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Truex, Van Day, -1979

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1979

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Drawing of Nude by Van Day Truex

 Item
Identifier: KA-0120-01
Summary

A drawing of a male nude by Parsons School of Design alumnus and president Van Day Truex, formerly owned by Harry and Dorothy Kneedler Lawenda.

Dates: before 1980
Found in: The New School Archives / Drawing of Nude by Van Day Truex

Van Day Truex photograph albums and scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0160-01
Abstract

The collection consists of five photograph albums and two scrapbooks compiled by the designer, style arbiter, and Parsons School of Design administrator and president Van Day Truex (1904-1979). Truex's travels and social interactions are documented in captioned photographs. A third scrapbook of unknown origin, annotated by Parsons faculty member Stanley Barrows, documents Truex's apartments and the home of his predecessor as president of Parsons, William Odom.

Dates: 1910-1969; Majority of material found within 1926-1969
Found in: The New School Archives / Van Day Truex photograph albums and scrapbooks