Archives of American Art

Ron Meyers papers relating to Frans Wildenhain

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.meyeron
Creators:
Meyers, Ron (Ronald), 1934-
Dates:
[ca. 1967-1979]
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
35 Items
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
28 letters (one written on an exhibition announcement) and 5 postcards to Meyers from Wildenhain, sent from Wildenhain's home in Pittsford, N.Y. and while traveling in Florida, Mexico, and Europe. The letters describe his travels and daily activities.
Scope and Contents
Also included are an exhibition catalogue dated 1977/1978 and a brief article with photographs of Wildenhain and his mural "Allegory of a Landscape."

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Meyers and Wildenhain were both ceramists, Meyers in Athens, Ga., and Wildenhain in Rochester, N.Y.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3591 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals were returned to lender, Ron Meyers, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1985 by Ron Meyers.

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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Decorative arts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ceramicists -- New York -- Rochester Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ceramicists -- Georgia -- Atlanta Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wildenhain, Frans, 1905-1980 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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