Archives of American Art

Letter and article relating to Julien Levy

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.archdige
Creators:
Architectural Digest
Dates:
1981 Mar. 6
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
2 Items
(13 p.)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
A 5 p. letter from Jean Farley McLaughlin (Mrs. Julien) Levy to Sam Burchell, Senior Editor at Architectural Digest, in which she writes about her late husband and his passion for art. The letter was written to Burchell in response to his request for information relating to the feature Architectural Digest was preparing on the Levy residence in Connecticut. Also included is a color xerox of the article by Calvin Tompkins "The Collectors: A Reflection of Surrealism: The Julien Levy Collection in New England" which appeared in the August 1981 issue of Archictectural Digest.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1996 by Architectural Digest via Gayle Moss Rosenberg.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
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Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Surrealism Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Levy, Julien -- Art collections Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Burchell, S. C. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Levy, Jean Farley McLaughlin Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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