M. C. Richards, Union Dale, PA letter to Francis Sumner Merritt, 1972 July 5

Physical Details: Letter : 2 p. : typescript ; 42 x 30 cm.

Sender: M. C. Richards (Union Dale, PA)

Recipient: Francis Sumner Merritt

Description: In this letter to Merritt, the founding director of Haystack, Richards introduced the idea of combining the literary and visual arts in a calligraphy course: "Writing as a Handcraft, or Arts of the Scribe."

Forms part of: Francis Sumner Merritt papers 1903-1979

Citation: M. C. Richards, Union Dale, PA letter to Francis Sumner Merritt, 1972 July 5. Francis Sumner Merritt papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 180

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