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Archives of American Art
Miscellaneous papers relating to Franz Kline
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.klinfranz
- Creators:
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Kline, Franz, 1910-1962
- Dates:
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circa 1957
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Items
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
A painting by John Chamberlain inscribed on the verso: "To Franz Kline, Christmas '57, John Chamberlain"; and typescripts of a poem and essay matted together, presumably for Kline. The poem is entitled, "Some Changes" and is signed Max. The essay is entitled, "Captain America" and signed Fee. Max is probably poet Max Finstein, and Fee is probably Fielding Dawson, both who studied at Black Mountain College with Kline and Chamberlain.
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Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlain, John, 1927-2011 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Dawson, Fielding, 1930- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Finstein, Max. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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