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Ben Hecht : the man behind the legend / William MacAdams

Author:
MacAdams, William  Search this
Subject:
Hecht, Ben 1893-1964 Biography  Search this
Physical description:
xix, 366 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Biography
Date:
1990
C1990
20th century
Topic:
Authors, American  Search this
Call number:
CT275.H443 M113 1990
CT275.H443M113 1990
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_392389

John Barber papers

Creator:
Barber, John, 1893-1965  Search this
Names:
Becker, Maurice, 1889-1975  Search this
Biddle, George, 1885-1973  Search this
Blackburn, Morris, 1902-1979  Search this
Bullitt, William C. (William Christian), 1891-1967  Search this
Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964  Search this
Durant, Will, 1885-  Search this
Eastman, Max, 1883-1969  Search this
Etting, Emlen, 1905-1993  Search this
Glackens, Edith  Search this
Glackens, Ira, 1907-1990  Search this
Hecht, Ben, 1893-1964  Search this
Laurent, Robert, 1890-1970  Search this
McKinney, Roland J. (Roland Joseph), b. 1898  Search this
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956  Search this
Minor, Robert  Search this
Pascin, Jules, 1885-1930  Search this
Phillips, Duncan, 1886-1966  Search this
Sloan, Helen Farr, 1911-2005  Search this
Sloan, John, 1871-1951  Search this
Taubes, Frederic, 1900-  Search this
Tholen, William B.  Search this
Werner, Albert  Search this
Young, Art, 1866-1943  Search this
Extent:
3 Microfilm reels
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Microfilm reels
Sketchbooks
Date:
1911-1975
Scope and Contents:
The microfilmed John Barber papers contain correspondence; sketches and 46 sketchbooks; a Jules Pascin sketchbook (1922); photogrpahs of Barber, Pascin, and Helen and John Sloan; personal documents; exhibition catalogs; and clippings. Among the correspondents are George Biddle, Stuart Davis, Maurice Becker, Morris Blackburn, Frederic Taubes, Robert Laurent, Emlen Etting, Duncan Phillips, Edith and Ira Glackens, Max Eastman, Robert Minor, Roland McKinney, Albert Werner, Will Durant, Art Young, H. L. Mencken, William B. Tholen, William C. Bullitt, and Ben Hecht.
Biographical / Historical:
John Barber (1893-1965) was a painter, etcher, and illustrator. He was also the art editor of the socialist magazine, The Masses.
Provenance:
Barber's wife, Margaret, gave the papers to Signature Galleries.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Painters  Search this
Etchers  Search this
Illustrators  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sketchbooks
Citation:
John Barber papers, 1911-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.barbjohn
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9823c036e-e75e-4b1f-951e-96c6fe899d8f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-barbjohn

The Kalmar-Ruby song book

Author:
Kalmar, Bert 1884-1947  Search this
Ruby, Harry  Search this
Hecht, Ben 1893-1964  Search this
De Vincent Collection of American Sheet Music  Search this
Physical description:
iv, 90, [21] p. : ill., music, ports. ; 32 cm
Type:
Scores
Date:
1936
C1936
Topic:
Songs, English  Search this
Call number:
M1620.K15 K14 1936
M1620.K15K14 1936
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_364997

1001 afternoons in New York, by Ben Hecht, with illustrations by George Grosz

Author:
Hecht, Ben 1893-1964  Search this
Grosz, George 1893-1959  Search this
Physical description:
6 p. l., 9-370 p. illus. 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1941
Call number:
N40.1.G87 H4
N40.1.G87H4
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_309298

Ben Hecht, Hollywood screenwriter / by Jeffrey Brown Martin

Author:
Martin, Jeffrey Brown 1950-  Search this
Subject:
Hecht, Ben 1893-1964 Motion picture plays  Search this
Hecht, Ben 1893-1964 Film and video adaptations  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 240 p. : ports. ; 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
Date:
1985
C1985
20th century
Topic:
Motion picture plays--History and criticism  Search this
Motion pictures  Search this
Authors, American  Search this
Call number:
CT275.H443 M3
CT275.H443M3
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_216335

Rediscovering Ben Hecht / [selected by] Florice Whyte Kovan

Title:
Selling of the celluloid serpent
Author:
Hecht, Ben 1893-1964  Search this
Kovan, Florice Whyte  Search this
Physical description:
93 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 x 30 cm
Type:
Fiction
Place:
California
Los Angeles
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Date:
1998
[1998]
Topic:
Motion picture industry  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_588669

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