Louise Nevelson papers, circa 1903-1982
The papers of Louise Nevelson in the Archives of American Art were digitized in 2006. A portion of the papers have been digitized and total 8,058 images.
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9.1 : Family and Personal , circa 1903-1930s
Subseries consists of photographs of the Berliawsky family, including what seems to be a portrait of Nevelson's grandparents and their sons presumably dating from the late 1800s, a portrait of her father, Isaac Berliawsky circa 1903-1904, a portrait of the Berliawsky family after their arrival in America (including Nevelson and her siblings) circa 1907, and a portrait of Nevelson's sister, Anita Berliawsky, as a young woman; Nevelson's class and team photographs, including class photographs from 1913 and 1918 (the year in which she graduated) and a photograph of Nevelson on the basketball team; portraits of Nevelson as a young girl; photographs of the Nevelson family, including a portrait of her husband, Charles, a photograph of Nevelson with her husband and his brothers, and photographs of Nevelson with her husband and son; photographs of her son, Mike, as a baby and young man; and photographs of Nevelson in New York circa 1922, in Munich circa 1931, on board a ship to Paris in 1932, and sometime during the 1930s, before she became known as an artist.
Most files contain copy prints and negatives of the photographs made by AAA. Files are arranged in chronological order.
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Berliawsky Family, circa 1903-1907, and undated
Select: Berliawsky Family, circa 1903-1907, and undated
Class and Team Photographs, 1913-1919
Select: Class and Team Photographs, 1913-1919
Portraits of Louise Nevelson as a Young Girl, circa 1915-1920
Select: Portraits of Louise Nevelson as a Young Girl, circa 1915-1920
Nevelson Family, 1920s
Select: Nevelson Family, 1920s
Mike Nevelson, 1920s-1930s
Select: Mike Nevelson, 1920s-1930s
Louise Nevelson, circa 1922-1930s
Select: Louise Nevelson, circa 1922-1930s (See also Box 20)
Oversize, Louise Nevelson, circa 1922-1930s
Select: Oversize, Louise Nevelson, circa 1922-1930s (See Box 14, F6)