Letters, [1903] May 10 and n.d.

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Letters, [1903] May 10 and n.d.

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The letter dated May 10 expresses Avery's interest in membership in the Society of American Authors, and has notes in two other hands about his election. The undated letter, to an unidentified bookseller, mentions Scott landscape illustrations.

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Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904

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American artist, connoisseur, and art dealer, born Mar. 17, 1822 in New York City; died there on Aug. 11, 1904. Avery began his career as an engraver on copper and wood, then established himself as an art dealer in 1865, making annual purchasing trips to Europe each year between 1871 and 1882. He personally knew many American and European artists, whose works he bought, sold and publicized. Avery's connoisseurship was responsible for the formation of numerous private art collections in New York,...

Society of American Authors

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