Letter from Stone to Gilcrease asking about living near the Foundation to enable him to do research and study with Crumbo

Scope and Content Notes

Folder 38

Archival Location

Collection: Manuscript Collection: Willard Stone

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Title(s):

Letter from Stone to Gilcrease asking about living near the Foundation to enable him to do research and study with Crumbo

Creator(s):

Willard Stone (Artist)

Thomas Gilcrease (Subject)

Woodrow Wilson Crumbo (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Cherokee descent

Date:

March 5, 1947

Classification:

Manuscripts

Object Type:

Letter

Accession No:

3827.7852

Department:

About the Contributor(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Willard Stone

Biography:

Not enrolled, but Cherokee through one grandparent. Generally accepted as a Native American artist, although not legally recognized as such.

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Stone, Willard

Birth Date:

1916

Death Date:

1985

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Cherokee sculptor, 1916-1985

Gender:

male

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Thomas Gilcrease

Biography:

Muscogee Creek

Role(s):

Subject

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Woodrow Wilson Crumbo

Biography:

Woodrow "Woody" Wilson Crumbo was Potawatomi, French and German by birth. After losing his parents at a young age, he lived among the Creeks and was heavily influenced by that culture. Crumbo's father was German-American. His mother was French-Potawatomi. Source: Carole Klein, Art Curator, October 16, 2015

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Crumbo, Woodrow Wilson

Birth Date:

1912

Death Date:

1989

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Potawatomi painter, 1912-1989

Gender:

male

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Tags:

American Indian, Cherokee, Locust Grove, Native Americans, Thomas Gilcrease, Willard Stone, Willard Stone Manuscript Collection, Woody Crumbo

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Stone, Willard. Letter from Stone to Gilcrease asking about living near the Foundation to enable him to do research and study with Crumbo. 3827.7852. Willard Stone Manuscript Collection. March 5, 1947. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://dci-collections.gilcrease.org/object/38277852 (06/06/2019).

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Letter from Stone to Gilcrease asking about living near the Foundation to enable him to do research and study with Crumbo

Scope and Content Notes

Archival Location

You may be interested in...

Watermelon Thief

Letter from Stone to Wiesendanger concerning prices of the two carvings and describing his current projects, including a red clay bust.

Letter from Stone to Gilcrease tells of three works delivered to Tulsa. Letter from Gilcrease to Stone tells of travel plans, and therefore will not be able to see Stone.

Archive Item Information

About the Contributor(s)

Tags and Search Terms

Cite this Page