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Robert Josephy correspondence, 1934-1936

Catalog Data

Creator:
Josephy, Robert, 1903-  Search this
Subject:
Demuth, Charles  Search this
Dove, Arthur Garfield  Search this
Limited Editions Club  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
6 Items
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
Letters concern The Limited Editions Club interest in reproducing Charles Demuth's drawings for a new edition of "The Turn of the Screw," by Henry James (never published). Included are: 2 letters from Josephy to Demuth, June 20 and 28, 1934, and one letter to Frank Osborn, July 2, 1934; 2 letters from Charles Demuth to Josephy, June 24 and 29, 1934, regarding ownership of the drawings; and one letter from Arthur Dove to Josephy, September 8, 1936 with an explanation of the decision for not publishing the book.
Citation:
Robert Josephy correspondence, 1934-1936. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 5030 (fr. 448-462) available for use at the Archives of American Art and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Book designer; New York, N.Y.
Language Note:
Undetermined .
Provenance:
Donated 1994 by Maria Josephy, daughter of Robert Josephy.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Illustration of books  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)6540
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)215815
AAA_collcode_joserobe
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_215815