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Collection: Willard Stone Manuscript Collection

113 Items

May 6, 1946 | ink on paper

Letter from Gilcrease to Stone, Gilcrease saying the story makes the work more interesting

April 17, 1962 | ink on paper

Carbon copy of Krakel's reply to Stone about exhibit to be in New York

April 20,1945 | pencil on paper

Letter from Stone to Martin Wiesendanger discussing materials and depicting members of the Five Tribes

June 20, 1946 | ink on paper

Letter from Gilcrease to Stone praising carvings and ideas

March 5, 1947

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

August 15, 1962 | pencil and ink on paper

Letter from Stone to Krakel regarding Wunderlich showing

July 13, 1963 | pencil on paper

Letter from Stone to Krakel, break-in makes him want to bring things over to Gilcrease or sell them

October 17, 1947 | ink on paper

Letter from Stone to Hargrett telling of infection in two of his fingers

March 10, 1947 | ink on paper

Letter from Gilcrease to Stone about moving

January 9, 1963 | ink on paper

Letter from Willard to Krakel listing pieces sold and enclosing typed copy of letter (January 5, 1963) from Mrs. Hermann Wunderlich

June 6, 1945 | ink on paper

Letter Wiesendanger to Stone requesting price for two wood carvings.

July 15, 1947

Letter from Stone to Gilcrease describing difficulty working with clay in hot weather, finding a source for wood in New York and wood is best medium for sculpture

March 28, 1947 | ink on paper

Letter from Gilcrease to Stone agreeing with Stone's need to do his best

June 15, 1959 | ink on paper

Carbon copy of Forrest's letter apologizing for absence during Stone's visit

September 12, 1945 | pencil on paper

Letter from Stone to Wiesendanger inquiring about commission.

December 28, 1947 | ink on paper

Letter from Stone to Gilcrease about having started on bust of Opothle Yohola from a book by Grant Foreman

April 6, 1947

Letter from Stone to Gilcrease telling of finishing" Let Them Live", also has self portrait

Feburary 14, 1963 | pencil on paper

Letter from Stone to Krakel, droppping letterhead and brochure, talks of cutting down walnut tree on Tom Gilcrease's "Dad's place"

October 9, 1945 | pencil on paper

Letter from Stone to Wiesendanger in which Stone requests clay and meeting with Wiesendanger and Thomas Gilcrease

December 3, 1947 | ink on paper

Letter from Stone to Gilcrease concerning idea of making busts of tribal leaders