Letter from Stone to Gilcrease describing difficulties casting and about a visit from Acee Blue Eagle

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Folder 41

Archival Location

Collection: Manuscript Collection: Willard Stone

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Title(s):

Letter from Stone to Gilcrease describing difficulties casting and about a visit from Acee Blue Eagle

Creator(s):

Willard Stone (Artist)

Thomas Gilcrease (Subject)

Acee Blue Eagle (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Cherokee descent

Date:

April 16, 1947

Materials/Techniques:

pencil on paper

Classification:

Manuscripts

Object Type:

Letter

Accession No:

3827.7857

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:

Acee Blue Eagle

Biography:

American

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Blue Eagle, Acee

Birth Date:

1907

Death Date:

1959

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Muscogee/Pawnee painter, 1907-1959

Gender:

male

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Acee Blue Eagle, American Indian, casting, Cherokee, clay, Locust Grove, Native Americans, sculpture, Thomas Gilcrease, Willard Stone, Willard Stone Manuscript Collection

Stone, Willard. Letter from Stone to Gilcrease describing difficulties casting and about a visit from Acee Blue Eagle. 3827.7857. Willard Stone Manuscript Collection. April 16, 1947. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://dci-collections.gilcrease.org/object/38277857 (06/06/2019).

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Letter from Stone to Gilcrease describing difficulties casting and about a visit from Acee Blue Eagle

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