Jack Lenor Larsen letter to Francis Sumner Merritt
Object Details
- Creator
- Larsen, Jack Lenor, 1927-2020
- Merritt, Francis Sumner, 1913-2000
- Place of publication, production, or execution
- Other
- Physical Description
- Letter : 1 p. : signed ; 28 x 22 cm.
- Summary
- A letter from Larsen to Merritt which encouraged him to go to Aspen, Colo. and consult with General William Martin and his wife who were constructing a school of arts, particularly a course in basketry.
- Citation
- Jack Lenor Larsen. Jack Lenor Larsen letter to Francis Sumner Merritt, 1972 Oct. 26. Francis Sumner Merritt papers, circa 1930-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Use Note
- Current copyright status is undetermined
- Location Note
- Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
- 1972 Oct. 26
- Record number
- (DSI-AAA)181
- Type
- Correspondence
- Place
- Aspen, Colo.
- See more items in
- Francis Sumner Merritt papers, circa 1930-1980
- Archives of American Art
- Topic
- Arts administrators
- Arts and crafts
- Basket makers
- Basketry
- Decorative arts
- Record ID
- AAADCD_item_181
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
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