Roger Avermaete., 02/20/1980-10/11/1986

File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Identifier: 75372

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The John L. Brown Papers 3, consists of correspondence with 20th century artists, scholars, and writers. Notables include artists Huseyin Halit, Loren McIver and her husband, poet Lloyd Frankenberg, Lilian Mckendrick, Irene Rice Pereira and Antoinette Schulte; art critic and historian Roger Avermaete; historian Henry Steele Commager; and writers Jacqueline Bernard, Faith Berry, Elizabeth Borton de Trevino, Lewis Galantiere, Elsa Gress, poet James Laughlin, Boris Schreiber, Pierre Seghers, Georges Sion, Gerald Sykes and Richard Wright. Others include conductor Eugene Ormandy, sociologist Pitirim Sorokin, and the daughter of Paul Claudel, Renee Nantet.

Dates

02/20/1980-10/11/1986

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.42 Linear Feet (1 Hollinger Document Case)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Correspondence to John L. Brown from art critic and historian, Roger Avermaete: TLS 2/20/1980 (1 page, in French). Reference to attending a conference of the Academie Francaise; and to Belgian literature in France. ALS 3/2/1980 (1 with envelope, in French), with thanks to Brown for having written to the director of "Quarto Gress" on Avermaete's behalf. ALS 7/14/1980 (2 pages/1 sheet, in French). Reference to Brown's publication on Valery Larbaud. ALS 10/11/1986 (1 page with envelope, in French). Enclosed with printed notice of a book proposal on the artist Rik Wouters, to include an introduction by Avermaete.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BROWN, JOHN L. - CORRESPONDENCE: SEE JOHN L. BROWN PAPERS (PT.3): Autographed Letter

AVERMAETE, ROGER - CORRES. TO BROWN, JOHN L. 1980-96: Autographed Letter

WOUTERS, RIK - REFERENCE BY AVERMAETE, ROGER 1986: Printed Item