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The Story of Griselda Frescoes

Archives of American Art

Object Details

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GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9073b9d54-f517-496a-ba88-f40e20a2bc8d
Collection Creator
Jacques Seligmann & Co
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Jacques Seligmann & Co. records
Jacques Seligmann & Co. records / Series 1: Correspondence / 1.6: Legal Correspondence Files
Sponsor
Processing of the collection was funded by the Getty Grant Program; digitization of the collection was funded by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art. Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
Date
1923-1955
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.jacqself, Subseries 1.6.5
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement note
This series has been scanned in entirety.
Collection Rights
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Scope and Contents note
This section of Subseries 1.6 includes correspondence and legal documents concerning the ownership and ensuing lawsuit over a series of Italian frescoes known as The Story of Griselda. The frescoes were originally acquired by the firm in the mid-1930s from Gabriel Dereppe and Ignatio (Ignace) G. Pollak in a very complicated legal agreement. Because the Italian government refused to let the frescoes leave the country, the firm entrusted their care to Mrs. Nanni Carla Politi and entered into a false sales transaction with her. Although Mrs. Politi did not actually buy the frescoes, documentation existed that made the transaction appear legitimate. Mrs. Politi then sold the frescoes to a Mr. Pelosi of Italy and kept the funds. These files document the complex trail and lawsuits surrounding the frescoes.
Collection Restrictions
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
AAA.jacqself_ref12250
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9073b9d54-f517-496a-ba88-f40e20a2bc8d
AAA.jacqself
AAA
Record ID
ebl-1503510494015-1503510494728-4

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