Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Variant namesCraft and art school; Deer Isle, Me.
From the description of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts records, 1950-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122389617
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, located in Deer Isle, Maine, was founded in 1950 by a group of craft artists in Belfast, Maine. The school gained financial support from Mary Beasom Bishop, a resident of Flint, Michigan who had a summer home in the area. Francis S. Merritt was its first director; his wife Priscilla Merritt was also actively involved in its administration. The school offers studio-based workshops in such things as clay, glass, metals, paper, woodworking, etc.
From the description of Records, 1950-2005. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 556187489
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Haystack Mountain School of Crafts records | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Richards, Mary Caroline. [Poetry readings at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts] [sound recording] 1963 September 8 and 13. | Getty Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Oliver, Elizabeth, 1940-2000. Elizabeth Oliver papers, 1972-2000. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Records, 1950-2005. | Raymond H. Fogler Library | |
| referencedIn | Richards, Mary Caroline. [Centering in poetry, pottery and the person] [sound recording] [1960-1969]. | Getty Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Francis Sumner Merritt papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Mary Caroline Richards papers, 1928-1994 | Getty Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | William J. and Jane Brown papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Letterio Calapai papers | Archives of American Art |
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with William J. Brown and Jane Brown | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Cynthia Schira | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Arline M. Fisch | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Harvey K. Littleton | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Carol Eckert | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Francis Sumner Merritt | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with J. Fred Woell | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Cynthia Bringle | Archives of American Art |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Bishop, Mary B., 1885-1972. | person |
| associatedWith | Bringle, Cynthia, 1939- | person |
| associatedWith | Brown, William J. (William Joseph), 1923-1992. | person |
| associatedWith | Calapai, Letterio, 1902-1993. | person |
| associatedWith | Eckert, Carol, | person |
| associatedWith | Fisch, Arline M. | person |
| associatedWith | Letterio Calapai | person |
| associatedWith | Littleton, Harvey K. | person |
| associatedWith | Merritt, Francis Sumner, 1913-2000. | person |
| associatedWith | Merritt, Priscilla. | person |
| associatedWith | Oliver, Elizabeth, 1940-2000. | person |
| associatedWith | Richards, Mary Caroline | person |
| associatedWith | Richards, Mary Caroline. | person |
| associatedWith | Schira, Cynthia, 1934- | person |
| associatedWith | Soleri, Paolo, 1919- | person |
| associatedWith | Woell, J. Fred, 1934- | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| United States | |||
| Deer Isle (Me.) | |||
| Maine--Deer Isle | |||
| Maine | |||
| Arcosanti (Ariz.) |
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| Artisans |
| Arts and crafts movement |
| Art schools |
| Decorative art |
| Handicraft |
| Handicraft |
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Active 1950
Active 2005
