Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Summary:
The letters of artist, cataloguer, and conservator, Xenia Cage to Milton Sonday measure 0.4 linear feet and dates from 1968-1995. Included are letters, postcards, and small collages sent from Cage to Sonday. The collection also includes five cards addressed to Gillian Moss and two addressed to Lucy Block, both of whom were also curators in the Cooper-Hewitt's textile department.
Citation:
Xenia Cage letters to Milton Sonday, 1968-1995, bulk 1981-1995. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Biography Note:
Xenia Kashevaroff Cage (1913-1995) was an artist, cataloguer, and conservator in the department of prints and drawings at the Union Museum (now the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum) in New York, NY where she met Sonday who was an assistant in the textile department.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Xenia Cage letters to Milton Sonday was donated in 2022 by Milton Sonday.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
