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Letters from James Brooks and Sean Scully, 1980-1989

Catalog Data

Creator:
Greenbaum, Theodora S.  Search this
Brooks, James, 1906-1992  Search this
Subject:
Scully, Sean  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
4 Items
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
A notecard, 1989, from painter James Brooks (1906-1992) to Greenbaum thanking her for her help with arranging an exhibit of his work at the Berry-Hill Gallery; and 2 letters addressed to "Teddy" from painter Sean Scully, 1980, discussing, in one, his purchase of a drawing by Ms. Greenbaum and in the other, his thoughts on the Picasso retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. In addition, there is a note from Scully on the back of an exhibition announcement for his exhibit at the McKee Gallery, 1983.
Citation:
Letters from James Brooks and Sean Scully, 1980-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Theodora S. Greenbaum is an art collector and art consultant from New Jersey. She arranged James Brooks' last show at the Berry-Hill Gallery.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1995 by Theodora S. Greenbaum.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Theme:
Patronage  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)6565
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)215855
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Theme:
Patronage
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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