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Creator:
Clivette  Search this
Names:
Nassauery, Gustave  Search this
Extent:
0.01 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1927-1932
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Merton Clivette date from circa 1927-1932, measure 0.01 linear feet, and consist of a 1929 handwritten biographical sketch of Clivette written by Gustave Nassuery, news clippings and other printed material about Clivette including an autobiographical piece, reviews of Clivette's work and exhibitions, and a page from a catalog with a reproduction of Clivette's painting of Walt Whitman.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter, sculptor, author, and magician Merton Clivette (1868-1931), spent his early life as a vaudevillian and entertainer before he settled in New York City to paint, and was a well-known figure in the Bohemian Greenwich Village scene of the 1920s. While Clivette's early artistic style was associated with the realism of the Ashcan school his work evolved through periods of expressionism and more figurative work, before ultimately becoming more abstract.
Provenance:
The provenance of the Merton Clivette papers is unknown.
Occupation:
Magicians -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Authors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Ashcan school of art  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.clivmert
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Merton Clivette papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d0399093-2a1c-4cb7-984d-96c534b19cc9
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-clivmert