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Monroe Stearns research papers on Henry Varnum Poor, 1938-1975

Catalog Data

Creator:
Stearns, Monroe  Search this
Subject:
Poor, Henry Varnum  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
1 Linear foot
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:
Research material on Harry Varnum Poor compiled by Stearns for his unpublished manuscript "Henry Varnum Poor" (422 p.). Included are correspondence with friends, relatives, colleagues and owners of Poor's work, including Ann Poor, Bessie Breuer Poor, Raphael Soyer and Helen Hayes; notes and writings by family members; notes on interviews with Sidney Simon, Al Blaustein and Alex Katz, 1974, on Poor's diary and letters, and from tapes of Poor's lectures; clippings and exhibition catalogs, 1948-1975; photographs of Poor working on murals and of his works of art; and an undated cassette tape "Poor - Basic Lecture."
Citation:
Monroe Stearns research papers on Henry Varnum Poor, 1938-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Art historian; New York, N.Y. Henry Varnum Poor was a ceramist and painter from New City, N.Y.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1986 by Michael Stearns, Stearns's son.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Theme:
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)10519
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213949
AAA_collcode_steamonr
Theme:
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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