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A Finding Aid to the Merton Clivette Papers, circa 1927-1932, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.clivmert
Creators:
Clivette
Dates:
circa 1927-1932
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
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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