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Summary:
Exhibition catalogs and announcements, two posters; and a photograph of Arshile Gorky, Rankine's brother-in-law, dancing at Rankine's wedding, 1945.
Citation:
V. V. Rankine papers, 1945-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Location of Originals:
Photograph: Original returned to V.V. Rankine after copying.
Biography Note:
Painter, sculptor; Washington, D.C. Variable forms of her name are notably E. R. (Elvine Richard) Rankine, Vivian Scott Rankine, and her former married name, Mrs. Paul Scott.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated by Rufus King, Sr., Rankine's husband, in 1981. The photograph was lent by Rankine for copying by the Archives, 1990.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
