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Archives of American Art
Gaston and Isabelle Nagle Lachaise papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lachgast
- Creators:
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Lachaise, Gaston, 1882-1935Lachaise, Isabelle Nagle, d. 1957
- Dates:
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1903-1962
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.8 Linear feet(microfilmed on 4 reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence; photographs; photograph albums; scrapbooks; exhibition material; and clippings.
Scope and Contents
REELS 325-327: Correspondence; photograph albums; scrapbooks; clippings; and exhibition material.
Scope and Contents
REEL 1034: Correspondence, 1925-1934, including mainly 23 letters to Lachaise from Alfred Stieglitz discussing Lachaise's exhibiting some works at the Anderson Galleries and his financial dealings with Stieglitz; letters to Isabelle Lachaise from friends and artists including Carl Van Vechten, Alfred Stieglitz, Bertram Hartman, and Carl Sprinchorn; correspondence relating to the sale of Gaston Lachaise's work; and correspondence relating to biographies of Gaston Lachaise. In addition, there are 3 photographs of paintings in the estate of Isabelle Lachaise: a drawing by Max Weber, a 1923 painting by Yasuo Kuniyoshi; and a painting by John Marin.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Gaston Lachaise (1882-1935) was a sculptor from New York, N.Y. and Maine. Best known for his stylized monumental female nudes, dating from 1918 to the 1930s.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 325-327 & 1034 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to the Lachaise Foundation.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1972-1974 by John Pierce, Managing Trustee, Lachaise Foundation. Pierce is the grand-nephew of Isabelle Lachaise.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sculptors -- United States | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Marin, John, 1870-1953 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sprinchorn, Carl, 1887-1971 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Weber, Max, 1881-1961 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hartman, C. Bertram, 1882-1960 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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