Correspondence

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.

Arrangement note: Correspondence is arranged chronologically within each folder.

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Scope and Contents note: This series contains scattered correspondence documenting Sage's career and relationships with friends and family. Correspondence with the Catherine Viviano Gallery in New York discusses exhibitions and sales of Sage's work. Correspondence with her attorney John S. Monagan and with the Museum of Modern Art concerns Sage's loans of artwork for exhibitions and later donations of artwork. Other general correspondence includes letters and postcards with family and friends such as Dorothea Tanning, Pierre and Patricia Matisse, Hans and Fridel Richter, and Yves's sister, Emilie Tanguy, as well as correspondence with various museums and galleries concerning exhibitions and/or donations of Sage's work.

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