The collection is arranged as 3 series: Series 1: Annotated Sketches, 1972, 1989 (Box 1; 1 folder) Series 2: Letters and Related Financial Records, 1959-2001 (Box 1; 5 folders) Series 3: Printed Material 1962-2010 (Box 1; 2 folders)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Summary:
The Marshall Reisman papers concerning George Nakashima are dated 1959-2010, bulk 1972-1989, and comprise 0.2 linear feet. The papers include letters, correspondence, annotated sketches, photographs, financial records, and printed material related to commissioned works by woodworker and sculptor George Nakashima for art collector Marshall Reisman.
Citation:
Marshall Reisman papers concerning George Nakashima, 1959-2010, bulk 1972-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Biography Note:
Marshall Reisman (1914-2009) and his wife Dorothy (1914-2008) were both art collectors from Syracuse, NY. They commissioned furniture and other objects from George Nakashima (1905-1990).
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated by the Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation through Robert Falter, trustee, 2010.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) Search this
