This file contains letters and other documents relevant to the stay of the Finnish expressionist artist Ellen Thesleff (1869–1954) in Florence, Italy. She first came to Florence in 1894, where she met Craig in 1907. The pair continued to correspond regularly after her eventual return to Finland, making her letters to Craig an important source on her career and mobility.
Original source name : Edward Gordon Craig
English translation : Edward Gordon Craig
Creator : personal fonds
Document- type 1 : correspondence
Reference number : N/A
Language(s) : Italian, English
Geographical coverage : Italy
Time range : 19thc.
Year(s) : c. 1900-1950
Theme 1 : experience of migration
Theme 2 : art and culture
Link to the item in the catalogue : https://www.vieusseux.it/archivio-contemporaneo/l-archivio-contemporaneo.html
Publication(s) : Hanna-Reetta Schreck, Minä maalaan kuin jumala: Ellen Thesleffin elämä ja taide (Teos, 2017).
English translation : Edward Gordon Craig
Creator : personal fonds
Document- type 1 : correspondence
Reference number : N/A
Language(s) : Italian, English
Geographical coverage : Italy
Time range : 19thc.
Year(s) : c. 1900-1950
Theme 1 : experience of migration
Theme 2 : art and culture
Link to the item in the catalogue : https://www.vieusseux.it/archivio-contemporaneo/l-archivio-contemporaneo.html
Publication(s) : Hanna-Reetta Schreck, Minä maalaan kuin jumala: Ellen Thesleffin elämä ja taide (Teos, 2017).
Archive name : Gabinetto scientifico letterario G.P. Vieusseux, L'archivio contemporaneo
Archive name (English) : Scientific Literary Collection of G.P. Viesseux, Contemporary Archive
Archive address : Via Maggio 42, 50125 Florence, Italy
City : Florence
Country : Italy
Official website and institutional resources : https://www.vieusseux.it
Archive name (English) : Scientific Literary Collection of G.P. Viesseux, Contemporary Archive
Archive address : Via Maggio 42, 50125 Florence, Italy
City : Florence
Country : Italy
Official website and institutional resources : https://www.vieusseux.it