Edward R. Taylor letter, San Francisco, to Mrs. Mary Curtis Richardson, 15 June 1915.

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Edward R. Taylor letter, San Francisco, to Mrs. Mary Curtis Richardson, 15 June 1915.

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The poet Taylor writes to painter Richardson, enclosing his sonnet "Frank Duveneck," and acknowledging Richardson's influence on the sonnet's creation. The sonnet's theme is Duveneck's grief over his wife's passing, which prompted the artist to memorialize her in a sculpture.

1 folder (including 1 manuscript letter (1 leaf) and 1 manuscript poem (1 leaf)).

San Francisco Public Library, Main Library

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San Francisco Public Library, Main Library

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