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Archives of American Art
[Maurice Sievan] [graphic] / Lee Sievan, photographer
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sievlee
- Creators:
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Sievan, Lee, 1907-1990
- Dates:
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undated1946-1980
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Itemsphotographic printsb&w
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Two copy prints of the artist Maurice Sievan (1898-1981) taken by his wife, the photographer Lee Sievan (1907-1990) in 1946 and 1980.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Maurice Sieven was an abstract painter of the New York School, which also included Mark Rothko and Clyfford Still.
Administration
Reproduction Note
All copy prints.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Avis Berman, 1999, a writer and art historian who received the photos as part of a press kit related to the exhibition "Creative Lives: New York Paintings and Photographs by Maurice and Lee Sievan," held at the Museum of the City of New York, 1997.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
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