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Dorothea Gilder and Cecilia Beaux, 191-

Dorothea Gilder Papers Regarding Cecilia Beaux, 1897-1920

This site provides access to the papers of Dorothea Gilder in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2007. The papers have been scanned in their entirety, and total 1,093 images.

The Dorothea Gilder papers regarding Cecilia Beaux date from 1897 to 1920 and include correspondence between Beaux and Gilder, scattered printed materials, and two photographs of Beaux with Gilder and other friends. The papers are comprised primarily of correspondence between Cecilia Beaux and her close, life-long friend and intimate companion Dorothea Gilder between 1897 and 1920. The letters recount daily activities, travels, work, social life, attitudes, and aspects of their intimate relationship. Read more About this Collection.

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art