Arthur W. and Alice Best scrapbook, circa 1918-1930.

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Arthur W. and Alice Best scrapbook, circa 1918-1930.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/302024326

A scrapbook owned by San Francisco Bay Area artists Arthur William and Alice Mary Leveque Best. Signed by numerous attendees of their gallery openings, including Mary Austin and Valenti Michael Angelo. Students, friends, and other artists wrote tributes, usually humorous, and included sketches. Also includes many newspaper clippings about art exhibits, sales of paintings, and travels of the artists.

1 volume.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7284452

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Austin, Mary, 1868-1934

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Mary Hunter Austin has variously been identified as a feminist, naturalist, mystic, author, and even "woman of genius." She was one of the leading literary figures of her time, the author of 27 books and more than 250 articles, stories, poems and other short pieces. In 1900, Mary Austin settled in Carmel and became one of the founders of the literary colony. In 1918, Austin traveled to New Mexico, hoping to continue on to Mexico to conduct research on folk traditions. In New Mexico she was contr...

Best, Alice Mary Leveque, 1870-1926

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Best, Arthur William, 1859-1935

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Arthur William Best (1859-1935) was born in Mount Pleasant, Canada. In 1895, he moved to San Francisco where he and Alice Mary Leveque (1870-1926; born in Stockton, California) were married. From 1897 to 1920, they ran the Best School of Art at 1625 California Street. From the description of Arthur W. and Alice Best scrapbook, circa 1918-1930. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 302024326 ...

Angelo, Valenti, 1897-1982

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Italian-born, American illustrator and author of children's books. From the description of The long Christmas : production material, [1941?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680448 From the description of Look out yonder ; production material, [1943?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62405863 From the description of The bells of Bleecker Street : production material, [1949?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneap...