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Houdon, Jean Antoine, 1741-1828

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Helen Clay Frick Papers, Series VI: Research Files on Jean Antoine Houdon

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Identifier: HCFF.02.06
Abstract Helen Clay Frick (1888-1984), daughter of industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick, had a lifelong interest in art history, particularly in the French sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon (1741-1828). This resulted in nearly 50 years of research, for which she enlisted Frick Art Reference Library staff members as well as outside consultants in her work. These research files contain typed and handwritten research notes, correspondence, photographs, Frick Art Reference Library photo mounts,...
Dates: 1802?-1976, undated

Helen Clay Frick Research Files on Jean Antoine Houdon

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Identifier: FARL.0100.020.01
Abstract Helen Clay Frick (1888-1984), daughter of industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick, founded the Frick Art Reference Library in 1920 and served as its director until 1983. The papers reflect her lifelong interest in the sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) and document the research she and the Frick Art Reference Library staff conducted over the course of nearly fifty years. The Research Files span the years 1930-1977, and contain typed and handwritten research notes,...
Dates: 1930-1977

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