Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinskii Papers, 1910-1957

Creator:: Benois, Alexandre, 1870-1960, Chekhov, Mikhail Pavlovich, 1865-1936, Komisarjevsky, Theodore, 1882-1954, Lukomskiĭ, G. K. (Georgiĭ Kreskentʹevich), 1884-1952, Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich, 1880-1951, Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977, Tolstoy, Alexandra, 1884-1979, Bunin, Ivan Alekseevich, 1870-1953, Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942, Guthrie, Tyrone, 1900-1971, and Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951
Extent:: 10000 items 29 boxes
Language:: Russian .
Scope and content:: The papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, documents, original art works, bibliographic notes and material on exhibitions. There are letters from Aleksandr Benois, Mikhail Chekhov, Fedor Komissarzhevskiĭ, Georgiĭ Lukomskiĭ, Nikolaĭ Medtner, Vladimir Nabokov and Aleksandra Tolstai︠a︡, and one letter each from Ivan Bunin, Mikhail Fokin, Tyrone Guthrie, Sok Hurok and Serge Kusevit︠s︡kiĭ. The manuscripts include essays by Dobuzhinskiĭ on such topics as the Mir Iskusstva group, Pushkin's illustrations, Aleksandr Blok, Kuzḿa Petrov-Vodkin and Josʹe-Maria Sert. There are original art works (pen and ink, goache, etc.) relating to his artistic and theatrical productions. Also included are photographs of Russian scenes, apparently from before World War I.
Biographical / historical:: Painter and stage designer.

Acquisition information:

Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1958.

Processing information:

Papers Accessioned 1958.

Papers Processed 02/--/81.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into six series.

Accruals:

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Rules or conventions:

aapm

Location of originals:

Holder of originals: Bakhmeteff Archive. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Columbia University.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Permission of Rostislav.

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