Georgia O'Keeffe letters to Alan Priest, 1950-1961.

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Georgia O'Keeffe letters to Alan Priest, 1950-1961.

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Collection consists of 59 pieces of correspondence, including 54 autograph letters signed and two autograph postcards signed, from O'Keeffe to Alan Priest, and three carbon copies of letters from Priest to O'Keeffe, dating from 1950 to 1961. O'Keeffe's letters date from her residence in New Mexico, and discuss life in New Mexico, including descriptions of the landscape and Native American Indian rituals, as well as painting, exhibitions, trips, and gifts. Letters also mention other artists and local friends and acquaintances, including Mary Callery, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Dorothy Brett, and Walter Willard ("Spud") Johnson.

0.21 linear feet (1 box)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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