Letters, 1968 June 24-July 16.

ArchivalResource

Letters, 1968 June 24-July 16.

Two letters concerning his drawings for the 1968 edition of Mark Twain's War prayer. Includes a dust jacket from the book with a Groth illustration.

3 items.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7390462

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dg7gd6 (person)

Mark Twain (b. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, November 30, 1835, Florida, MO – d. April 21, 1910, Redding, CT) was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). Twain served an apprenticeship with a printer and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pil...

Groth, John, 1908-1988

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q82hm4 (person)

Native Chicagoan John Groth became the first Art Director for Esquire magazine in 1933. Over the years he became one of the most accomplished and best known American illustrators. From the description of Gone with the wind illustrations, 1963-1973. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 463007022 Art instructor, painter, book illustrator, war correspondent; New York, NY; d. 1988. From the description of John Groth papers, 1930-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat reco...