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Glen Lukens letters to Roy Walker, circa 1930-1945

Catalog Data

Creator:
Walker, Roy, 1910-2006  Search this
Lukens, Glen, 1887-1967  Search this
Subject:
Lukens, Glen  Search this
University of Southern California  Search this
Place:
Haiti -- description and travel
Mexico -- description and travel
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Summary:
Glen Luken letters to Roy Walker measure 0.4 linear feet and date from circa 1930- 1945. Included are approximately 150 letters from ceramic artist Glen Lukens to Roy Walker. The letters were written during the time that Lukens became head of the art department at University of Southern California in 1936. They also document Lukens' travels to Mexico and to Haiti, where he established a ceramics center, and his ideas on teaching, materials, exhibitions, sales, race relations, and other topics.
Citation:
Glen Lukens letters to Roy Walker, circa 1930-1945. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Biography Note:
Roy Walker (1910-2006) was a ceramic artist in California and a student of Glen Lukens.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated in 2016 and 2020 by Diane Gunter, Roy Walker's niece.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Ceramics -- Study and teaching  Search this
Theme:
Art Collectors  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)17371
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)381364
AAA_collcode_walkroy
Theme:
Art Collectors
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_381364