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Archives of American Art
Elaine and Willem de Kooning financial records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dekoelai
- Creators:
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De Kooning, ElaineDe Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997
- Dates:
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1951-1969
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Linear foot
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Joint federal income tax returns, 1951, 1953, and 1954, cancelled checks, cash receipts, bills, and bank statements.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Elaine de Kooning (1918- 1989) was a painter in New York, N.Y. and East Hampton, N.Y. Her husband (1904- 1997), Willem de Kooning was an action painter from Holland who flourished in the New York school.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1981 by Elaine de Kooning.
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.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Also in the Archives are Elaine de Kooning scrapbooks and interviews and lectures, 1959-1988 that were donated in 2004 and 2013 by Denise Lassaw, de Kooning's god-daughter.
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