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Creator:
Blesh, Rudi, 1899-1985  Search this
Subject:
Janis, Harriet Grossman  Search this
Motherwell, Robert  Search this
Davis, Stuart  Search this
Duchamp, Marcel  Search this
Schwitters, Kurt  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
2.1 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as four series. Series 1: Correspondence, 1909-1979 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1) Series 2: Writing Projects and Notes, circa 1945-1967 (0.8 linear feet; Box 1) Series 3: Printed Materials, 1939-1983 (0.3 linear feet; Box 2) Series 4: Photographic Materials, circa 1900-circa 1969 (0.8 linear feet; Box 2, OV 3)
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 papers of writer, critic, and architectural designer Rudi Blesh measure 2.1 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to 1983. The collection includes correspondence, documentation on writing projects and notes, printed materials, and photograpic materials. Much of the material concerns his collaboration with Harriet Janis on the book Collage: Personalities, Concepts, Techniques .
Citation:
Rudi Blesh papers, circa 1900-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels 3991-3994 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Biography Note:
Rudi Blesh (1899-1985) was a writer, critic, and architectural designer in New York, N.Y.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The papers were donated by Rudi Blesh in 1981 and in 1993 by longtime friend Ethel Baziotes, who received the papers from Blesh before his death.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Collage  Search this
Abstract expressionism  Search this
Theme:
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8594
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210773
AAA_collcode_blesrudi
Theme:
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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