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A.L.S., Nov 25, 1859 and it reads, “ I have you the …that you may “see the man in the face” for of anything can add to the …. of doing good it is the knowledge of its having gratefully …. Let me hear from you thus I may know where you are and I may take a walk I have …” A.L.S., July 7, 1859 and it reads, “I will go down to … with you….evening next week when I have…. Why you … not have … to your last”. Each signed, “ Alfred Crowquill.”
CROWQUILL, ALFRED HENRY FORRESTER . (1804–1872) Author, illustrator and artist, who was also known under the pseudonym of Alfred Croqwill.
2 A.L.S., each 8vo, n.p., July 7, 1858; Nov 25, 1859.
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1. 2pp A.L.S., on one folded 8vo sheet, n.p., n.d and reads, “My Dear… Your kind letter with its pleasant words of sympathy was received…”. 2. A.L.S. on one page stationery, Jan 30, 1913, NY, NY. It reads, “ My Dear… I reply to your letter of Jan 28, I regret to say that I have no letter, or document, any of the Presidents of The Academy of Design you mention….” 3. A.L.S. NY., NY., April 30, 1893, and reads, “I reply to your request of April 5th, I regret to say I have no photo of myself, nor are there any published in the market…” Each signed, “Sam Colman”.
COLMAN, SAMUEL. (1832–1920) American painter, interior designer, and writer, probably best remembered for his paintings of the Hudson River.
3 A.L.S., 8vo, NY., NY., April 30, 1893, NY, NY; Jan 30, 1913.
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KETCHAM, HANK (1921-2001). Originator of the comic series Dennis the Menace.
4to original Drawing Signed, n.p., December 3, 1992.
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KENT, ROCKWELL. (1882-1971). An American artist born in New York. He did his first significant work at Monhegan Island, Maine.
A Northern Christmas
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A.L.S., reads, “Attached list of magazines and books in which Eggeling was reproduced…The upper drawing is the one…damaged. The 3 lower ones belong to another work by him. The little red lines left and right indicate the torn paper while was supposed to be repaired….” He writes along the edges of the second side and signs, “H. Richter.” The document begins, “The drawing was reproduced in….” and his list includes place and date. “It might be in a dozen others but I don’t remember anymore….” He continues, “Other work by Eggeling were reproduced in magazines [sic]….” And he makes another list.
RICHTER, HANS . (1888–1976) German painter, graphic artist, avant-gardie artist, experimented with film. While living in New York, Richter directed 2 feature films, Dreams That Money Can Buy and 8 x 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements. Richter was also the author of a first-hand account of the Dada movement titled Dada: Art and Anti-Art, which also included his reflections on the emerging Neo-Dada artworks.
A.L.S., 2pp on one 8vo sheet of “The City College of New York, The Institute of Film Techniques, Office of The Supervisor Stationery,” NY., NY, March 4, 1951, stapled to a Holograph Document Unsigned, 2pp on 4to stationery of The City College,
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The letter written with black pen. Cappiello writes about his trip with his wife to Morrocco, Venice.
CAPPIELLO, LEONETTO. (1875-1942) Italian poster art designer who lived in Paris. He is now often called “the father of modern advertising” because of his innovation in poster design.
A.L.S., 4pp folded on 8vo sheet, French, n.p., n.d.
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The brief letter reads, “Dear Mr. …. Can you come on Monday next 11th? I will then have the paint all ready and all floors cleaned”. Signed, “Stephen Parrish”.
PARRISH, STEPHEN. (1846-1938) American painter. Father of Maxfield Parrish, was one of the most highly praised American etchers in the 1880s and, a century later, has been rediscovered.
A.L.S., 4to, Cornish N.H., Oct 7, 1897.
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HOMER, WINSLOW. (1836-1910). American realist painter and lithographer.
A.L.S., 4to, Hotel Westminster stationery, with reproduced image, New York, December 2, 1904.
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The letter written to an author, for whom Stanton would like to draw some illustrations before the book goes to be published. In the letter he asks to agree with the meeting and discuss all in the details. Signed, “ Blair Hughes Stanton”.
STANTON, BLAIR HUGHES. (1902-1981) English painter. He turned to art only after he had been rejected for the Navy, and studied at the Byam Shaw Art School, London before going onto the Royal College of Art and later the Leon Underwood School of Painting and Sculpture, both in London.
A.L.S., 4to, London, November 11, n.y.
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The letter reads, “ Dear Mr… your letter was forwarded to me, evidently in a most roundabout way. I am afraid I can’t give you any continuity on the fight to get Siqueiros out of prison. The last I heard was a drive to get the Times ad published in a Mexico City paper. I gathered that enough signers gave permission for their names to be reused enough money was raised and that I was done. I don’t recall, however, who was active in this project. My friend Robert has been involved in the Siqueiros issue more recently than I. He may have more to tell you….” Signed, “Jack Levine”.
JACK, LEVINE. (b 1915) American Social Realist painter and printmaker best known for his satires on modern life, political corruption, and biblical narratives. Levine's work is featured in many public collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art.
A.L.S., 4to, n.p., Apr 30, 1963
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To Ann Traubel, close friend and wife of intellectual companion Horace Traubel (1858-1919). Horace turned out a biography on Walt Whitman, one of the transcendalist writers with whom Hartley was so enraptured. "Dear Anne Traubel, I am sending you with these the extra plate out of the El Greco book which we got . I have . lately arrived at the office . I reach here feeling so well and happy - you are health and joy to the tired body and peace to the soul - one grows and blooms in the presence of you - one feels like something big & beautiful when you are around - it is too soon to see the real meaning of this visit to Phila. But I know it is big ." Horace and Anne Traubel's daughter, Gertrude, was a contralto singer in Philadelphia who edited her father's work posthumously. " - and I know it would be because I have waited so long, so fine a 'hearsay' for so long . I shall be writing you from the wilds . and it will be good to hear you speak soft . God bless you. God bless Gertrude." Signed, Marsden Hartley."
HARTLEY, MARSDEN. (1877-1943). American painter, critic, and poet. Known for involvement with the Stieglitz circle, and his homosexual symbolism.
A.L.S., 4to, n.p., n.d.
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The letter sent to W. Dominion College, Department of English, Norfolk, VA and it reads, “Dear Sir, thank you for your letter on Nov 25 on your words of praise. Yes, the picture is available. I shall send you a copy of the reproduction in color along with this letter…” Signed, “Adolph Dehn”.
DEHN, ADOLPH. (1895-1968) One of the most notable lithographers of the 20th century. Throughout his artistic career, Dehn participated in and helped define some important movements in American art, including Regionalism, Social Realism, and caricature. He was known for both his technical skills and his high-spirited, droll depictions of human foibles.
A.L.S., 4to, Norfolk, VA, Dec 7,1964.
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A thank-you note to Mr. Church: "Thank you very much for the beautiful 'Memorial Volumes' and for remembering me with it ." Signed, "Childe Hassam."
HASSAM, CHILDE (FREDERICK). (1859-1935) American Impressionist painter. Hassam left high school without graduating, and ended up working for a wood engraver. He attended drawing classes at the Lowell Institute, a division of MIT, and was a member of the Boston Art Club. He began his artistic career as an illustrator and watercolorist.
A.L.S., 8vo, 27 West 17th St., NYC, Jan. 27, 1908
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The short greeting says, “ My Dear…With cherish and with cheering. A Happy New Year”. Signed, “ B.R. Hayden”.
HAYDEN, BENJAMIN ROBERT. (1786–1846) English historical painter and writer.
A.L.S., 8vo, n.p. 1842.
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MUCHA, ALPHONSE. (1860-1939) A Czech painter and decorative artist. Considered one of the greatest of the art-nouveau poster artists.
A.L.S., in Czech, 2pp 4to, Prague, May 7, 1935.
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MUCHA, ALPHONSE. (1860-1939) A Czech painter and decorative artist. Considered one of the greatest of the art-nouveau poster artists.
A.L.S., in Czech, on printed address card, 12mo, two pages on one card, Nymburg, June 4, 1934.
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Letter written on Hotel Bristol stationery in Sweden. Signed, “ Carl Milles”.
MILLES, CARL. (1875-1955) Swedish sculptor best known for his fountains.Carl Milles sculpted the Poseidon statue in Gothenburg, the Gustaf Vasa statue at the Nordiska museet, the Orfeus group outside the Stockholm Concert Hall and the Folke Filbyter sculpture in Linköping. The letter was featured on a stamp issued in 1975, commemorating the fact that he would have turned a hundred years old that year.
A.L.S., in French, 2pp on 8vo stationery, Sweden, Nov 28, 1948. Envelope of Hotel Bristol, stamped.
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75th Birthday Greeting, He has attractively penned the following birthday message in full : All hail to your four score years less five, and I wish I could help celebrate the great occasion by making a beautiful picture here, but i am leaving on a rip as soon as this is dry, and the powers that be have allowed so little time." Signed, "Maxfield Parrish." Exceptionally attractive.
PARISH, MAXFIELD. (1870 –1966) American painter and illustrator active in the first half of the twentieth century. He is known for his distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery.
A.L.S., on 4to sheet but written as 6 even lines in the center of the page, n.p., n.d.
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The letter reads, “…let you know I am not far from arriving in N.Y. Sunday morning – it feels so good to be close.. I shall want to get out of Phila …before a great while. – but not get maybe by Christmas I can get our for a few days. Write me if you can I feel like it and tell Horace if he come over and please let me know..I have the richest memory of Phila … A Christmas gift to myself of that was satisfied completely....” Signed, “ M H”.
HARTLEY, MARSDEN. (1877-1943) American Modernist painter, poet, and essayist of the early 20th century. Hartley was born in Lewiston, Maine, USA, where his English parents had settled. He began his art training at the Cleveland Institute of Art after the family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1892. He was born Edmund Hartley, but chose to take on his step-mother's maiden name, Marsden, as his first name.
A.L.S., on government postcard, NY.,NY. Nov 23, 1911.
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"Dear Ed -- Here are the Xeroxes of the stuff you picked out. Gare has numbered each piece, which could simplify the identification of the ones you want. The 'bonus check' sketch is not included. We are afraid it might rile the wrong people at Disney." Signed "In a hurry, Carl."
BARKS, CARL. (1901-2000). American cartoonist and creator of Scrooge McDuck for the Disney studios.
A.L.S., on yellow lined paper rubber stamped "Carl Barks' UNCLE SCROOGE McDUCK," 4to, n.p., Aug. 14, 1981.
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