Robert Blum letters to Alexander Drake

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Robert Blum letters to Alexander Drake

1879-1890

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Eight letters from Robert Frederick Blum to Alexander Drake concerning Blum's travels in Venice, Madrid, Tokyo, and Alexandria, Virginia. Blum describes his surroundings and briefly mentions his art work, such as in a letter introducing "Mr. Hodges, a gentleman from St. Louis" for whom he plans to illustrate an article on Venetian life. Some of the letters have small illustrations.

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Drake, Alexander W. (Alexander Wilson), 1843-1916

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Blum was a painter, illustrator, and muralist in New York City. He worked for SCRIBNER'S in 1879, and in 1890 he traveled to Japan. Alexander Drake was a wood engraver, art editor, and patron in New York City. From 1881-1912, he was director of the Art Department and art editor of CENTURY magazine. From the description of Robert Blum letters to Alexander Drake, 1879-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557046 ...

Blum, Robert Frederick, 1857-1903

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Painter, illustrator, muralist; New York, N.Y. From the description of Robert Blum illustrated letters, [between 1875 and 1900?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122594925 Robert Frederick Blum was an American artist born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was employed for a time in a lithographic shop, and studied at the McMicken Art School of Design in Cincinnati, and at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, but he was practically self-taught, and early showed great a...