Paul Sawyier letters, 1911-1917.

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Paul Sawyier letters, 1911-1917.

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This collection consists of six letters written by the artist Paul Sawyier. One letter, dated Sept. 18, 1911, was written to architect, Leo Oberwarth of Frankfort, Kentucky, and concerns Sawyier's work on four watercolor paintings for Mr. King (J.J. King). The other five letters, dated 1912-1917, are addressed to his main patron, J.J. King of Frankfort, Kentucky and also concern Sawyier's work on paintings for King.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Sawyier, Paul, 1865-1917

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The painter Paul Sawyier was born in Madison County, Ohio, March 23, 1865, to a family of amateur artists. In 1870, the family moved to Frankfort, Kentucky. Sawyier attended the Cincinnati Art Academy in 1884-85 and then returned to Frankfort in 1886. There he began painting river scenes and landscapes. Sawyier continued his art studies in New York and Cincinnati, then returned again to Frankfort where he concentrated on landscape painting in a variety of media, including his favorite, watercolo...

Oberwarth, Leo L.

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King, John J., d. 1961

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