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Archives of American Art
A Finding Aid to the Merton Clivette Papers, circa 1927-1932, in the Archives of American Art
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.clivmert
- Creators:
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Clivette
- Dates:
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circa 1927-1932
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.01 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The papers of Merton Clivette date from circa 1927-1932, measure 0.01 linear feet, and consist of a 1929 handwritten biographical sketch of Clivette written by Gustave Nassuery, news clippings and other printed material about Clivette including an autobiographical piece, reviews of Clivette's work and exhibitions, and a page from a catalog with a reproduction of Clivette's painting of Walt Whitman.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, sculptor, author, and magician Merton Clivette (1868-1931), spent his early life as a vaudevillian and entertainer before he settled in New York City to paint, and was a well-known figure in the Bohemian Greenwich Village scene of the 1920s. While Clivette's early artistic style was associated with the realism of the Ashcan school his work evolved through periods of expressionism and more figurative work, before ultimately becoming more abstract.
Administration
Author
Stephanie Ashley
Existence and Location of Copies
The collection was digitized in 2022 and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The provenance of the Merton Clivette papers is unknown.
Keywords
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Magicians -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ashcan school of art | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Authors -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Nassauery, Gustave | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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