Collection of New England gravestone images, 1653-1964, 1936-1964.

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Collection of New England gravestone images, 1653-1964, 1936-1964.

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The collection contains original photographs of New England gravestones taken by Allan I. Ludwig between 1956 and 1959 and photographs taken by Charles Harte between 1936 and 1938, as well as documents and correspondence (1959-1964) of the Colonial Art Foundation. The images illustrate the range of religious symbolism that made stone carving one of the few acceptable art forms in early New England.

550 items (1.5 ft.)

New Haven Colony Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8191623

New Haven Colony Historical Society Library

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Ludwig, Allan I.

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Historian and photographer, born 1933, Yonkers, N.Y. Studied at Yale University, BFA'56, MA'60, Bollingen fellow '60-63, PhD'64. His GRAVEN IMAGES OF NEW ENGLAND was published in 1966 and again in 1975 by Weslyan University Press. Works in platinum printing and silver gelatin printing. From the description of The graven images of New England : 1653-1800 /by Allen Ludwig [ca.1960]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86122706 ...

Colonial Art Foundation

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Harte, Charles Rufus, 1870-1956

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