Marin, John, 1870-1953
Painter, Engraver, Watercolorist
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Summary: Four page autograph manuscript draft enclosed in a hardback folio. Written in free verse by John Marin for the foreword to the monograph John Marin by MacKinley Helm. Marin muses on the subject of health and refers to himself repeatedly as "this critter myself."
John Marin (1870-1953) was a painter, engraver, and watercolorist in Paris, France and Cliffside, N.J.
Donated 2011 by Peter S. Michaels who purchased the manuscript from a bookseller.
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John Marin autograph manuscript, 1948. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
