[J.J. Lankes collection, 1897-1962]. [1897-1992]

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[J.J. Lankes collection, 1897-1962]. [1897-1992]

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A wide variety of items relating to the life and career of Julius J. Lankes, wood-engraver and painter, including : block prints and photocopies of his woodcuts, etchings, and bookplates, some mounted and matted ; an album of color photographs of his paintings ; correspondence, including that of his son, J.B. Lankes ; periodicals with articles by or about J.J. Lankes ; unpublished mss., "The history of my relations with William or Walter Gubelman or Gubelmann" and "From Jefferson [St.] to Adams [St.]" (a Lankes family history) ; a folder of photostats of woodcut records and of the woodcuts themselves ; J.J. Lankes's diary, Jan. 1, 1907 through Dec. 31, 1910 ; "Log Book of the Sketch Club, org. Aug. 3rd 1910" ; and a wooden box containing Lankes's first set of graver tools, 1897.

8 ft. (ca. 30 containers) : ill., photos., ports. (some col.)

Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Rare Books

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Lankes, Julius J., 1884-1960

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Woodcut artist; Durham, North Carolina. From the description of Letter : Durham, North Carolina, 1955-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122539131 Julius J. Lankes was a maker of woodcuts whose work was represented at the Weyhe Gallery. Carl Zigrosser admired his work and promoted his career. As with many American artists of his generation, Lankes' career was never financially stable, and he also worked as an illustrator, an art educator and as a technical artist for the F...