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Louis Auchincloss Correspondence, 1984-1987, in the Clifton Waller Barrett Library, 1984-1987, Accession #9121-t, Albert H. Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
This collection was purchased from Ken Lopez of Hadley, Mass. on March 27, 2000.
Auchincloss writes to the editors of Arts & Antiques requesting copies of issues in which articles by him appeared and declines to write an article on a topic that does not interest him. He discusses writing an article on the portraits of Greuze, comments on the artist's life, and mentions the difficulty of finding photographs of the paintings. He praises the editing of a Tiffany article. Leon Edel is also mentioned.
Correspondents include Alexandra Anderson, Celia McGee, Isolde McNichols Motley, and Jeff Schaire.
These letters are arranged chronologically.
Auchincloss requests additional copies of the premiere issue of Arts & Antiques or a few reprints of his piece in the magazine because he sent his copy to Leon Edel. He also apologizes for missing the party on Friday "but my wife likes to leave for the country about five o'clock, and this is one of those concessions one makes in a happy marriage!"
Auchincloss expresses his pleasure at being in the premiere issue of Arts & Antiques. He requests additional copies at an author's discount because he has given his issue to Blanchette Rockefeller who gave her permission to use the portrait of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Auchincloss declines to write an article, "Sorry, but [George?] Stubbs just isn't my thing."
Auchincloss requests a copy of the issue containing Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
Auchincloss suggests an idea for an article, "Greuze lived through the French Revolution and the Terror, and despite his sentimental, Rousseauistic conception of life he managed not only to escape arrest but to paint many of the leading terrorists. Later, he did Napoleon himself... It might be amusing to put them together - a vision of life as it might have been had the idealist prevailed."
Auchincloss discusses his ideas about an article on Jean-Baptiste Greuze and lists the reproductions of portraits by Greuze, including Saint-Just, Robespierre, Josephine, and Napoleon.
Auchincloss praises Schaire's editing of a Tiffany piece, "I think the expurgated piece was better than the full length!" He also notes that he has not been able to find a sufficiently full portfolio of the paintings by Greuze for his proposed article.