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Archives of American Art
Maxim Karolik papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.karomaxi
- Creators:
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Karolik, Maxim
- Dates:
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ca.1921-1973
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.4 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letters, in Russian, to his sister, Freda Goulka; articles; photographs; announcements; a sketch of Karolik; phonograph recordings and a 7" tape (untranscribed) of a lecture delivered by Karolik at Bowdoin College February 20, 1963 entitled "Collecting with Purpose--for What?" and a phonograph recording of arias and operas sung by Karolik in 1956. Also included is a transcribed interview of Karolik conducted by an unidentified interviewer, undated.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Art collector, ca. 1893-1966.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Written materials gift of Mrs. Alfred Bester, whose relationship to Karolik is unclear. Phonograph records donated by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston through Karolik. The tape of his lecture was donated 1972 by Nathaly Baum.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
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Keywords
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