Woodcuts by Julius J. Lankes, ca. 1930.

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Woodcuts by Julius J. Lankes, ca. 1930.

Four woodcuts by J.J. Lankes used as illustrations for Sherwood Anderson's article "J.J. Lankes and his woodcuts," published in the winter 1931 issue (Vol. VII, 18-27) of the Virginia Quarterly review, and titled "Washday (Williamsburg, Va.)", "Troutdale, Grayson Co., Virginia," "In Grayson County," and "Calf Pasture Gate." With them is an untitled cut of the Rotunda by James J. Chapman.

5 art originals: woodcuts; 16 x 22 cm. and smaller.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7920559

University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia Rotunda (Charlottesville, Va.)

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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...

Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941

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Author, newspaper editor. From the description of Letter to Maurice Hanline, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 56349777 American novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. From the guide to the Sherwood Anderson miscellany, 1981, undated, (The New York Public Library. New York Public Library Archives.) Author. From the description of Death in the woods : annotated short story, circa 1933. (Unknown). WorldCat record i...

Chapman, James, Jr.

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Resident of New London, Conn. From the description of Judgment in favor of James Chapman, Jr., 1775-1776. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 171002202 ...

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...