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Summary:
The papers of sculptor and arts organizer, Kahlil Gibran, measure 6.0 linear feet and date from circa 1945-2008. Included are biographical material, correspondence, writings,subject files, exhibition files, financial records, photographs and printed material relating to Gibran's art and his community involvement with Arab immigrants in the United States, in particular, Boston, Massachusetts.
Citation:
Kahlil Gibran papers, circa 1945-2008. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Material on 35mm microfilm reel 374 available at the Archives of American Art offices or through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Reel 374: Material returned to the lender, Kahlil Gibran, after microfilming.
Related Materials:
Also in the Archives is material lent for microfilming on reel 374 and includes a scrapbook, 1949-1965, that contains biographical material, awards, clippings, exhibition material, and photographs of Gibran's sculpture.
Biography Note:
Kahlil Gibran (1922- 2008) was a Lebanese American sculptor and arts organizer in Boston, Massachusetts.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Material was both lent and donated by Kahlil George Gibran, April 1972.The bulk of the material was donated in 2020 by Jean Gibran, Kahlil Gibran's widow. It is unclear whether the material on reel 374 was donated in 2019.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- Massachusetts -- Boston Search this
Steel sculpture -- 20th century -- Massachusetts -- Boston Search this
