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Archives of American Art
Bernard Rost papers relating to Letterio Calapai
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rostbern
- Creators:
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Rost, Bernard
- Dates:
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1950-1992
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.2 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letters, notes, a subject file, photographs, and printed material collected by Bernard Rost regarding realist painter and printmaker Letterio Calapai. Letters are to Rost from Calapai and his wife Jean. Writings include Rost's notes from a visit with Calapai on June 13, 1989. A subject file consists of material concerning The Workshop Gallery of Letterio Calapai. Slides and photographs are of Calapai, his family, and works of art. Printed material includes catalogs and newspaper clippings about Calapai.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Bernard Rost was a collector of Letterio Calapai's works of art.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 2016 by the Bernard Post Estate via Keith Bringe, executor.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Painters -- Massachusetts -- Boston | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Printmakers -- Massachusetts -- Boston | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Calapai, Letterio, 1902-1993 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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