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Papers, 1953–1962, n.d.

 File — Folder: 1

Content Description

From the Collection:

This collection includes:

Postcards with prints of O'Gorman's illustrations of flowers, including two addressed from Ella Wallace Turok, an editor in Mexico City who worked on O'Gorman's book Mexican Flowering Trees and Plants, to the botanist Ida Kaplan Langman (1904–1991) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A letter dated February 9, 1962 handwritten by O'Gorman and addressed to Langman.

A typed list of corrections without a date for Mexican Flowering Trees and Plants with handwritten notes.

Various newspaper clippings of articles involving O'Gorman, her work, and associated art events with handwritten notes.

A flyer with handwritten notes promoting an art show of O'Gorman's work, "Flores de Mexico", hosted by the Institutio Nacional de Bellas Artes (the National Instititution of Fine Arts) and the Museo Nacional de Artes Plasticas (the National Museum of Visual Arts) that was held from May 12-21, 1953.

A black-and-white clipping of a copy of a portrait of O'Gorman by her husband Juan O'Gorman (1905–1982).

Dates

  • Creation: 1953–1962, n.d.

Extent

From the Collection: .25 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Spanish; Castilian

Repository Details

Part of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation Archives Repository

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