The Discoveries section provides insights into the WPI researchers’ short and long-term research projects. Our blog posts make the most of the WPI Archive, presenting forgotten details and lesser-known aspects of the works and legacies of the artists studied by the WPI.
Discoveries
The Henry Certigny Papers: a peek into the work and life of an art expert
Posted on August 30, 2021
I began working on the Henry Certigny Papers in April 2019 to prepare the collection for digitization. These archives, which document the life and work of the Belgian poet, writer, and art historian best known for his research on French artist Henri “Le Douanier” Rousseau, consisted of eighty archival boxes of stacked papers with almost no apparent classification.As I opened every box to examine the broad assortment of materials, the […]
