Oral history interview with Alexander Brook
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Brook, Alexander, 1898-1980
Cummings, Paul
- Dates:
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1977 July 7-8
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91 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.brook77
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Alexander Brook conducted 1977 July 7-8, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Brook speaks of his childhood and family; his early interest in painting; studying at the Art Students League with Dmitri Romanowsky and Kenneth Hayes Miller; women at the Art Students League; his first wife, Peggy Bacon; his travels in Euro...
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Doolittle, Susan Colt, 1937-
- Dates:
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1940-1967
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5 Items
- Collection ID:
- AAA.doolsusa
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Letters, mostly regarding the divorce between Peggy Bacon and Alexander Brook including a carbon copy of a letter from Bacon's attorney Eddie Greenbaum to Bacon, July 3 [no year]; carbon copy of a letter to Alexander Brook from Greenbaum, June 29, 1940; and a letter from Greenbaum to Chris (Charles Cary Colt), July 5 [1940], enclosing a letter from...
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- Creators:
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Brook, Alexander, 1898-1980
- Dates:
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1900-1982
- Size:
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4.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.brooalex
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter Alexander Brook measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1900-1982. Found within the papers are biographical material; personal and professional correspondence; writings; personal business records; printed material; scrapbooks; artwork; and photographs of Brook, his family and friends, and his work.
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Newman, Arnold, 1918-2006
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ca. 1940-1960
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0.6 Linear feet ((on 2 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.newmarno
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Photographs of 47 American artists taken by Newman.
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Luce, Molly, 1896-1986
Brown, Robert F.
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1981 Mar. 10-June 18
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44 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.luce81
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Molly Luce conducted 1981 Mar.10-1981 June 18, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
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Root, Edward Wales, d. 1956
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1896-1968
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3 Reels (Ca.3500 items (on 3 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rootedwa2
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical material; files on Alexander Brook, Charles Burchfield, George Luks, Peppino Mangravite, Henry Lee McFee, Maurice Prendergast, Eugene Speicher, Theodoros Stamos, and others whose work Root collected, containing correspondence, catalogs, checklists, clippings, receipts, and notes; correspondence with Harris K. Prior and Joseph Trovato o...
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Bacon, Peggy, 1895-1987
Cummings, Paul
- Dates:
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1973 May 8
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2 Sound tape reels (Sound recording, analog, 5 in.)
39 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bacon73
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Interview of Peggy Bacon conducted 1973 May 8, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art, in Cape Porpoise, Maine. Bacon speaks of her family and educational background; summer art classes in Provincetown, Massachusetts and Woodstock, New York; the Art Students League; the Provincetown Players; working in black and white; her drawings, dry...
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Spaeth, Eloise
Spaeth, Otto, d. 1966
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1937-1983
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2.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.spaeeloi
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Scrapbooks, correspondence, exhibition files, photographs, and printed materials.
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Lynes, George Platt, 1907-1955
- Dates:
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1926-1950
- Size:
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1.4 Linear feet ((microfilmed on 3 reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lynegeor
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Photographs of artists and art works taken by Lynes.
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Driggs, Elsie, 1898-1992
- Dates:
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1924-1979
- Size:
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.drigelsi
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The scattered papers of New York City painter Elsie Driggs date from 1924 to 1979 and measure 0.2 linear feet. Included are correspondence, writings by Driggs, personal business records, printed materials, and portrait and family photographs.
