Archives of American Art

Sidney Geist papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.geissidn
Creators:
Geist, Sidney
Dates:
1938-1994
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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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