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AI-0010 – Article, The Vassili Sawitzky Story
Record Summary
Evidence Category:
Published Source
Record Type:
Article
Date:
25 November 2023
Individuals Mentioned:
Susan Jacob Clay, James Brown Clay, Senator Henry Clay, Vassili Sawitzky
Repository:
CFS Digital Archives
Archive Reference:
CFS Shared Drive/04_Archive_Items/01_Documentary_Records/
Summary
The story of Vassili Sawitzky and his marriages to art and Susan Jacob Clay (great granddaughter of Senator Henry Clay, granddaughter of James Brown Clay and daughter of Lt. Col. Charles Donald Clay).
Clay Line: John Clay 1613
Record Transcript
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Source Citation
Ned Boyajian, The Art World Was Never the Same: the Vassili Sawitzky Story, 25 November 2023; 19 pages; CFS Digital Archives, CFS Archive ID AI-0010.
Historical Context
Sawitzky’s personal life, including his marriage to Susan Jacob Clay, great granddaughter of the Henry Clay family line, and the intellectual partnership they formed.
Research Notes
Published in the Clay Family Society Newsletter Pieces of Clay, Q4 2023 issue.