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Archives of American Art
Clement Greenberg letters to David Cast
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.greeclel
- Creators:
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Greenberg, Clement, 1909-1994
- Dates:
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1981-1987
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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5 Items
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letters to Cast from Clement Greenberg consists of three postcards and two letters between 1981 and 1987. The letters, though brief, reveal Greenberg's characteristic voice and report on the critic's later life as an art celebrity, in which he ruminates on being constantly on the go from lectures to receiving awards. Greenberg also mentions Jules Olitski, Edward Fry, Peter Fuller, and Sydney Freedberg.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Greenberg, was an art critic; Cast, a professor of art history; Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Penn.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 2000 by David Cast.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art critics -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Cast, David, 1942- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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