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Letter from Stone to Gilcrease looking forward to working on busts of chiefs and leading men, but will have to be clay because he has no wood large enough

Lump of deep brown clay

1883 | graphite on paper

Fortín De los Americanos, Saltillo

19th - 20th century | clay

Clay marble for gaming

circa 1940s | clay, paint

Bowl painted with geometric design

early 20th century | clay

Pot with geometric designs

September 12, 1945 | pencil on paper

Letter from Stone to Wiesendanger inquiring about commission.

October 9, 1945 | pencil on paper

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

November 14, 1945 | pencil on paper

Letter from Stone to Wiesendanger, stating he will begin project as soon as clay arrives

June 15, 1945 | pencil on paper

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

April 6, 1947

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

April 16, 1947 | pencil on paper

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

October 23, 1945 | ink on paper

Letter from Wiesendanger to Stone, asking for additional small statues

March 28, 1947 | ink on paper

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

mid-19th century - mid-20th century | ink on paper

Handwritten document in Cherokee syllabary with translation

300 BCE - 300 CE | clay, slip, paint

Tuxcacuesco-Ortices style, a "Teco" variant, solid human figurine

Unknown | clay

Solid ceramic figurine fragment

Unknown | clay

Ceramic human figure head fragment

Unknown | clay

Ceramic human figure head fragment

300 - 900 CE | clay

Ceramic fragment of monkey effigy mask