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Daura, Pierre, 1896-1976

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1896 - 1976

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Louise Heron Blair Daura collection

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-M12
Abstract Louise Heron Blair Daura (Bryn Mawr College 1927) was married to the Catalan painter Pierre Daura. He joined the Spanish Republican Army in 1937, and Louise wrote a series of letters to her family about going to visit Pierre while he was on leave in Barcelona in 1938. These letters vividly describe the living conditions and damage done to the towns of Spain during the Spanish Civil War. The collection includes letters to Louise while she was at Bryn Mawr as well as letters written to her...
Dates: 1918 - 1927
Found in: Bryn Mawr College