invoices, purchase orders, and receipts for his commissions; sketchbooks, sketches, and blue prints; photos of his work; exhibition catalogs, and printed miscellany.
Biographical/Historical Note: Sculptor, medalist.
These papers were transferred from the NMAA-NPG Library, Smithsonian Institution, in 1979.
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