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Archives of American Art
Letters relating to Lee Hall's book, Elaine and Bill: Portrait of a Marriage
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.washjoan
- Creators:
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Washburn, Joan T., 1929-
- Dates:
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1993
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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6 Items
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letters solicited by dealer Joan Washburn in response to the publication of Lee Hall's controversial biography of painters Willem and Elaine De Kooning. Included are a copy of a letter from dealer André Emmerich to Lee Hall, commenting on and correcting her book; letters to Washburn from sculptor Ibram Lassaw and his wife Ernestine, and from Patia Rosenberg, the daughter of critic Harold Rosenberg; and a statement by Washburn.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Gallery owner; New York, New York.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1994 by Joan T. Washburn, who solicited corrections and comments about Lee Hall's book from people who knew the de Koonings.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Related Materials
Related Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds the Washburn Gallery records.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| De Kooning, Elaine | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hall, Lee | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Emmerich, André | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Lassaw, Ernestine | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Lassaw, Ibram, 1913-2003 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Rosenberg, Patia | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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