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Berenson (Bernard) Correspondence
MSS 0694
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Languages:
English
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: Bernard Berenson Correspondence
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0694
Physical Description:
0.25 Linear feet
(1 archives box)
Date (inclusive): 1950-1959
Abstract: Correspondence of art historian Bernard Berenson primarily with San Diego artist Norah Bisgood Woodward from 1950 to 1959.
The correspondence of Bernard Berenson exhibits the friendship between San Diego artist Norah Bisgood Woodward and American
art historian Bernard Berenson (1865-1959). The main focus of this collection resides in the correspondence between Woodward
and Berenson from 1950 to 1959. Additional materials include a 1953 publication of
Banchetto nel Deserto by Alexia Mitchell, photographic reproductions of an unidentified artwork owned by Norah Woodward's husband Henry Woodward,
and unsigned cards from Berenson at his estate, Villa I Tatti.
The papers are arranged in two series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE and 2) MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS.
Art historian Bernard Berenson specialized in Medieval and Renaissance art, publishing several books on Italian artists and
painting. He received critical acclaim for his text,
Lorenzo Lotto: An Essay on Constructive Art Criticism and for his later work
The Italian Painters of the Renaissance. Berenson also served as an advisor to many prominent collectors such as American art collector and patron Isabella Stewart
Gardner. In 1900 Berenson settled into I Tatti, a villa in Fiesole, Italy. He lived there until his death in 1959.
Acquired 2008.
Bernard Berenson Correspondence, MSS 694. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Art and society -- California -- San Diego
Art historians -- United States
Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959 -- Archives
Woodward, Norah Bisgood -- Correspondence