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Archives of American Art
Leslie Barrett papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.barrlesl
- Creators:
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Barrett, Leslie K. (Leslie Klein), 1919-2010
- Dates:
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1962-2006
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1.2 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Writings by Barrett on painter and printmaker Herman Rose; subject files; correspondence, photographs and negatives, printed material and exhibition announcements. Writings by Barrett on Rose are also compiled as Volumes X through XV of "Herman Rose: A Portrait," containing notes, letters, and photographs. Also related to Rose are correspondence, 1983-1986 and undated; clippings; and exhibition announcements, 1966-2006, including a review of Rose's 1966 exhibition at the University of Virginia, which mentions a portrait of Barrett.
Scope and Contents
Also included are correspondence, 1962-2006 with Rani Carson, Mark Clarke, Nicolas Evans-Cato, Mary Frank, Miriam Kley, and Morgan Taylor, as well as copies of corresponding outgoing letters from Barrett; subject files on Mark Clarke and Jean Marvell; and photographs and negatives of works of art, the Herman Rose exhibit at the Fischbach Gallery, Mary Frank, Tom Wesselmann, Mark Clarke and Morgan Taylor.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Leslie Barrett (1919-2010) was a collector and retired actor in New York, N.Y.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Leslie Barrett, 1974 through 2006.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
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| Collectors -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Art -- Collectors and collecting | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Actors -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Rose, Herman | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Frank, Mary, 1933- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Wesselmann, Tom, 1931-2004 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Clarke, Mark | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Marvell, Jean | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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