Creator:

Washburn, Joan T., 1929-  Search this

Names:

De Kooning, Elaine  Search this

De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997  Search this

Emmerich, André  Search this

Hall, Lee  Search this

Lassaw, Ernestine  Search this

Lassaw, Ibram, 1913-2003  Search this

Rosenberg, Patia  Search this

Extent:

6 Items

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1993

Scope and Contents:

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.

Biographical / Historical:

Gallery owner; New York, New York.

Related Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds the Washburn Gallery records.

Provenance:

Donated 1994 by Joan T. Washburn, who solicited corrections and comments about Lee Hall's book from people who knew the de Koonings.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Identifier:

AAA.washjoan

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9152d9381-cdff-4814-885d-9736bd4c4ca1

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-washjoan