Archives of American Art

Mark Tobey letters to Helen Freeman Corle

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.tobemark
Creators:
Tobey, Mark
Dates:
[ca. 1935-1945]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
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

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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Corle, Helen Freeman Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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