Hiram Williams Papers 1917-1966

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Hiram Williams Papers 1917-1966

Papers of the American painter and educator. Collection includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, original book illustrations and a painting of his parents, reproductions of Williams' artwork, financial and legal material, lists of paintings, photographs of Williams and his family, and printed material. Correspondents include Luis Eades, Hobson Pittman, and art galleries and museums.

2 linear ft.

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6363014

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Eades, Luis.

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Williams, Hiram

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Hiram Williams (1917-2003) was an American painter and art educator, known for his abstract figures and portrait work. From the guide to the Hiram Williams Papers, 1917-1966, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) "Art is an invention for bringing life within an emotional grasp. This is the function of all the arts and is also the function of painting." (1) "A painting uses form to give expression to experiences that yi...

Pittman, Hobson, 1900-

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Hobson Pittman was an artist represented at the Weyhe Gallery. From the description of Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1940. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155902732 ...