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Creator:
Commanday, Elisabeth, 1890-1994  Search this
Names:
Anrep, Alda  Search this
Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959  Search this
Berenson, Elizabeth  Search this
Mariano, Nicky  Search this
Extent:
0.4 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1949-1975
Summary:
The scattered papers of art collector Elisabeth Commanday measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1949 to 1974. The collection relates to longtime friendships between Commanday and art historian Bernard Berenson, his sister Elizabeth Berenson, his companion Nicky Mariano, and Mariano's sister Baroness Alda von Anrep. The papers include correspondence, notes, photographs, and printed material.
Scope and Contents:
The scattered papers of art collector Elisabeth Commanday measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1949 to 1974. The collection relates to longtime friendships between Commanday and art historian Bernard Berenson, his sister Elizabeth Berenson, his companion Nicky Mariano and Mariano's sister Baroness Alda von Anrep. Found is correspondence, notes, photographs, and printed material.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Art collector Elisabeth (Betty) Krieger Commanday (1891-1994) lived in New York City and Boston, Massachusetts. She travelled throughout Europe and maintained a correspondence with art historian Bernard Berenson.
Provenance:
Donated 1993 by Maurice Commanday, son of Elisabeth Commanday. Commanday corresponded with Berenson for nearly ten years. At his death in 1959, Berenson's companion Nicky Mariano returned to Commanday all of her letters, which she discarded, except for the earliest letter written in April 1949.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Collectors  Search this
Topic:
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Citation:
Elisabeth Commanday papers, 1949-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.commelis
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Elisabeth Commanday papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d68e80a5-94ce-4ebf-8e2c-e702d50ac5d2
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-commelis