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Charles Cajori papers, 1928-2018

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Series 3: Writings and Notes , circa 1940-2012
0.4 Linear feet
Boxes 2, 6, 8

This series contains typescripts and handwritten drafts of Charles Cajori's writings and notes and writings by others. Included are Cajori's drafts of lectures and essays on drawing, painting, and other art-related topics; essays on Paul Cézanne and Chaim Soutine; and biographical information. A file on the Tanager Gallery includes Cajori's account of the founding of the gallery and its place in the New York art community, a press release, the transcript of his interview with Lois Dodd, "Reminiscences of the Tenth Street Days" conducted by Joellen Bard and correspondence relating to the interview. There are also some class notes and essays that are probably from Cajori's college days, as well as some undated writings that include notes on art and artist statements.
Writings about Charles Cajori contain a typescript of Louis Finkelstein's review of Charles Cajori's one-man exhibition at the Tanager Gallery in 1961 and drafts of Alexander Forge's essay on Charles Cajori. Of interest, is Mercedes Matter's handwritten assessment of Charles Cajori's work. Also found are miscellaneous writings and notes.
There are several guest registers for Cajori's exhibitions at the David Findlay Gallery, Lohin Geduld Gallery, and the New York Studio School.
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Writings by Charles Cajori
Early Writings and Notes, Possibly from College, circa 1940-circa 1950
6
2
On Art and Artists, 1949-2000, undated
2
6-7
On the Tanager Gallery, 1950s-1977
2
8
Notes on Art and Artists, circa 1977-2010, undated
2
9
Notes, Writings, and Artist Statements, circa 1956-2012
6
3
Writings about Charles Cajori, 1961-1992, undated
2
10
Writings about Charles Cajori by Others, circa 1970-1999
6
4
Writings about Charles Cajori by Others - "Bird Lives or Cajoriad" by Cooper Union Students, circa 1957-1958
8
1
Miscellaneous Writings and Notes, 1965-1977, undated
2
11
Guest Registers, 1992-2007
2
12

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