Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.amespoll
- Creators:
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- Dates:
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1945
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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1 Item
(35 p.); 12 sheets with drawings
- Repository:
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Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
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).
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, illustrator.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel D22 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1959 by Polly Scribner Ames.
Bibliography
Bibliography
- Scribner Ames, Richard Sprague, ed., Marsden Hartley in Maine (through the Eyes of Katie Young of Corea, Maine) (Orono, Maine: University of Maine Press, 1972)
Using the Collection
Medium
Pencil and watercolor drawing on paper sewn to paper backing 13 x 21 cm. or smaller on sheet 22.7 x 30.5 cm.
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
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