Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1925-1943, n.d.

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Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1925-1943, n.d.

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Arnold Rönnebeck was a European sculptor and printamker, transplanted to the United State. His work was represented at the Weyhe Gallery. His frequent and friendly letters to Carl Zigrosser document his careeer. Letters from Taos describe his life with Mabel Dodge Luhan, Antonio Luhan, Andrew Dasburg and D. H. Lawrence; and his interest in native art. Rönnebeck also arranged for shipments of colonial and native art from the Southwest to the Weyhe Gallery. In 1926, Rn̈nebeck moved to Denver, Colorado, and was associated with the Denver Art Museum and art school there. Letters describe his work at the Museum, the politics of the local art scene, sales and commissions. Included are clippings of Rönnebeck's column for The Rocky Mountain News. Later letters mention Rönnebeck's work for the American Artists Group and the work of his wife, artist Louise Emerson Rönnebeck.

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