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André Dunoyer de Segonzac letters to Richard Heyd
Title
André Dunoyer de Segonzac letters to Richard Heyd, 1946.
Physical Description
1.17 linear feet (1 box)
Language
French
Notes
In French.
Provenance
Gift of Donald G. Wing, 1964. Purchased from Goodspeed's by the Library Associates.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
André Dunoyer de Segonzac (1884-1974) was a French artist.
Richard Heyd (1910-1959) was a Swiss publisher and photographer. He was head of the publishing house Ides et Calends, based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Summary
Two autograph manuscript letters, signed, to Richard Heyd, discussing an etching by Dunoyer de Segonzac of French author André Gide. The portrait was used by Heyd and the publisher Ides et Calends as the frontispiece of an edition of Gide's Thésée (1947). Includes two cancelled proofs of the portrait, each inscribed and signed by Dunoyer de Segonzac. Accompanied by manuscript and typescript translations of the letters and the inscriptions on the prints.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Images
Added to Catalog
November 28, 2022
References
André Dunoyer de Segonzac Letters to Richard Heyd. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
André Dunoyer de Segonzac Letters to Richard Heyd. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Etchings (prints)
Portraits.
Prints (visual works)
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