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Pen to paper : artists handwritten letters from the Smithsonian's archives of American art
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Pen to paper : artists handwritten letters from the Smithsonian's archives of American art

by Mary Savig

This volume explores the relationship between penmanship and artistic practice through correspondence from the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art. Curatorial essays and archival images analyse the handwriting of various notable artists.

Accession 14472 ISBN 9781616894627 Publisher Princeton Architectural Press, Archives of American Art
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