Nassos Daphnis papers
name: label: Creator
content: Daphnis, Nassos, 1914-2010
label: Names
content: Bourgeois, Stephan, 1881-1964
label: Names
content: Kyriakis, Michael
topic: label: Occupation
content: Horticulturists
label: Occupation
content: Painters
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels N69-124 and N70-68 lent for microfilming 1969-1970 by Nassos Daphnis. Unmicrofilmed material donated 1979 by Daphnis.
creator: label: Creator
content: Daphnis, Nassos, 1914-2010
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, sculptor, horticulturist; New York, N.Y.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 2 reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1940-1977
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.daphnass
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels N69-124 and N70-68 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reels N69-124 & N70-68: Originals returned to Nassos Daphnis after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Professional and personal correspondence; biographical material; notes; typescript; sketches; photograph; and catalogs and announcements.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL N69/124: Professional correspondence with Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, and the Corcoran Gallery; notes and typescript commentary by Daphnis on his work for a 1953 exhibition; sketches; photographs of Daphnis, his family and his work, many identifying the owners; catalogs and other printed material.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL N70-68: Letters from Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo, Carnegie Institute, Corcoran Gallery and other museums, personal friends including Stephen Bourgeois, Mrs. William (Harriet) Gratwick, Michael Kyriakis and others, and the American Peony Society and others regarding Daphnis' peony hybridizing projects. Also included are biographical material, Daphnis' comments on color, rhythm, notes for essays, exhibition catalogs, and clippings.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: A resume; exhibition catalogs and announcements; postcards of Daphnis's paintings; posters; publicity material; and xerox copies of clippings.