Jack Lenor Larsen letter to Francis Sumner Merritt

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Object Details

Creator

Larsen, Jack Lenor, 1927-2020

Merritt, Francis Sumner, 1913-2000

Place of publication, production, or execution

Other

Physical Description

Letter : 1 p. : signed ; 28 x 22 cm.

Summary

A letter from Larsen to Merritt which encouraged him to go to Aspen, Colo. and consult with General William Martin and his wife who were constructing a school of arts, particularly a course in basketry.

Citation

Jack Lenor Larsen. Jack Lenor Larsen letter to Francis Sumner Merritt, 1972 Oct. 26. 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 Oct. 26

Record number

(DSI-AAA)181

Type

Correspondence

Place

Aspen, Colo.

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Francis Sumner Merritt papers, circa 1930-1980

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Arts administrators

Arts and crafts

Basket makers

Basketry

Decorative arts

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_181