Boris Lovet-Lorski journals
name: label: Creator
content: Lovet-Lorski, Boris, 1894-1973
topic: label: Topic
content: Lithographers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2009 by Juan Rodriguez, dealer and friend.
creator: label: Creator
content: Lovet-Lorski, Boris, 1894-1973
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content: Boris Lovet-Lorski journals
abstract: label: Summary
content: The journals of New York City sculptor and graphic artist, Boris Lovet-Lorski, measure 0.4 feet and a date from 1945-1966. The volumes consist of ten appointment diaries, which document aspects of Lovet-Lorski's daily life, such as medical appointments, dates with friends and other typical activities. The journals do not cover the entire period of 1945-1966 but are a random selection of annual volumes from this period.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Boris Lovet-Lorski (1894-1973) was a sculptor and grapic artist. Born in Lithuania, he studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he worked briefly as an architect. In 1920 he emigrated to the United States, living not only in New York, but also in Boston, Milwaukee, Paris, France, and Beverly Hills, California. Lovet-Lorski became a US citizen in 1925. As an artist, Lovet-Lorski focused on the female nude often in a French Art Deco style. He is known for sculpting with broad and diverse materials including various types of stone and metals, slate, onyx, wood, plaster, jade and lava.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1945-1966
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.lovebori
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Diaries
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged in 1 Series:

Series 1: Journals, 1945-1966 (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed to a minimal level and a finding aid prepared by Harriet E. Shapiro in 2014.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The journals of New York City sculptor and graphic artist Boris Lovet-Lorski, measure 0.4 feet and a date from 1945-1966. The volumes consist of ten appointment diaries, which document aspects of Lovet-Lorski's daily life, such as medical appointments, dates with friends and other typical activities. The journals do not cover the entire period of 1945-1966 but are a random selection of annual volumes from this period.