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Archives of American Art
Chet Harmon La More papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lamochet
- Creators:
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La More, Chet Harmon, 1908-1980Carlebach GalleryCarlin GalleryOscar Krasner GalleryNational Serigraph SocietyPerls GalleriesFederal Art Project (U.S.)
- Dates:
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1933-1973
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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188 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Perls Galleries, the National Serigraph Society, Carlebach Gallery, Oscar Krasner Gallery, and the Carlin Gallery; correspondence with the WPA concerning the sale and showing of his work; 2 scrapbooks containing catalogs and brochures, lists of group shows, clippings and photos; a letter from Max Weber, who writes about his own lithographs and his intentions to give them to Frank Schapiro.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, graphic artist, teacher; Born in Dane County, Wis. Studied at the Colt School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin, and Columbia. He taught at the Albright Art School, Buffalo, N.Y., the University of Buffalo and the University of Michigan.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm roll 819 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to Chet Harmon La More after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1974 by Chet Harmon La More.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
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Weber, Max, 1881-1961 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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