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Archives of American Art
Mark Tobey letters to Helen Freeman Corle
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.tobemark
- Creators:
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Tobey, Mark
- Dates:
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[ca. 1935-1945]
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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4 Items
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Four letters from Mark Tobey to Helen Freeman Corle, relating to one of his paintings.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Tobey was a painter; Seattle, Wash. Corle was at one time a New York City stage actress and wife of novelist, Edwin Corle. McCandless sold the painting to the University of Arizona Museum, Tucson.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 2000 by Duncan McCandless, inherited them from his mother, Ruth Stout McCandless. Ruth McCandless was a friend of Corle's in Pasadena, and received the letters directly from Corle. According to McCandless, Corle left his mother a painting purported to be "The Tobey" painting and, in fact, Tobey actually did sign it through Ernst Beyeler, in Basle, Switzerland, whose gallery represented Tobey. [McCandless sold the painting to the University of Arizona Museum, Tucson.]
Using the Collection
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Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Corle, Helen Freeman | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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