Wood blocks, prints, and letters of Julius J. Lankes [manuscript], 1920-1987.

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Wood blocks, prints, and letters of Julius J. Lankes [manuscript], 1920-1987.

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Items in the collection include two paintings, one looking toward Mount Equinox, of Robert Frost's home, Gulley Farm, in Shaftsbury, Vermont; two wood blocks with accompanying reference prints; a print made from a woodcut used in W. R. Burnett's The Goodhues of Sinking Creek; and letters, Gardenville,N.Y. to Richard E. Fiscus discussing a bookplate Lankes designed for Fiscus and including a tiny sketch of the proposed design and a bookplate sent as an example of Lankes's work. Also included is a greeting card, Washington, D.C. 1987 December, illustrated with a copy of a Lankes painting based on Gulley Farm, sent by Madeleine Schuermann to Lankes's son, Julius Bartlett Lankes.

2 art originals : oil and tempera on board ; 30 x 38cm.-50 x 61cm.;2 realia : wood block ; 10 x 20 cm.-11 x 21 cm.3 art originals : ink on paper ; 16 x 11 cm.-11 x 21 cm.1 postcard.3 items.

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Burnett, W.R. (William Riley), 1899-1982

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Frost, Robert, 1874-1963

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American poet from New England. Winner of the 1932 Pulitzer Prize. From the description of Letters, 1931-1943. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122464432 American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. From the description of Letter to Mr. Beggen [?], 1928. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 86129842 Robert Frost was an American poet. From the description of Papers concerning the Kenned...

Lankes, Julius Bartlett, 1915-

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Schuermann, Madeleine,

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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...

Fiscus, Richard E.,

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