Gael Hammer letters relating to Miles and Philip Evergood
Object Details
- Collector
- Hammer, Gael
- Names
- Evergood, Miles, 1871-1939
- Evergood, Philip, 1901-1973
- McCulloch, Alan
- Provenance
- Photocopies donated by Hammer, 1983, and discarded after microfilming.
- Collector
- Hammer, Gael
- Biographical / Historical
- Gael Hammer is the grand-niece of painter Miles Evergood (neé Blashki). She lives in New South Wales, Australia. Philip Evergood, Miles' son, was a leading realist painter in the U.S. The family is of Polish-Australian descent, and changed the last name from Blashki to Evergood when they came to the U.S..
- Extent
- 13 Items
- Date
- 1938-1983
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.hammgael
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Existence and Location of Copies
- 35mm microfilm reel 5028 (fr. 505-542) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
- Reproduction Note
- All letters are photocopies.
- Existence and Location of Originals
- Letters are annotated by Hammer with the location of the originals; most are in the possession of the addressee.
- Scope and Contents
- Letters collected by Hammer for a planned biography of painter Miles Evergood, including letters from Philip and Miles Evergood to various people, undated, and 1938-1971, and a letter, 1983, to Hammer from Alan McCulloch, author of the Encyclopedia of Australian Art, regarding the reproduction of Miles Evergood's painting "Brisbane River."
- Restrictions
- Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
- Record ID
- ebl-1596225709761-1596225709763-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
