Letters to Beatrice Lippincott (Garvan) from Lyonel and Julia Feininger
name: label: Creator
content: Garvan, Beatrice B.
label: Creator
content: Feininger, Julia
label: Names
content: Feininger, Lyonel, 1871-1956
label: Names
content: Feininger, Lyonel, 1871-1956 -- Cathedral
topic: label: Occupation
content: Museum curators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Germany
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- Germany
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Cartoonists -- Germany
label: Occupation
content: Cartoonists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- Germany
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Painting -- Collectors and collecting
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
label: Topic
content: Abstract expressionism
label: Topic
content: Women arts administrators
label: Topic
content: Women museum curators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1991 by Beatrice Lippincott Garvan.
creator: label: Creator
content: Garvan, Beatrice B.
label: Creator
content: Feininger, Julia
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, printmaker, cartoonist; New York, N.Y. and Berlin, Germany.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1951-1952
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.garvbeat
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 4909 (fr. 1354-1362) available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A letter from Julia Feininger, 1951 Sept. 17, and one from Lyonel Feininger, 1952 Apr. 29 (illustrated with a woodcut), discussing the history of the Feininger painting, "The Cathedral," in response to queries from the purchaser, Beatrice Lippincott (later Beatrice Garvan). Enclosed in the 1951 letter is a photograph of the painting, with a short history by Feininger on the back. An additional photograph of the painting is also included.