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Raphael Soyer papers, 1933-1989

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Series 2: Correspondence , 1940-1988
(Box 1-2; 1.0 linear foot)

Raphael Soyer's correspondence spans over forty years, with the bulk of it dating between 1960 and his death in 1987. Letters are arranged chronologically and the majority are incoming to Soyer, but there are also scattered drafts of outgoing letters. Soyer was friends with many artists and cultural figures, and his personal correspondence includes letters to and from artists such as Lambro Ahlas, Benny Andrews, Rudolf Baranik, Leonard Baskin, George Biddle, Peter Blume, Aaron Bohrod, John Bratby, Alex Brook, David Burliuk, Marc Chagall, Peter De Francia, Otto Dix, Guy Du Bois, Philip Evergood, Josef Herman, Joseph Hirsch, Edward Hopper, Jacob Kainen, R. B. Kitaj, Leon Kroll, Joe Lasker, Jack Levine, Jacques Lipchitz, Henry Varnum Poor, Fairfield Porter, Max Weber, and numerous others. Soyer also corresponded with many writers such as Erskine Caldwell, Allen Ginsberg, Marianne Moore, and Isaac Bashevis Singer.
Also found here is correspondence with the Forum Gallery which represented him and dealer Bella Fishko. There is also correspondence with numerous galleries, museums, and schools which exhibited his work or requested his work for potential exhibitions. Additionally, there is correspondence with students and publishers, mostly requests for him to lecture or write articles, and business correspondence on the sale, donation, or commission of his work. Soyer corresponded with many art historians and critics, curators, gallery owners, and collectors, such as Andrei Chegodaev, Lloyd Goodrich, Joseph Hirshhorn, Abram Lerner, and Carl Zigrosser, as well as arts and social organizations. The collection includes very little family correspondence. Some of the letters are in Russian.
This series has been scanned in its entirety.
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Correspondence, 1940-1948
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Correspondence, 1950-1953
1
14
Correspondence, 1954-1959
1
15
Correspondence, 1960-1961
1
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Correspondence, 1962
1
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Correspondence, 1963
1
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Correspondence, 1964
1
19
Correspondence, 1965
1
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Correspondence, 1966
1
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Correspondence, 1967
1
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Correspondence, 1968
1
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Correspondence, 1969
1
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Correspondence, 1970
1
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Correspondence, 1970
1
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Correspondence, 1971-1972
1
27
Correspondence, 1973
1
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Correspondence, 1974
1
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Correspondence, 1974
1
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Correspondence, 1975
1
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Correspondence, 1976
1
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Correspondence, 1976
1
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Correspondence, 1976
1
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Correspondence, 1977
1
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Correspondence, 1977
1
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Correspondence, 1978
1
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Correspondence, 1979
1
38
Correspondence, 1979
1
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Correspondence, 1979
1
40
Correspondence, 1980
1
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Correspondence, 1980
1
42
Correspondence, 1981
1
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Correspondence, 1981
1
44
Correspondence, 1981
1
45
Correspondence, 1982
1
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Correspondence, 1983
1
47
Correspondence, 1983
1
48
Correspondence, 1984
1
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Correspondence, 1984
1
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Correspondence, 1985
1
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Correspondence, 1985
1
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Correspondence, 1986
1
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Correspondence, 1986
1
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Correspondence, 1987
1
55
Correspondence, 1988
1
56
Undated Correspondence, A-B, circa 1940-1987
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1
Undated Correspondence, C-G, circa 1940-1987
2
2
Undated Correspondence, H-K, circa 1940-1987
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3
Undated Correspondence, L-O, circa 1940-1987
2
4
Undated Correspondence, P-R, circa 1940-1987
2
5
Undated Correspondence, S-Z, circa 1940-1987
2
6
Unidentified Correspondents, circa 1940-1987
2
7
Letters Addressed to Reality, 1953
2
8
Letters Addressed to Reality, 1954
2
9
Letters Addressed to Reality, Undated Letters, circa 1953-1955
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10

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