Horace Pippin notebooks and letters

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Horace Pippin notebooks and letters

circa 1920, 1943

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The collection measures 0.2 linear feet and consists of three notebooks, notebook fragments, and two letters created by African American primitive painter Horace Pippin. The notebooks recount Pippin's World War I experiences, including his being wounded. One of the notebooks is illustrated.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6630665

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Carlen, Robert, 1906-1990

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Art dealer (Philadelphia, Pa.). From the description of Oral history interviews with Robert Carlen, 1985 June 28-1985 July 16 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83637036 Robert Carlen, b. 1906; d. 1990, Art dealer of Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Oral history interview with Robert Carlen, 1985 June 28-July 16 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646396882 Robert Carlen (1906-1990) was an art dealer from Philadelphi...

Pippin, Horace, 1888-1946

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Born in West Chester, Pa., in 1888 Pippin was a self-taught primitive painter. His fighting experiences in France during World War I greatly influenced his later paintings. During the war, he was wounded and lost the use of his right arm. When painting, he had to use his left hand to guide his right. He gained a national reputation as a "true American primitive" in the 1940s, when his bold narrative paintings of childhood memories, war experiences, heroes, African American genre scenes, and reli...