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Fan letter from
actress Hedy Lamarr (1913-2000)
to painter Franz Kline (1910-1962),
July 19, 1959. Elisabeth Zogbaum papers regarding Franz Kline. Gift of E. Ross Zogbaum, 1965. |
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Draft letter
from Japanese artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1889-1953)
to his friend, artist George Biddle,
December 11, 1941, concerning his status in the United States, four days
after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Yasuo Kuniyoshi Papers. Gift of
Sara Mazo, 1989-1995.
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Letter
from Alexander Calder (1898-1976)to
Ben Shahn (1898-1969),
February 24, 1949. With this invitation to Shahn, Calder enclosed a map to
his home that is reminiscent of his mobiles. Ben Shahn Papers. Gift
of Bernarda Bryson Shahn, 1967-1991. |
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Joseph
Cornell (1903-1972),
diary, dating from 1930 to 1972. Cornell wrote about his dreams, his
impressions of music, art and ballet, and the intertwined sensations of
seeing, feeling, and remembering. Joseph Cornell Papers. Gift of Elizabeth Benton, 1974-1989.
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Robert
Smithson (1938-1973),
draft writing about his earthwork Spiral Jetty, describing its
evolution, ca. 1970. Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt Papers. Gift of Nancy
Holt, 1986-1995. |
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Frank
Stella (b. 1936), sketchbook, 1966-1967.
Felt tip pen on paper. Frank Stella Papers. Gift of Frank and Harriet
Stella, 1993. |
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Contact sheet
by Robert R. McElroy of a performance of Claes Oldenburg's
Store Days (first version), either February 23 or 24, 1962. Ellen Hulda Johnson
Papers. Bequest of Ellen Hulda Johnson, 1994. |
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Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929), announcement for
the Ray Gun Spex, a series of happenings at the Judson Gallery,
February 29, March 1 and 2, 1960. Ellen Hulda Johnson
Papers. Bequest of
Ellen Hulda Johnson, 1994.
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Program for
Claes Oldenburg's
Ray Gun Theater, with Ellen Hulda
Johnson's
notes from the February 24, 1962, performance of Store Days. Ellen Hulda Johnson
Papers. Bequest of Ellen Hulda Johnson, 1994. |
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Journal/notebook
kept by dealer Barbara Fendrick regarding sculptor Albert Paley (b.
1944). Fendrick Gallery and Barbara Fendrick Gallery Records. Gift of
Barbara Fendrick, 1999. |
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Letter from Andrew Wyeth (b. 1917) to Robert W. Macbeth, December
23, 1937. Macbeth Gallery Records. Gift of Robert G. McIntyre and Robert
G. McIntyre Estate, 1955-1966.
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Ad
Reinhardt (1913-1967) "Rough
sketch for a leaflet in the 'Event'
or 'Happening'
of a Fine-Artists Strike,"
1961. Ad Reinhardt Papers. Gift of Mrs. Ad Reinhardt, 1969. |
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Langston
Hughes (1902-1967),
The Negro Mother and Other Dramatic Recitations, illustrated and
hand-colored by
Prentiss Taylor (1907-1991),
1931, first edition, signed and hand-colored by Taylor. Prentiss Taylor
Papers. Bequest of Prentiss Taylor, 1992.
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