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Archives of American Art
Reynold Weidenaar letters
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.weidreyn
- Creators:
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Weidenaar, Reynold H. (Reynold Henry), 1915-1985
- Dates:
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1940-1944 and 1962
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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47 Items
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Thirty eight letters, postcards and notes, 1940-1941, from etcher Bertha Jacques to etcher Reynold Weidenaar. Jacques offers advice to Weidenaar about the etching process. Also included are eight letters and postcards and a note, 1940-1944, from etcher James Swann to Weidenaar, and an open call to artists, including Weidenaar, 1962, from Sid Hammer at the Artists' Letter Fund in New York about the disarmament of weapons. Weidenaar's response is attached.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Reynold Weidenaar (1915-1985) was an etcher in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated in 2020 by James Straub who purchased the letters from Hefner Gallery, Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1992.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| Etchers -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Jacques, Bertha | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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