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Summary:
Letters solicited by dealer Joan Washburn in response to the publication of Lee Hall's controversial biography of painters Willem and Elaine De Kooning. Included are a copy of a letter from dealer André Emmerich to Lee Hall, commenting on and correcting her book; letters to Washburn from sculptor Ibram Lassaw and his wife Ernestine, and from Patia Rosenberg, the daughter of critic Harold Rosenberg; and a statement by Washburn.
Citation:
Letters relating to Lee Hall's book, Elaine and Bill: Portrait of a Marriage, 1993. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds the Washburn Gallery records.
Biography Note:
Gallery owner; New York, New York.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1994 by Joan T. Washburn, who solicited corrections and comments about Lee Hall's book from people who knew the de Koonings.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
