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Summary:
Pribble initially requests a recommendation from Geske for a Huntington Hartford Foundation fellowship, to which Geske responds favorably, though requiring additional information. In the final letter Pribble relates that he has rethought the entire matter because of the antipathy recently expressed by Huntington Hartford towards modern artists.
Citation:
Norman A. Geske correspondence with Easton Pribble, 1955. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reels 3482-3483 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Norman Albert Geske (1915- ) was a museum director and educator. Easton Pribble is a painter, and art instructor.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1963 by Norman Albert Geske.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
