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Paintings from the Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
Author
Title
[Paintings from the Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas].
Production
[New York, New York], [2019]
Physical Description
2 paintings : gouache on paper ; sheets 28 x 39 cm and smaller
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Place and date of creation supplied by cataloger.
Paintings signed at lower right: Maira Kalman.
Caption on verso in English.
Provenance
Purchased from Julie Saul Gallery on the Alfred Z. Baker, Jr. Fund, 2019.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Maira Kalman (1949-) is an American artist, author, designer, and illustrator. She lives and works in New York City.
Summary
Two paintings in gouache by Maira Kalman for Gertrude Stein's The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, 2019. One painting is titled Four Saints in Three Acts and depicts a scene from a performance of Virgil Thomson's opera of the same name, for which Stein wrote the libretto. The other painting is titled Room Full of Poets and depicts a scene of seated and standing men and women, including Stein and Toklas.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 15, 2021
References
Maira Kalman, Paintings from the Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Maira Kalman, Paintings from the Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Gouaches (paintings)
Paintings (visual works)
Occupation
Artists New York (State) 21st century.
Illustrators New York (State) 21st century.
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