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Creator:
Yater, George, 1910-1993  Search this
Names:
Provincetown Art Association  Search this
Extent:
0.9 Linear feet ((113 items))
1 Linear foot (Addition)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Date:
1929-1992
Scope and Contents:
Letters; printed material, primarily exhibition catalogs, clippings pertaining to Yater's work and family, and illustrations by Yater in Ford Times and Lincoln-Mercury Times; a photograph, 1947, of the W.H.W. Bicknell exhibition installation at the Provincetown Art Association; and 2 scrapbooks of clippings.
ADDITION: Correspondence; photographs of Yater; 54 photographs by Yater of Provincetown artists, including Edwin Dickinson, Hans Hofmann, Blanche Lazell and others; exhibition catalogs and announcements; price lists and lists of work; membership cards; illustrations by Yater; and articles about him.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter, illustrator; Truro and Provincetown, Mass.; d. 1993.
Provenance:
Donated 1975 and 1992 by George D. Yater, and in 1993 by Shirley Yater, his widow. Additions are expected.
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:
Illustrators -- Massachusetts  Search this
Painters -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Artists -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown -- Photographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Scrapbooks
Identifier:
AAA.yategeor
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9902ed7f3-22a7-440a-ae3d-5515debd9576
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-yategeor