Edwin Austin Abbey letters and photographs of his work, 1906-1907, n.d.

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Edwin Austin Abbey letters and photographs of his work, 1906-1907, n.d.

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The collection contains three letters, a portrait of Abbey clipped from a magazine, a charcoal study for the central figure in the mural "Apotheosis of Pennsylvania" in the State Capitol Building, Harrisburg, Pa., and two photographs of his work from the Gallery of Fine Arts, Yale University. On 16 Feb. 1906, Abbey writes to Miss Kimball about his art and associating the six Greek goddesses with the grail story; he writes to Warren, 15 May 1906, declining an invitation because they are attending the opera at Covent Garden and a couple of dinners; he writes to Sterling MacKinley, 2 December [no year] regretting he cannot accept an article from MacKinley's friend for a magazine.

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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MacKinley, Sterling,

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Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911

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E. A. Abbey was a painter. Born in Philadelphia, he was self-taught and initially employed in a wood engraver's shop. In 1872, Abbey began working as an illustrator for Harper's. He also painted murals, including those for the Boston Public Library and Pennsylvania Capitol. From the description of Letter, 1874 November 26 : to L. Prang. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 84665753 Abbey was an American artist and illustrator who moved to England in 1878 and remained th...