Civil rights workers--United States--20th Century, Civil rights workers--United States--Archives, Indians of North Americ, Indians of North America -- Civil rights, and Indians of North America--Government relations
Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters
Container / Volume:
Box 2 | Folder 36
Image Count:
22
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Includes third-party letter regarding photograph of Baldwin (1956) and form letters from civil rights organizations written under Baldwin's signature (1963-1964)
Subject (Topic):
African American authors--20th century and Authors--United States--20th century
Bellamy, Dodie, Killian, Kevin, Lennon, John, 1940-1980, and Ono, Yōko
Subject (Topic):
American literature--20th century, American poetry--20th century, Authors, American--20th century--Archives, Authors--United States--20th century, Gay authors, LGBTQ resource, Poets, American--20th century--Archives, and Poets--United States--20th Century
American fiction--20th century, American literature--20th century, Americans--France--History--20th century, and Authors, American--20th century--Archives
97 letters and cards. Delaney writes first from Yaddo in New York and then from Paris. Delaney's letters are primarily personal in nature with frequent comments about his philosophy of life and the value of friendship, and inquiries about mutual friends. Delaney also mentions his work, exhibits, and the sale of paintings in Wallrich's possession.
Description:
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979), artist, was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. In 1929 he moved to New York where he gained a reputation as a portraitist. Delaney spent the last 26 years of his life in Paris., Larry Wallrich, founder of the Phoenix Bookshop in Greenwich Village, was a close friend of Delaney's and assisted him in the sale of his paintings in the United States., and Purchased from Serendipity Books, 1994.
Subject (Name):
Delaney, Beauford, 1901-1979 and Wallrich, Larry
Subject (Topic):
African American artists, African American artists--France--Paris, African American painters, Expatriate painters--France--Paris, and Painters--United States