Beauford Delaney letter to Charles Nagel
name: label: Creator
content: Delaney, Beauford, 1901-
label: Names
content: Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme, 1896-1986
label: Names
content: Nagel, Charles, 1899-1992
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- France -- Paris
label: Occupation
content: Art museum directors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Expatriate artists -- France -- Paris
label: Topic
content: African American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Transferred in 2005 from Smithsonian American Art Museum. Provenance unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Delaney, Beauford, 1901-
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content: Beauford Delaney letter to Charles Nagel
abstract: label: Summary
content: Found here is one letter to museum director Charles Nagel written by artist Beauford Delaney, dated February 16th, 1967. In this letter, Beauford Delaney thanks Charles Nagel for his kindness to artists. Delaney also mentions Madame Breeskin [Adelyn Breeskin].
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) was an African American painter known for his association with the Harlem Renaissance and his works in abstract expressionism after his move to Paris in 1953. Charles Nagel, Jr. (1899-1922) was an architect and museum director.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1967 February 16
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.delabeau
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Beauford Delaney letter to Charles Nagel, 1967 February 16. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2021.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Found here is one letter to museum director Charles Nagel written by artist Beauford Delaney, dated February 16th, 1967. In this letter, Beauford Delaney thanks Charles Nagel for his kindness to artists. Delaney also mentions Madame Breeskin [Adelyn Breeskin].