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Robert Chapman Turner, Pownal, Me. letter to John Nason, Swarthmore, Pa., 1945 Dec. 31

Physical Details: Letter : 1 p. : typescript, carbon copy ; 28 x 22 cm.

Sender: Robert Chapman Turner (1913-2005) (Pownal, Me.)

Recipient: John Nason (1905-2001) (Swarthmore, Pa.)

Description: Letter from Robert Turner to the President of his alma mater, Swarthmore College, requesting a letter or recommendation to the Harvard Graduate School of Fine Arts and discusses his views on the importance of art at the time, because of World War II.

Forms part of: Robert Chapman Turner papers, 1942-2006

Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined

Citation: Robert Chapman Turner, Pownal, Me. letter to John Nason, Swarthmore, Pa., 1945 Dec. 31. Robert Chapman Turner papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 8602

Subjects:

  • Decorative arts
  • Education
  • Labor
  • Nason, John
  • Turner, Robert Chapman
  • World War, 1939-1945

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