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Summary:
Correspondence, mostly from art galleries, but also including letters (some are photocopies) from Francis Henry Taylor, Robert Beverly Hale, Joseph Green Butler, Morris Davidson, Raphael Soyer, Jacob Kainen, and Theodore Roszak; photographs of Farruggio and photographs and slides of his paintings; writings and notes, including Farruggio's "credo"; business records, mostly receipts for works of art; two scrapbooks, containing clippings and other printed items; exhibition catalogs and announcements;
clippings and articles; and miscellaneous printed materials. Also included are two published books illustrated by Farruggio: THE ART OF LOVE by Ovid and WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers.
Citation:
Remo Farruggio papers, 1937-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 3646 Available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Painter; New York, N.Y.
Painter; New York, N.Y.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1976-1985 by Remo and Ella Farruggio. Donated 1976-1984 by Remo and Ella Farruggio.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
