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Summary:
Typed manuscript "Marsden Hartley in Maine (through the eyes of Katie Young of Corea, Maine)." 12 drawings, 8 in pencil and 4 in watercolor, illustrate the manuscript. The drawings mostly illustrate the house and town in Maine where Hartley spent the last years of his life. 11 drawings are titled and one is signed: Scribner Ames. Archives also owns a copy of the published work, inscribed by Ames to former curator Garnett McCoy (not microfilmed).
Citation:
Marsden Hartley in Maine ; illustrated manuscript, 1945. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel D22 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Painter, illustrator.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1959 by Polly Scribner Ames.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
