Alice Halicka prints
Online Access
Available digital items: https://digital.archives.newschool.edu/index.php/Detail/collections/KA0096.
Scope and Content of Collection
Includes prints numbered 43 and 184 from an edition of 220 created by Alice Halicka. Depicts the Place de la Concorde in Paris, including the Luxor Obelisk and a detail from the Fontaine des Mers, consisting of a naiad holding a fish.
Dates
- 1955
Creator
- Halicka, Alicia (Artist, Person)
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (2 prints (19 x 25 in))
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use. Please contact archivist@newschool.edu for appointment.
Use Restrictions
To publish images of material from this collection, permission must be obtained in writing from the New School Archives. Please contact: archivist@newschool.edu.
Biographical note
Alice (also spelled Alicia and Alicja) Halicka (1895-1975)--Polish painter, illustrator, set and costume designer--moved to France in 1912, marrying Polish artist Louis Marcoussis in 1913. While influenced by the Cubist and Surrealist art movements, Halicka continually experimented with new styles and subject matter, and, owing to a connection made through the artist Raoul Dufy, designed textiles, as well. In 1937, during a three year stay in New York, Halicka designed sets for the George Balanchine/Igor Stravinsky ballet, "Baiser de la Fée," and costumes for a Broadway musical. In 1946 Halicka published a memoir, "Hier, Souvenirs."
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The accession date and origin of this print are unknown. The print was found in the Kellen Design Archives in 2009 amongst a collection of prints by British artists from the 1960s and 1970s, as well as other formerly unidentified prints.
- Fine arts. (Subject) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Prints -- Technique (Subject) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Alice Halicka prints
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- July 22, 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin