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Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996 print view role Collector Patron dates 1907-1996 city New York City state NY other cities Boston, MA; Rochester, NY; sex M historical notes Art collector, patron, critic, American writer, poet, novelist, historian, and a cofounder of the New York City Ballet. Kirstein collected work by Elie Nadelman, Gaston Lachaise, Paul Cadmus, Pavel Tchelitchew, Walker Evans, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens While an undergraduate at Harvard, Kirstein edited Hound and Horn and helped run the Society for Contemporary Art. In 1941 Mr. Kirstein married Fidelma Cadmus, the sister of the painter Paul Cadmus; she died in 1991. During his 1958-1959 American dance tour for Gagaku, Japan, Kirstein collected Japanese Prints (200 total) dated from 1861 to 1912, he later donated them to the Metropolitan Museum of Art ca. 1961. decades of activity 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 updated 10/31/2024 13:33:17 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details The Metropolitan Museum of Art Please see individual record for location Walker Evans Archive see details... The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives Archives pamphlet file: Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996: miscellaneous uncataloged material. see details... Harvard Theatre Collection Pusey Library, Harvard University George Balanchine Archive, 1924-1989 (inclusive), 1961-1983 (bulk). (MS Thr 411). see details... Library of Congress Music Division James Madison Memorial Bldg Modern music archives, 1910-1984 (bulk 1924-1983). see details... The Metropolitan Museum of Art Please see individual record for location Office of the Secretary records, 1870-[ongoing]. see details... «  back