The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
Letters assembled from various sources written by Charles Sheeler. Included are four letters and a postcard to Dr. Helen W. Boignon, a collector and owner of a Sheeler painting; four, 1957-58, to George M. Craven, a graduate student in art history; and ten, 1939-1957 and undated, to the poet William Carlos Williams, a friend of Sheeler.
In the letters to Boignon, Sheeler thanks her for praising his work, and briefly describes projects he's working on, such as the commission for General Motors with the architect Eero Saarinen. He writes Craven in response to a research paper on photography in the 1930s (also included) which Craven had sent earlier, and regarding his exhibitions. In the more lengthy letters to Williams, he discusses poetry, his work, and activities, mentioning in one his stay in Maine at John Marin's house where Herbert Seligmann was a neighbor.
Citation:
Charles Sheeler letter collection, 1939-1958. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel NY59-5 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to lenders, Boignon, Craven, and Williams, after microfilming.
