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Archives of American Art
Jean de Botton papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.debojean
- Creators:
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De Botton, Jean, 1898-1978
- Dates:
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1935-1978
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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20 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, business files, subject files, biographical material, clippings, scrapbooks, sketches and sketchbooks, notes and speeches, exhibition catalogues and invitations, financial records, and photographs of de Botton and his work.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Abstract painter (Paris and New York). Born in Salonika, Greece, Jean de Botton studied at the École des beaux-arts and at the Sorbonne. For years, he maintained homes in Paris and in New York, but in 1945 he established his main residence in New York, and in 1977 he became a U.S. citizen.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The donors, James Harold Koch and Valerie Eldridge, were co-executors of Jean de Botton's estate.
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
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sketchbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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