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Robert Motherwell draft for The school of New York

Archives of American Art

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    Object Details

    Creator

    Motherwell, Robert Burns, 1915-1991

    Place of publication, production, or execution

    No place, unknown, or undetermined

    Physical Description

    Essay : 3 p. : typescript ; 28 x 22 cm

    Summary

    Typescript with Motherwell's handwritten annotations and corrections.
    Signed (typewritten): Robert Motherwell; East Islip, Long Island; 1 January 1951
    Draft of a preface to the exhibit Seventeen modern American painters at the Frank Perls Gallery. A published version of the preface is cataloged as item 17837. This item should be viewed with item 17837.

    Citation

    Robert Burns Motherwell. Robert Motherwell draft for The school of New York, 1951 January 1. Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records, circa 1920-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

    Use Note

    Current copyright status is undetermined

    Location Note

    Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

    Date

    1951 January 1

    Record number

    (DSI-AAA)17834

    Type

    Writings

    See more items in

    Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records, circa 1920-1983, bulk 1949-1975

    Data Source

    Archives of American Art

    Topic

    New York school of art

    Metadata Usage

    Usage conditions apply

    Record ID

    AAADCD_item_17834

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