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Edith Balas research photographs

Title
Edith Balas research photographs [graphic].
Author
Balas, Edith.
Publication
Pittsburgh, possibly 1970-19--?

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Still imageUse in library JQB 14-803Schwarzman Building - Art & Architecture Room 300

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Description
170 photographs in 1 box : black and white; 13 x 9 cm
Summary
Black and white photographs used by art historian Edith Balas in her research on Constantin Brancusi.
Subject
  • Brancusi, Constantin, 1876-1957 > Criticism and interpretation > Pictorial works
  • Folklore > Romania > Pictorial works
Note
  • Several photographs include notes on the back.
  • Notes are mostly in Romanian, but there are notes also in English and French.
Call Number
JQB 14-803
OCLC
880579201
Author
Balas, Edith.
Title
Edith Balas research photographs [graphic].
Imprint
Pittsburgh, possibly 1970-19--?
Biography
Art historian Edith Balas was born in 1929 in Cluj, Romania. After surviving the Holocaust she married Egon Balas in 1948 and lived in Romania until 1966, when they emigrated to the United States. A professor of Art History at the Carnegie Mellon University, her research focuses on modern art (1890-1960), painting and sculpture; and the art of the Italian Renaissance, and in particular the works of Constantin Brâncuşi and Michelangelo.
Research Call Number
JQB 14-803
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