Letter from Stone to Forrest asking about August exhibit and mentions "Acee's" funeral

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Folder 57

Archival Location

Collection: Manuscript Collection: Willard Stone

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Title(s):

Letter from Stone to Forrest asking about August exhibit and mentions "Acee's" funeral

Creator(s):

Willard Stone (Artist)

Acee Blue Eagle (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Cherokee descent

Date:

July 25, 1959

Materials/Techniques:

ink and pencil on paper

Classification:

Manuscripts

Object Type:

Letter

Accession No:

3827.3354

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:

Native American sculptor, 1916-1985

Gender:

male

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:

Native American painter, 1907-1959

Gender:

male

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Acee Blue Eagle, American Indian, Carving (Decorative arts), Cherokee, Locust Grove, museum, Native Americans, Willard Stone, Willard Stone Manuscript Collection

Stone, Willard. Letter from Stone to Forrest asking about August exhibit and mentions "Acee's" funeral. 3827.3354. Willard Stone Manuscript Collection. July 25, 1959. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/38273354 (06/06/2019).

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Letter from Stone to Forrest asking about August exhibit and mentions "Acee's" funeral

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