André Mellerio Papers
1867-1943 (bulk 1895-1925)
André Mellerio (1862-1943) Odilon Redon (1840-1916)
This extensive collection of documents and original papers by and about Odilon Redon was compiled by his biographer and friend André Mellerio. The collection includes notes and manuscript drafts for Mellerio’s publications on Redon; Redon’s studio account book and press clipping book; correspondence with Redon and his family; correspondence with colleagues and scholars; exhibition catalogs and citations of exhibitions and sales; and Mellerio’s research notes and bibliography. This collection informed the Art Institute’s 1995 exhibition Odilon Redon: Prince of Dreams.
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