Richard Guy Walton papers, 1964-1974

Walton, Richard Guy, b. 1914 d. 2005
Painter, Muralist
Calif.; Nev.

Collection size: 0.2 linear ft. (64 items)

Collection Summary: Official correspondence about the completion of Walton's mural for the Federal Court House Building, Reno, Nevado; a copy of the contract with the General Services Administration; photographs of the project; announcements; and miscellany. In addition there are three letters from Walton to the Archives of American Art about his life and his personal reactions to the mural project.

Biographical/Historical Note: Mural painter; Virginia City, Nev.

Donated 1974 by Richard Guy Walton.

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