Montgomery, Alfred E. A., 1857-1922
Painter
Size: 15 items (on partial microfilm reel).
Summary: Undated letter to "Dear Sir" from Montgomery describing his "Gospel of Art"; a printed page of information on Montgomery; 3 photographs, undated, of Montgomery at his easel; an exhibition announcement, undated; his book, ART AND ETHICS - THINGS ARTISTIC IN CONFESSION OF FAITH-A MOSAIC, 1909; a reproduction of a drawing; and 8 clippings.
Painter; Los Angeles, California. Born Lawndale, Ill. Painted farm life.
Donated to National Collection of Fine Arts in January 1973 by Gloria M. Sturges, Montgomery's daughter, and transferred to Archives of American Art on June 6, 1976.
Microfilm reel 3161 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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Alfred Montgomery papers, [ca. 1900-1957]. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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