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Brooks, Romaine, 1874-1970

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1874-05-01 - 1970-12-07

Biography

Romaine Brooks was an American painter who worked mostly in Paris and Capri. She specialized in portraiture and used a subdued tonal palette keyed to the color gray.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Natalie Clifford Barney - Romaine Brooks correspondence, 1920-1969

 Collection
Identifier: 1987-005
Scope and Contents The collection consists of the correspondence between Natalie Clifford Barney and Romaine Brooks (Goddard), beginning in 1920 and continuing until 1969. There are a total of 633 letters, most of which are at least two pages in length and accompanied by the original mailing envelopes. There are 271 letters from Brooks to Barney, and 362 from Barney to Brooks. Brooks and Barney spent the war years together in Florence, Italy, thus accounting for the gap in the correspondence at that time. The...
Dates: 1920 - 1969

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Subject
Authors, American -- Correspondence 1
France -- Intellectual life. 1
Salons -- France. 1
Special Collections -- Correspondence -- Barney, Natalie Clifford. 1
Special Collections -- Correspondence -- Brooks, Romaine. 1