Creator:

Miller, Stephen Robeson  Search this

Subject:

Calder, Alexander  Search this

Gabo, Naum  Search this

Marini, Marino, 1901-1980  Search this

Clapp, Polly  Search this

Place of publication, production, or execution:

Other

Physical Description:

10 Photographic prints, col., 3 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in.; 1 Photographic print, b&w

Access Note / Rights:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Summary:

Color photos taken by Stephen Robeson Miller, including 2 of Alexander Calder's sculpture and home, Roxbury, Conn.; 2 of sculpture by Marino Marini and Calder on the lawn at the home of James Thrall Soby, and an interior view of Naum Gabo's house, Middlebury, Ct. showing work by Gabo and Yves Tanguay. The collection also includes photos taken by Polly Clapp, a friend and neighbor of Miller and Calder, of Calder's sculpture and residence in Saché, France, and a photograph/postcard showing a Calder sculpture, sent to Clapp from Louisa Calder, regarding a visit.

Citation:

[Photographs relating to Alexander Calder, Naum Gabo and others], 1972-1973. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Additional Forms:

35mm microfilm reel 5053 (fr. 782-787) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.

Biography Note:

Miller was a friend and neighbor of Alexander and Louisa Calder; Woodbury, Conn.

Language Note:

English .

Provenance:

Donated 1976 by Stephen Miller. He received the postcard from Louisa Calder to Clapp and photos by her from Clapp.

Location Note:

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Topic:

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- Connecticut -- Photographs  Search this

Theme:

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)6220

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216523

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Theme:

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

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