Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, November 5, 1946
| Accession number | B:BF 1946.11.05 |
|---|---|
| Alternative title | Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, November 5, 1946 |
| Sender | |
| Recipient | |
| Garden Area |
Herbaceous Border
|
| Date |
1946
|
| Work types |
correspondence
|
Description
Typewritten letter discusses the Odilon Redon oil painting; the relationship between Beatrix Farrand, Robert Patterson, and John Thacher; Anne Sweeney's position at Dumbarton Oaks; work on the Herbaceous Border; a visit to Dumbarton Oaks with Robert Patterson; and the director's house site at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.
On Beatrix Farrand's Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine letterhead.
Handwritten signature in ink.
Marked as received: 12/11/46 [November 11, 1946].
Title created by cataloger.
Subjects
oil paintings (visual works)
paintings (visual works)
Redon, Odilon (French painter and printmaker, 1840-1916)
Thacher, John
Patterson, Robert W. (1905-1988)
consulting
Bryce, James
Sweeney, Anne
planting
shrubs
hedges
yew
walls
vegetable gardens
Jasmine
Clematis
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.)
Dumbarton Oaks
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Van Rensselaer, Maunsell, 1897-
houses
Bullard, Sellar, 1886-1964
California
Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962
letters (correspondence)
Collection
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
Repository
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)
| Accession number | B:BF 1946.11.05 |
|---|---|
| Alternative title | Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, November 5, 1946 |
| Sender | |
| Recipient | |
| Garden Area |
Herbaceous Border
|
| Date |
1946
|
| Work types |
correspondence
|