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Summary:
Eight letters, 1973, concerning the sculpture of Gaston Lachaise, written in connection with Merillat's book, Modern Sculpture, the New Old Masters (1974). Included are carbons of letters from Merrillat to John Thacher, Gerald Nordland and Lincoln Kirstein, two from Kirstein to Merillat, and one from Nordland to Merillat. Merillat was interested in their opinions of whether Lachaise was aware of prehistoric fertility, figures, and what Mrs. Lachaise was like, in figure and personality.
Citation:
H. C. L. Merillat correspondence relating to Gaston Lachaise, 1973-1991, bulk 1973. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 5124 (fr. 1399-1409) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Writer, Washington, D.C.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated by H.C.L. Merillat, 1992.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
