The Lois Dailey Orswell letters from Curt Valentin and Richard Stankiewicz date from 1945 to 1959 and consist of 28 letters. There are six letters from Richard Stankiewicz, regarding his sculpture, his studio, working on drawings, and planning a dinner with Orswell; and 22 letters and postcards from Curt Valentin, written from Europe and New York City, regarding buying trips and suggesting purchases.
Scope and Contents:
The Lois Dailey Orswell letters from Curt Valentin and Richard Stankiewicz date from 1945 to 1959 and consist of 28 letters. There are six letters from Richard Stankiewicz, regarding his sculpture, his studio, working on drawings, and planning a dinner with Orswell; and 22 letters and postcards from Curt Valentin, written from Europe and New York City, regarding buying trips and suggesting purchases.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection, the papers are arranged as one series.
Series 1: Lois Dailey Orswell letters from Curt Valentin and Richard Stankiewicz, 1945-1959 (Folder 1; 28 items)
Biographical / Historical:
Lois Dailey Orswell (1904-1998) was an art collector from Narragansett, R.I.
Provenance:
Lois Dailey Orswell letters from Curt Valentin and Richard Stankiewicz were donated to the Archives of American art in 1973 by Wolfgang Freitag Bafflin of the Fine Arts Library of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, who acted as liason between Orswell and the Archives of American Art.
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