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Stephen Robeson Miller research material on Kay Sage

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Creator:
Miller, Stephen Robeson  Search this
Names:
Sage, Kay  Search this
Tanguy, Yves, 1900-1955  Search this
Extent:
3 Microfilm reels
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Microfilm reels
Date:
1898-1983
Scope and Contents:
A circa 100 p. chronology of Sage's life (published as a book, along with Sage's unpublished one-act Surrealist Plays in 1995 and 2011); her medical history; an exhibition record; circa 40 letters from Sage to her father, her stepmother, and her half-sister, Cornelia Sage Walcott Mackin; letters to Miller from Sage's friends, family and colleagues; and correspondence, 1973-1983, related to Sage's work; transcripts of interviews conducted by Miller with people who knew Sage; Sage's cancelled checks; bibliographic references assembled by Miller; Miller's master's thesis, "The Art of Kay Sage," Boston University, l982; a catalog raisonne by Miller (to be published as a book by Prestel Verlag, New York, in 2018) including ca. 200 photos of Sage's works; photos of Christmas cards by Sage and Yves Tanguy; and 42 photos, 1898-ca. 1960, of Sage, her family and friends, and 12 photos of Sage's residence, 1957.
Biographical / Historical:
Art historian; Boston, Mass. Extensively researched Surrealist painter Kay Sage.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming by Stephen Robeson Miller, 1983.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Art historians -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this
Topic:
Surrealism  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.millstep
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw939b492be-8e5c-4cc1-930b-4faf5b664482
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-millstep