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Creator:
Fesler, Caroline, d. 1961  Search this
Names:
John Herron Art Institute  Search this
O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986  Search this
Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946  Search this
Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946  Search this
Extent:
1 Reel (51 items (on 1 microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Reels
Date:
1939-1956
Scope and Contents:
23 letters from Booth Tarkington, mostly regarding purchases for the Herron Museum of Art; 10 letters from Georgia O'Keeffe, primarily about her own activities as an artist and with frequent suggestions about purchases for the museum; and two letters from Alfred Stieglitz. Other correspondents include Paul Byk and sculptor Robert Davidson.
In addition, there are lists of Fesler's gifts to the museum, 1943-1946; an O'Keeffe catalogue, 1943; and a few clippings.
Biographical / Historical:
Art administrator (Indianapolis, Ind.). President of the Indianapolis Art Association and the Herron Museum of Art, renamed Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1969.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1974 by Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Identifier:
AAA.feslcaro
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91e014c29-b182-4b47-ab18-3f2b0fc362a5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-feslcaro