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Archives of American Art
Dorothy Dehner letters to Irma Commandy Bauman
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.baumirma
- Creators:
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Bauman, Irma, 1915-
- Dates:
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1953-1981
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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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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 |
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Dehner, Dorothy, 1901-1994 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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