Irene Helen McCabe Cantine letters from Ivan Albright, and related clippings
name: label: Creator
content: Cantine, Irene Helen McCabe, 1928-
label: Creator
content: Albright, Ivan, 1897-1983
topic: label: Occupation
content: Artists' models
label: Occupation
content: Artists' models -- Illinois
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Illinois
label: Topic
content: Art and motion pictures
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1986 by Irene Helen McCabe Cantine.
creator: label: Creator
content: Cantine, Irene Helen McCabe, 1928-
label: Creator
content: Albright, Ivan, 1897-1983
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: In 1942, at the age of 14, Helen McCabe (Cantine) by chance wandered into Ivan Le Lorraine Albright's studio in Warrenville, Illinois. He sketched her portrait and asked her to pose again for him. In 1943 Albright went to Hollywood to work on the "Portrait of Dorian Gray" for the MGM film of the same title, and continued to correspond with McCabe (Cantine). He died in 1983.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 15 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1942-1983
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.cantiren
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm roll 3960 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Seven letters from Ivan Albright to Irene McCabe (Cantine), 1942-1944, describing his painting the portrait of Dorian Gray for MGM for use in the film of the same name; clippings, about Ivan and Malvin Albright, undated and 1978-1983.