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Summary:
List of Picasso/Nesjar works in concrete, exhibition catalogs, clippings, photocopies of two letters, including one from Joan Mondale, photocopies of articles on Nesjar.
Citation:
Carl Nesjar papers, [ca.1962]-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Sculptor; painter; photographer; Oslo, Norway; Cambridge, Mass. Nejar has executed numerous works by Pablo Picasso in concrete. He introduced Picasso to this technique in 1956 and was given exclusive rights to carry out his works in that medium.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1982 by Carl Nesjar.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001