Julius Samuel Held papers concerning Saul Baizerman and Leonard Baskin, 1947-1976

Held, Julius Samuel, b. 1905
Art historian
New York, N.Y.; Bennington, Vt.

Collection size: 0.4 linear ft. (on 1 microfilm reel).

Collection Summary: Correspondence with Leonard Baskin, Saul Baizerman and J. Paul Getty; biographical information; photographs of the artists and their work; printed matter; and a sketch of Baizerman by Held. Also included are writings and photographs by Held about a Florentine painting.

Biographical/Historical Note: Art historian, educator, Bennington, Vt. Eminent scholar of Rubens. Worked as an advisor to art collectors, including J. Paul Getty.

Held wrote an catalog introduction on Baizerman for a 1953 exhibition at Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minn.

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