The collection is arranged as 7 series: Series 1: Biographical Material, 1953-1967 (Box 1; 14 folders) Series 2: Letters, 1929-1972 (Box 1-2, OV 7; 1.4 linear feet) Series 3: Personal Business Records, 1934-1969 (Box 2-3, 6; 0.8 linear feet) Series 4: Notes and Writings, 1955-1969 (Box 3; 23 folders) Series 5: Art Work, circa 1940 (Box 3, 6; 3 folders) Series 6: Printed Material, 1930-1968 (Box 3, 6; 30 folders) Series 7: Photographs, 1940-1968 (Box 3-6; 0.8 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Summary:
The papers of painter Lily Emmet Cushing date from 1929 to 1972 and measure 4.0 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical material; letters from friends including Henri Bernstein, Alfred M. Frankfurter, Katharine Graham, Nancy Kefauver, and Walt Kuhn; personal business records including financial material concerning the Maynard Walker Gallery; notes and writings; art work; printed material; and photographs.
Citation:
Lily Emmet Cushing papers, 1929-1972. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Related Materials:
An unrecorded number of exhibition catalogs were removed from the collection and given to the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Art Library in 1977.
Biography Note:
Lily Cushing (1909-1969) of New York City was primarily known as a painter of landscapes and still lifes of flowers.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The Lily Emmet Cushing papers were donated in 1972 by the artist's daughters Alexandra Emmet Schlesinger and Lily Emmet West.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
