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Archives of American Art
Nat Werner papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.wernnat
- Creators:
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Werner, Nat, 1907?-1991
- Dates:
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1930s-1980s
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1.6 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, photographs and negatives, and printed material documenting Werner's professional career as a sculptor. Of note is correspondence relating to Werner's portrait bust of Thomas Wolfe, including letters from Werner requesting photographic portraits of Wolfe and letters from Carl Van Vechten, and Wolfe's editors, Maxwell Perkins and Edward Aswell. The majority of the photographs and negatives are reproductions of sculpture; also included are images of Werner, his wife, Geri Pine, and photographs taken by Carl Van Vechten and Doris Ulman. Printed material consists of catalogs, articles, announcements, and checklists.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Sculptor; New York, New York; Southampton, N.Y. Born 1907? Died 1991.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 2002 by Janis Conner and Joel Rosenkranz, private dealers in American sculpture.
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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Pine, Geri, 1914- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Perkins, Maxwell E. (Maxwell Evarts), 1884-1947 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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