Spradling, Frank, 1885-1972
Painter, Illustrator
Size: 0.8 linear ft.
Summary: 3 sketchbooks and several loose sketches; reproductions of art works; photos of Spradling, his wife, and works of art; price lists; letters received; printed material; notes on Spradling's work written by his wife; and miscellany.
Painter.
Spradling's widow, Dorothy Spradling, donated these papers in 1974 and 1980.
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Frank L. Spradling papers, 1909-1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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