[Photograph of Natalie Barney seated while a child rests at her feet]

Published/Created:
Undated
Physical Description:
1 folder (1photographic print) : b&w ; 15.6 x 11 cm. on mount 23.3 x 18.5 cm.
Notes:
Natalie Barney was a poet, playwright, novelist and essayist, whose salon in Paris, while serving as a gathering point for writers in general, aimed to promote the writings of women.
Purchased from David J. Holmes on the Danforth N. Barney, Jr. Fund, 1996
Verso of photograph mount is blank.
Abstract:
This collection consists principally of photographic prints of Barney at various ages: as a teenager; as a young woman in Victorian attire and in riding gear; with Gabriele d'Annunzio; with Romaine Brooks; with unidentified friends; and by herself at age 48. Also included are: a photographic postcard addressed to "Chère Rachilde"; an inscribed calling card; and a copy of a book of poems by Louis Emié ("Hauts Desirs Sans Absence" Paris: Pierre Seghers, 1953), inscribed to Barney, with a letter from Barney to Emié.
Topics:
Authors, American--20th century
Authors, French--20th century
Women authors, French
Topics:
Barney, Natalie Clifford
D'Annunzio, Gabriele,--1863-1938
Emié, Louis,--1900-
Genre:
Photographic prints.--aat
photographs (AAT)
Studio portraits.--aat
Format:
Image
Rights:
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Public
Source Creator:
Barney, Natalie Clifford
Source Title:
Natalie Barney collection
Source Created:
ca. 1890-1954
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 93
Box:
Box 1
Folder:
Folder 1
Orbis Record:
4027481
Orbis Barcode:
39002099420052
Yale Collection:
Beinecke Library
Digital Collection:
Yale Collection of American Literature
oid pointer:
1465429
Citation:
Natalie Barney Collection. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Extent of digitization:
Partial folder digitized.
OID:
10268293
PID:
digcoll:3747974