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Summary:
Eleven letters from Thomas Hart Benton, Adolph Dehn, Reginald Marsh, and Grant Wood; two illustrated letters from John Steuart Curry; brief writings by Reginald Marsh about himself, Benton and Wood; and a fourteen-page, handwritten response by Benton in answer to a questionnaire sent by Engle.
Citation:
Margaret D. Engle letters from artists, 1937-1943. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 2236 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Editor; Madison, Wisconsin and Stockton, California. As a staff writer and editor of a small, World War II era periodical, Ms. Engle contacted several prominent contemporary artists as subjects for articles.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1981 by Margaret D. Engle.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001