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Elliot Daingerfield (NC/NY, 1859-1932), Archive,

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Elliot Daingerfield (NC/NY, 1859-1932), Archive,
Collections of private correspondence between Ruth Cannon, Elliott Daingerfield, and Marjorie Daingerfield spanning the 1930s through the late 1940s - penned in New York City and at Westglow in Blowing Rock, NC; also included are excerpts from several publications on Daingerfield's work and life; several pages of hand written notes by Ruth Cannon regarding Daingerfield's pictures in her family's collection; a copy of an article from the Charlotte Observer detailing the donation of Daingerfield's painting, "Autumn," by Mr. & Mrs. Charles Cannon to the Mint Museum of Art in 1936; a collection of verses written by Daingerfield to accompany his pictures; "A Legend of the Grandfather" by Henry E. Fries, illustrated by Elliott Daingerfield, published by Observer Printing House, Charlotte, NC; a typed autobiographical manuscript titled "Part 2: New York" detailing Daingerfield's experiences in the city; a copy of "The Carolina's Magazine" for March 1933, including the article "A Tribute to Elliott Daingerfield" by Ernst Derendinger; a catalog for "Memorial Exhibition: Elliott Daingerfield," Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City, April 1934; and other assorted notes and photocopies. Unique opportunity to study the close bond between artist, patron, and friends.

Estate condition - as is.

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