Collection Information

Size: 0.2 linear ft.

Summary: List of Picasso/Nesjar works in concrete, exhibition catalogs, clippings, photocopies of two letters, including one from Joan Mondale, photocopies of articles on Nesjar.

Biographical/Historical Note

Sculptor; painter; photographer; Oslo, Norway; Cambridge, Mass. Nejar has executed numerous works by Pablo Picasso in concrete. He introduced Picasso to this technique in 1956 and was given exclusive rights to carry out his works in that medium.

Provenance

Donated 1982 by Carl Nesjar.

Restrictions on Access

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How to Cite This Collection

Carl Nesjar papers, [ca.1962]-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.