Helen J. Dow Collection of Alex Colville Papers. 1942-1987.

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Helen J. Dow Collection of Alex Colville Papers. 1942-1987.

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This collection consists primarily of a long sequence of letters from Alex Colville to Helen Dow, many of which contain detailed comments on individual paintings as well as on his aesthetic and philosophical views. In addition, there is correspondence from Colville's wife, Rhoda, thanking Dow for small gifts, and from his daughter, Ann, who worked at Fischer Fine Art Ltd., in London, England, the firm handling Colville's English sales. There is also a copy of Colville's B.A. thesis.

1 box.

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7068493

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

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Dow, Helen J.

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Helen Dow is a Professor of Fine Arts at Guelph University. She has published articles and a major book on Alex Colville (The Art of Alex Colville. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1972). She was a colleague of Colville's at Mount Allison University and has corresponded with him from 1963 to the present. She has also purchased many of his paintings and drawings. From the description of Helen J. Dow Collection of Alex Colville Papers. 1942-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 225720615 ...

Colville, Alex, 1920-2013

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