William Kienbusch letters to Francis and Sydney Hamabe

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William Kienbusch letters to Francis and Sydney Hamabe

1958-1977

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The William Kienbusch letters to Francis and Sydney Hamabe measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1958 to 1977. Found in this collection are 93 letters and postcards in which Kienbusch discusses his work as a landscape painter and art instructor in New York and Maine, family business, activities with the Hamabes, their mutual friends, and other artists. Included as letter attachments are newspaper clippings and three catalogs for Kienbusch exhibitions at Kraushaar Gallery from 1959, 1969, and 1975.

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Hamabe, Sydney, 1918-

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Hamabe, Francis, 1917-

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Kienbusch, William, 1914-1980

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William Kienbusch (1914-1980) was a painter in New York, N.Y. and Maine. From the description of William Kienbusch letters to Francis and Sydney Hamabe, 1958-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81787101 William Kienbusch (1914-1980) was a painter and art instructor in New York, NY, and Cranberry Island, Maine. Kienbusch befriended Rockport, Maine artist Francis Hamabe (1917-2002) and his wife Sydney (1917-1978). Hamabe was the co-founder of the Maine Coast Artists Associati...

Kraushaar Galleries

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Art gallery; New York, N.Y; Established 1885 by Charles W. Kraushaar as the Kraushaar Galleries as a small store on Broadway near 31st Street. Charles and brother John F. Kraushaar moved the Galleries in 1901 to 260 Fifth Ave. and began adding more modern French and American painters. They became interested in "The Eight" group of American realists. George Luks, a member of "The Eight" was probably the first major Amerian artist represented at Kraushaar, and in 1917 John Sloan was invited to hol...