Archives of American Art

Dorothy Dehner letters to Irma Commandy Bauman

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.baumirma
Creators:
Bauman, Irma, 1915-
Dates:
1953-1981
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
21 Items
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
17 letters to Irma Commanday Bauman from Dorothy Dehner (several letters are also addressed to Irma's husband, Mordecai) in which Dehner accounts her daily activities.
Scope and Contents
Among the letters is a printed holiday card, 1953, designed by Dehner. Also included are four exhibition announcements for Dehner's works, some annotated by her.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Irma Commandy Bauman (1915- ) is an arts advocate and educator in New York, N.Y.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 2010 by Irma Commanday Bauman, who, with her husband Mordecai (1912-2007), founded and directed of Indian Hills workshop in Stockbridge , Mass., where Dorothy Dehner worked.

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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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Educators -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women sculptors Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women educators Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dehner, Dorothy, 1901-1994 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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