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Stephan Lion papers, 1933-1996

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Series 1:Correspondence, 1933-1995
0.6 Linear feet
Boxes 1-2

Correspondence is primarily with artists including Will Barnet, Alexander Calder, Sandro Chia, Salvadore Dali, Theo Hios, R.B. Kitaj, Rene Magritte, Marisol, Andre Masson, Piet Mondrian, Georgia O'Keeffe, Richard Pousette-Dart, Walter Pach, Abraham Rattner, and Hilla Rebay. Also included are some financial material such as invoices and contracts related to his career as an art consultant. Some of the correspondence is in both French and German.
DescriptionContainerSelect
Correspondence, undated
1
1
Correspondence, 1933, 1939
1
2
Correspondence, 1940-1949
1
3-5
Correspondence, 1950-1959
1
6-7
Correspondence, 1960-1967
1
8
Correspondence, 1968
1
9
Correspondence, 1969-1973
1
10
Correspondence, 1974-1977
1
11-14
Correspondence, 1978-1979
1
15-16
Correspondence, 1980-1989
1
17
Correspondence, 1980-1989
2
1-3
Correspondence, 1990-1995
2
4
Postcards, 1940-1983
2
5
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Series 2:Professional Activity Files, 1940-1996
0.2 Linear feet
Box 2

Professional material includes an award in recognition of his work on the commission for the Statue of Liberty centennial, exhibition catalogs, sketches, exhibition contracts, and "A Love for Art" VHS on Lion's life and his works.
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"A Love for Art", 1996 June
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
2
6
Award, undated
2
7
Contracts, 1945-1946
2
8
Exhibition Catalogs, 1940-1983
2
9
Metropolitan Opera Fine Arts Project, 1977, 1981
2
10
Sketches, undated
2
11
Miscellaneous, 1978-1992
2
12

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  • To request reproductions, make your selections using the checkboxes and click the "Reproduction" button.