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Archives of American Art
A Finding Aid to the China Eggs by Kay Sage, 1955, in the Archives of American Art
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sagekay2
- Creators:
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Sage, Kay
- Dates:
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1955
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.01 Linear feet
- Repository:
The memoir China Eggs by Surrealist painter Kay Sage measure 0.01 linear feet and dates from 1955. The memoir is a photocopy of a typescript draft and it covers the period of roughly 1910-1935. Sage writes of her family; childhood years in the United States and Europe; travels; her painting; living in Italy; her marriage to Prince Ranieri di San Faustino; and her friendship with Ezra Pound. The typescript draft is edited throughout, presumably by Sage.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The memoir China Eggs by Surrealist painter and poet Kay Sage measure 0.01 linear feet and dates from 1955. The memoir is a photocopy of a typescript draft and it covers the period of roughly 1910-1935. Sage writes of her family; childhood years in the United States and Europe; travels; her painting; living in Italy; her marriage to Prince Ranieri di San Faustino; and her friendship with Ezra Pound. The typescript draft is edited throughout, presumably by Sage.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection, the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Kay Sage (1898-1963) was a Surrealist painter and poet who was born in Albany, New York; raised and educated in Europe; and eventually settled in Woodbury, Connecticut. She was married to Surrealist painter Yves Tanguay from 1940 to 1955. She exhibited widely and her artwork was acquired by many art museums. She died in Connecticut in 1963.
Administration
Author
Rihoko Ueno
Existence and Location of Copies
The collection is also available on 35mm microfilm reel 685 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Microfilm title: Autobiography of Kay Sage (Mrs. Yves Tanguay)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
China Eggs by Kay Sage is a photocopy that was donated to the Archives of American Art by Henry Sage Goodwin, relative of Sage, in 1966.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Rihoko Ueno in 2022.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm.
Conditions Governing Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Preferred Citation
China Eggs by Kay Sage, 1955. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Painters -- Connecticut -- Woodbury | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Surrealism | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women painters | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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