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The Drawings of Abbott Thayer/ Elizabeth Robins Pennell letter

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Creator:
Pennell, Elizabeth Robins, 1855-1936  Search this
Names:
Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921  Search this
Extent:
2 Items
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
[ca. 1921]
Scope and Contents:
A 9 p. handwritten draft of an article by Elizabeth Robins Pennell, "The Drawings of Abbott Thayer"; a letter from Pennell to Mr. Woodward commenting on the December 26, 1921 article in the Christian Science Monitor.
Biographical / Historical:
Writer; b. 1855; d. 1936. Elizabeth Robins Pennell was a writer and critic in New York, N.Y. and the wife of etcher and illustrator Joseph Pennell.
Provenance:
Donated 2005 by David Dufour, an art dealer who aquired the documents with a group of artist's letters and signatures from a dealer. Original provenance unknown.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Painters -- New Hampshire  Search this
Topic:
Women authors  Search this
Women art critics  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.penneliz2
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw99cee2735-ad65-4dbe-b943-95e7b94e748c
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-penneliz2