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Highlight: Baudelaire's texts. Since there were very limited English translations of Baudelaire's writings on art and
Abstract Or Scope: Schapiro was a well known linguist and wrote several essays on language and semiotics. It comes as no surprise then that he also translated texts, predominantly those that are French. Of all his translations, only two were formally published: the 1943 translation of Andre Masson'sAnatomy of My Universe,of which Schapiro was not credited; and "Three Texts on Science ("A Dream"); Wit and Common Sense; Genius and Method (Lichtenberg, Diderot, Galiani)" published byAnonin 1973.

Highlight: writing on the canvas in 20th century art." Schapiro didn't develop these concepts due to lack of time
Abstract Or Scope: (This manuscript is based on Schapiro's 1976 lecture "Perspective and script: the viewer and the reader in Medieval representations" given at the medieval painting symposium held at the University of Pittsburgh in honor of Carl Nordenfalk. As outlined in his editorial note in file 1, Box 256, Schapiro had two versions of this manuscript: 1) the original lecture typescript; and 2) an enlarged second version. According to Schapiro, the second version was enlarged to reflect the "revived interest in the use of writing on the canvas in 20th century art." Schapiro didn't develop these concepts due to lack of time, but the files incorporate his research and editorial notes to reflect his interest in these concepts. Schapiro continually changed the title of this manuscript, see file 3 Box 256 for an editorial note on title variations especially as they relate to the use of the term "semiotics." The title used reflects Schapiro's consistent use of the phrase" Words in pictures" to refer to this manuscript)

Highlight: "Einstein and Abstract art" given at a Hebrew University symposium commemorating the centennial of Albert
Abstract Or Scope: (This manuscript was referred to by Schapiro as "Albert Einstein and Cubism," but the title used is supplied from the first page of the typescript found in file 1 Box 257. According to Lillian Milgram Schapiro in a letter found in file 8 Box 258 this manuscript is loosely based on Schapiro's 1979 lecture "Einstein and Abstract art" given at a Hebrew University symposium commemorating the centennial of Albert Einstein's birth. In correspondence found in Folder 8, Box 258, Schapiro signed off to include his contribution to the symposium in a book to be published by Princeton University Press titledAlbert Einstein, historical and cultural perspectives : the centennial symposium in Jerusalem,but it was never included in the final publication of 1982. Material found in these manuscript files are largely research notes, drafts, and revisions that Schapiro wrote in the 1980s. In the 1990s Lillian Milgram Schapiro worked with Joseph Masheck to edit and reconstruct the text, but the material was never published. The pagination scheme used below is based on annotations that also match original file order)

Highlight: intended publication. Among the titles included in this subseries are "The content of modern art: studies
Abstract Or Scope: Subseries IV.4 contains unpublished material that Schapiro wrote, organized, and edited for intended publication. Among the titles included in this subseries are "The content of modern art: studies in the painting of the end of the nineteenth century from Manet to Munch," "Pablo Picasso'sGuernica," "The serpent with a woman's head in the temptation of Eve: researches on the invention of an image," and "Relativity and the interpretation of modern painting."

Highlight: Schapiro was a central figure in many important circles that range from art history, philosophy
Abstract Or Scope: Schapiro was a central figure in many important circles that range from art history, philosophy, architecture, sociology, science, and pedagogy. His reach is evident with those he kept in correspondence with throughout his life. Series II contains a substantial list of figures that are famous or well known in their field and illustrates how active Schapiro was in his professional and personal life.

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