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Archives of American Art
Loopholes: A Memoir / Leah Curtiss-Gould, with Alberta Kelly
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.curtleah2
- Creators:
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Curtiss-Gould, Leah, 1893-1979
- Dates:
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[ca. 1975]
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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204 Pagesill.
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Unpublished memoir of the life of Leah Curtiss Gould.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Art dealer; New York, N.Y. and Conn. Curtiss-Gould was a dealer in Arthur J. Stone silver from ca. 1936-1975. During the period 1936-1950, she worked in a shop, Portraits, Inc., in New York City where Stone silver was sold. Eventually, she opened her own business in Connecticut, the Curtiss Gallery, and sold it in 1970.
Administration
Reproduction Note
Entire: Photocopy
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals held by the donor, Thomas Beddall.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 2001 by Thomas Beddall.
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.
More Information
Other Finding Aids
Other Finding Aids
Inventory of chapters available in collection file.
Keywords
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Art dealers -- Connecticut | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Silverwork | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Women art dealers | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Curtiss-Gould, Leah, 1893-1979 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Stone, Arthur J., 1847-1938 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Arthur J. Stone (Firm : Gardner, Mass.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Stone Associates (Gardner, Mass.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Stone Silver Shop (Gardner, Mass.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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