M. C. Richards, Union Dale, PA letter to Francis Sumner Merritt

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Object Details

Creator

Richards, M. C., 1916-1999

Merritt, Francis Sumner, 1913-2000

Subject

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

Place of publication, production, or execution

Other

Physical Description

Letter : 2 p. : typescript ; 42 x 30 cm.

Summary

In this letter to Merritt, the founding director of Haystack, Richards introduced the idea of combining the literary and visual arts in a calligraphy course: "Writing as a Handcraft, or Arts of the Scribe."

Citation

M. C. Richards. M. C. Richards, Union Dale, PA letter to Francis Sumner Merritt, 1972 July 5. Francis Sumner Merritt papers, circa 1930-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

1972 July 5

Record number

(DSI-AAA)180

Type

Correspondence

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Francis Sumner Merritt papers, circa 1930-1980

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Art schools

Arts administrators

Arts and crafts

Calligraphy

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_180