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Archives of American Art
Edward and Rosamond Walling Tirana Corbett papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.corbedwa
- Creators:
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Corbett, Edward, 1919-Corbett, Rosamond Walling Tirana, 1910-1999Grace Borgenicht Gallery
- Dates:
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1932-1978
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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7 Linear feet(partially microfilmed on 7 reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Biographical information, correspondence, scrapbooks, writings, artwork and art-related information, photographic materials, school records, financial materials, miscellaneous items, and printed materials. Also included are papers of Rosamond Corbett's husband, economist Rifat Tirana (3 ft.).
Scope and Contents
REELS 4376-4382: Biographical information includes personal documents, photographs, clippings, yearbooks, letters and other items. Correspondence, ca. 1940-1978, is with Clay Spohn (1960s), Ad Reinhardt (1940s, 1950s, and 1960s), Clyfford Still (1950s and 1960s), Mary Fuller and Robert McChesney, Grace Borgenicht, Andrew Dasburg, Richard Diebenkorn, Ira Glackens, Gyorgy Kepes, Katharine Kuh, David Leonard, Richard Merkin, Dorothy Miller, Seong Moy, Jerry Nordland, Hassel W. Smith, Earl Stoh, Alan Temko, Tirana Family members, Jack Tworkov, Anna Strunsky Walling (Rosamond's mother), and Adja Yunkers. Scrapbooks, 1948-1978, on Edward, contain photographs, clippings, correspondence (much of it from the Grace Borgenicht Gallery), exhibition catalogs, and printed materials; one is on on Rosamond and her family, 1932-1952 (during her marriage to economist Rifat Tirana).
Scope and Contents
Other material includes notes and poetry written by the Corbetts; artwork and art-related information primarily of Edward Corbett, including a sketchbook, loan agreements and receipts, information about the sale of his paintings, and exhibition catalogs and reviews; photographs, negatives and slides of the Corbetts and others, and of works of art; teaching files from Mount Holyoke College and the University of California at Santa Barbara; financial records, including statements, contracts, and receipts; exhibition catalogs; clippings; and an engagement calendar (1958) for Edward Corbett. Also included are materials on drug abuse.
Scope and Contents
UNMICROFILMED: Papers of Rifat Tirana, including resumes; correspondence, 1942-1952; notes, writings, lectures, and printed material on international trade; reports on pre-World War II Albania written while serving in the League of Nations, 1932-1939; manuscript of Tirana's SPOIL OF EUROPE, 1941, published under the pseudonym Thomas Reveille; and clippings.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Edward Corbett (1919-1971) and his wife Rosamond Walling Tirana Corbett (1910-1999) were painters from Calif., N.M., Mass., and Washington, D.C. Edward Corbett was an early Abstract Expressionist. Married Rosamond Tirana in 1962. Rosamund Tirana was married to Rifat Tirana (d. 1952). Died June 27, 1999.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 4376-4382 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1983 by Mrs. Rosamond Tirana Corbett.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
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Abstract expressionism | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sketchbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Reinhardt, Ad, 1913-1967 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Spohn, Clay Edgar, 1898-1977 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
McChesney, Mary Fuller | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
McChesney, Robert, 1913-2008 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Reveille, Thomas | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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