Archives of American Art

LaSalle Spier papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.spielasa
Creators:
Spier, LaSalle
Dates:
1929-1945
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Letters from Walt and Vera Kuhn including two with illustrations; letters between Walt Kuhn and Duncan Phillips, and a letter to Kuhn from Thomas Hart Benton; a photograph of a painting by Kuhn and a photograph of a painting by Wyndham Lewis; clippings, exhibition catalogs and announcements concerning Kuhn and various exhibitions at the Marie Harriman Gallery, New York, N.Y.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Deceased. Spier was the brother of Vera Kuhn, wife of the painter Walt Kuhn.

Administration

Reproduction Note
Duncan Phillips letters re photocopies.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Virginia Mecklenburg of the National Museum of American Art received these papers from Spier, and then gave them to the Archives of American Art.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Marie Harriman Gallery Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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