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Creator:
Getz, Arthur  Search this
Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967  Search this
Extent:
1 Item
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1961 Mar. 19
Scope and Contents:
A letter from Charles Burchfield to New Yorker cover illustrator Arthur Getz, March 19, 1961, thanking Getz for his remarks on Burchfield's recent show, commenting on Getz's St. Patrick's Day cover for the New Yorker magazine, and including 6 pages of instructions on his mounting method.
Biographical / Historical:
Arthur Getz (1913-1996) was an artist and illustrator best known for his 50 year career as a cover illustrator for the New Yorker magazine. Charles Burchfield (1893-1967) was a watercolorist and painter; West Seneca, New York.
Provenance:
Donated 1975 by Arthur Getz via Charles B. Ferguson of the New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, Conn.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm.
Occupation:
Watercolorists -- New York (State) -- West Seneca  Search this
Topic:
Watercolor painting -- New York (State)  Search this
Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.burccagl
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96a336fc9-96c5-42f7-8a3e-a1bf05f02221
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-burccagl