Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1910-1960, n.d.

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Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1910-1960, n.d.

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Subjects covered in Julius J. Lankes' detailed letters include the progress of new work, prices, his printing technique, books and works of art purchased from the Weyhe Gallery, news of his home life, shipments of prints, sales, settling of accounts, ideas to generate sales, competitions and exhibitions Lankes' submitted work to, an autobiographical letter (Oct.8, 1935), his work at Wells College (1932-1939) and the exhibitions he brought there from Weyhe Gallery, his work as drafting for the Federal Government (1943-1950) and his discharge from that job, and the last years of his life. Along with the correspondence are clippings, photographs of the artist and a quantity of works of art. Included in the letters are references to Bolton Brown, R. M. Coates, Rockwell Kent, Charles Burchfield, John Taylor Arms, Robert Frost, Ruth Starr Rose, Wanda Gàg, George Bellows, and Sherwood Anderson.

512 items (643 leaves).

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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