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Archives of American Art
Sidney Geist papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.geissidn
- Creators:
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Geist, Sidney
- Dates:
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1938-1994
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1.2 Linear feet(partially microfilmed on 1 reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
REEL 795: Scrapbook containing fifteen photographs of Geist's sculpture and one clipping, 1939.
Scope and Contents
UNMICROFILMED: Printed material, 1941-1994; letters, 1979-1992; and manuscripts of "Brancusi, A Study of a Sculptor" and "Brancusi: The Kiss."
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Sculptor, critic. Born 1914.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 795 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel 795: Original returned to Sidney Geist after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Scrapbook on reel 795 was lent for microfilming by Geist, 1974; he donated the remainder, 1994.
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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Brancusi, Constantin, 1876-1957 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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