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JIMMY CARTER (b. 1924)
U.S.
President 1977-1981 |
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JIMMY CARTER (b. 1924)
U.S.
President 1977-1981 |
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While her husband
Walter Mondale served as Vice President in the Carter administration,
Joan Mondale (b. 1930), was a strong advocate
for American art. In 1977, President Carter appointed her Honorary
Chairperson of the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
She took a leadership role in promoting American craft, using their
official residence as a showcase for the work Wendell Castle, Marguerite
Wildenhain, David Gilhooly, John Glick, Sam Maloof, and others. In
this letter to art dealer Barbara Fendrick, Mrs. Mondale thanks her
for sending her a purse by fiber artist Maria da Conceicao. She added:
"I feel very fortunate that there are so many wonderful people
involved in the arts and that I was able to be friends with so many
of them, such as you!" 1 page, 21 x 15.8 cm. Fendrick Gallery
records.
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