Biographical Material and Business Records

Object Details

Sponsor: Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Collection Citation: Kay Sage papers, 1925-circa 1985, bulk 1950-1965. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Scope and Contents note: This series includes Sage's visa, birth certificate, passports, resume, an award, and an essay about Sage written by longtime friend and attorney John S. Monagan. Also found is material concerning Sage's death, including her suicide note, letters she wrote expressing her funeral requests, lists of people to notify, obituaries, and correspondence between John S. Monagan and others, including Pierre Matisse, the Executor of her will. This series also contains scattered business and financial documents concerning income tax and various lists written by Sage for expenses, invitations, cards, paintings, and price lists for her artwork.

Collection Restrictions: This collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website.