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Alice Graeme Korff

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Alice Graeme Korff (1904–1975) was an American art critic, trustee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and administrator for the Public Works of Art Project.[1] Between 1936 and 1939, Korff worked at The Washington Post as an art critic.[2] Her papers are held at the Archives of American Art.[3][4]

Korff married Finnish-born American physicist Serge Alexander Korff in February 1937,[5] though the couple divorced.[6] They had two children.[2]

Korff died of cancer on March 13, 1975.[2]

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  1. ^ "Alice G. Korff, 71, Trustee of Corcoran". The Washington Post. March 16, 1975. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Alice Graeme Korff Dies; Art Critic, Corcorcan Aide". The New York Times. March 16, 1975. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "Alice Graeme Korff papers". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "Alice Graeme Korff papers, [ca.1938]-1941". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  5. ^ "ALICE GRAEME BRIDE IN GEORGETOWN HOME; She Is Married to Baron Serge Alexander Korff, Grandson of Admiral van Reypen". The New York Times. February 28, 1937. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  6. ^ "Serge Korff, 83, Cosmic Ray Physicist Dies". The Washington Post. December 2, 1989. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
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