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titleFrançoise Gilot Collection, 1944-1965
repositoryUniversity of Texas, Austin
descriptionWhile the collection is primarily made up of the working drafts for Gilot's work Life with Picasso, (written in collaboration with Carlton Lake), a substantial portion is comprised of the correspondence received by Pablo Picasso during the years 1948-1951.

Notes
Forms part of the Carlton Lake Collection of French Manuscripts.
Gilot's works are in French and English, however, the correspondence is primarily in French and Spanish.

Biographical Note
French painter
extent9 boxes (3.78 linear feet)
formatsManuscript Correspondence
accessContact repository for restrictions and policies.
record linkhttp://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/uthrc/hrc-.html
record sourcehttp://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/
finding aidAn unpublished finding aid with folder-level control is available in the repository and on the internet.
updated03/16/2023 10:30:06
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titleCorrespondence to Edward F. Fry, 1966-1967.
repositoryUniversity of Pennsylvania
descriptionRegarding Fry’s research and writing on cubism.

Contained in: Edward F. Fry Papers. Folder 316

Language(s): In French with one item in English.

Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts
Call Number: Ms. Coll. 651
extent2 items (6 leaves)
formatsCorrespondence
accessContact repository for restrictions and policies.
record sourcehttp://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu
updated11/12/2014 11:30:14
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titleSaidie A. May papers, ca. 1880-2002, bulk 1924-1972.
repositoryBaltimore Museum of Art
descriptionThe Saidie A. May Papers contain the correspondence, art collection related papers, financial papers, and photographs of Saidie Adler May and document her art purchases and donations to the Baltimore Museum of Art as well as other museums. A significant amount of correspondence, research notes, and other material relating to Mrs. May and her collections that was created by BMA staff is also included. The staff continues to add to this collection as materials are found or created that relate to Mrs. May. Series 1, Art Collection, contains correspondence, lists, notes, research materials and other documents relating to Mrs. May's art collections. The Baltimore Museum of Art staff created a significant portion of this material after Mrs. May's death. Series 2, Financial Papers, contains documentation relating to Mrs. May's art purchases from 1919 until her death. A large part of the material consists of receipts and invoices from art dealers. This material is first divided into American Museums and Galleries and Foreign Galleries. Those dealers from whom Mrs. May purchased numerous items are filed separately. A few general receipts for book purchases are filed at the end of the subseries. Series 3, Correspondence, contains correspondence between Mrs. May and various museums, galleries and artists mostly relating to her purchases of artworks and their exhibition and donation to museums. A large amount of the correspondence relates to Mrs.
May's dealings with the Baltimore Museum of Art, particularly her donations of the Renaissance Room and the Members' Room for Modern Art and the particulars of their installations. Series 4, Photographs, contains photographs of works in Mrs. May's collection, several of the rooms she donated to the BMA, artists, and Mrs. May herself. Series 5, Paintings, contains three copies by Mrs. May of paintings in the Louvre.
extent3.2 linear ft.
formatsCorrespondence Financial Records Photographs Ephemera
accessThe collection is open for research./
record sourcehttp://artbma.org/about/archives.html
finding aidUnpublished guide available from the Archives and Manuscripts Collections,Baltimore Museum of Art.
acquisition informationBequest of Saidie A. May on her death in 1951.
updated11/12/2014 11:30:14
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titleGalerie Louise Leiris Records
repositoryGalerie Louise Leiris
descriptionRecords maintained by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris.
formatsBusiness Papers
accessContact repository for restrictions and policies.
updated11/12/2014 11:30:14
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titleCorrespondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1958.
repositoryUniversity of Pennsylvania
descriptionContained in:
Carl Zigrosser Papers, ca. 1891-1971. Folder 567.

This correspondence relates to the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s participation in the 1958 travelling exhibition of Picasso’s work.

The letters to and from Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler concern Picasso’s autographing catalogs for Museum staff

Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts
Call Number: Ms. Coll. 6

extent9 items (12 leaves).
formatsCorrespondence
accessContact repository for restrictions and policies.
record sourcehttp://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu
updated11/12/2014 11:30:14
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