Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Claflin, Agnes Rindge, 1900-1977
| title | Agnes Rindge Claflin papers concerning Alexander Calder, 1936-1954. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Five letters, two of which are illustrated, and one postcard from Alexander Calder; two handwritten manuscripts by Calder, one untitled and one "A Propos of Measuring a Mobile," 1943; an invitation to a Calder exhibition at Galerie Maeght, Paris, 1952; and 14 photographs of Calder, of Calder and Claflin in Calder's studio, and of a Calder exhibition installation at Vassar Art Gallery, 1942. Typescripts of three of the letters and both manuscripts are also included. |
| extent | 23 items + 5 typescripts. reel 2520 |
| formats | Correspondence Photographs |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 1981 by Philip W. Claflin, widower of Agnes Claflin. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:50 |
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| title | Eleanor Howland Bunce papers, 1935-1982. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Correspondence; subject files on Herbert and Joella Bayer, Eugene Berman, Leonid and Sylvia Berman, Peter and Ebie Blume, Alexander and Louise Calder, Agnes Rindge Claflin, Charles Cunningham, Peggy Guggenheim, Henry-Russell Hitchcock, Marino and Marina Marini, Dudley Talcott, Yves and Kay Tanguy, Pavel Tchelichew, and James and Helen Thurber, containing greeting cards, letters, photographs and clippings (the files for Blume, Calder, and Tanguy contain letters or greeting cards illustrated by the artist) and eleven exhibition catalogs, mostly for exhibitions at the Curt Valentin Gallery, 1951-1954. Bio / His Notes: Eleanor Howland Bunce was the Executive Secretary to A. Everett Austin, Director of the Wadsworth Athenaeum and to Alfred Barr, Director of the Museum of Modern Art. During the course of her career, she became interested in and acquainted with many individuals involved in the visual arts. Died Feb. 22, 1999. |
| extent | 0.6 linear ft. (750 items) reel 3582 |
| formats | Subject Files Correspondence |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 1984 by Eleanor Bunce. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:55 |
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