Correspondence 1937-1966

Object Details

Sponsor: Funding for processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Collection Citation: Charles Sheeler papers, circa 1840s-1966, bulk 1923-1965. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Arrangement note: Letters are arranged alphabetically by author. In a few cases, letters are grouped by subject.

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Scope and Contents note: Sheeler's personal and professional correspondence from 1937-1966 includes correspondence with friends, artists, and collectors, including William Carlos Williams, Beaumont and Nancy Newhall, George Waters, Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, Walter and Louise Arensberg, and William Lane. The series also includes correspondence with Sheeler's biographer Constance Rourke, publishers, editors, curators, letters from children, letters from public, and television producers. There are condolence letters written to Musya Sheeler following Sheeler's death in May 1965.

Collection Restrictions: The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.