Archives of American Art

Stanton Macdonald-Wright letters to Alan and Fanny Leslie

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.macdstan2
Creators:
Macdonald-Wright, Stanton, 1890-1973
Dates:
1968-1976
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
17 Items
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Letters documenting Macdonald-Wright's travels with his wife Jean to Italy, Japan, Hawaii, and London. He discusses his activities, comments on people and places visited, his love of nature and art, his purchase of "two old Russells" [Morgan Russell] in Ipswitch, England, and buying a home in Hawaii.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Macdonald-Wright was a painter. The Leslies are art collectors in Palm Springs, Calif. They collected Macdonald-Wright's paintings and were close friends of the Macdonald-Wrights during the last seven years of the artists' life.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1994 by Alan and Fanny Leslie.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Keywords

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Art -- Collectors and collecting Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Russell, Morgan, 1886-1953 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Macdonald-Wright, Stanton, 1890-1973 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Leslie, Alan Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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