Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Wendt, William
- Abstract:
- This collection consists of 39 holograph letters written by Laguna Beach landscape painter William Wendt to Guy and Lucia Edwards of Pasadena. While many of these letters are personal, some relay information about Wendt's art coursework and exhibitions. The collection also includes the exhibit catalog for a Wendt show held at the Los Angeles Museum in Exposition Park in 1939, and an assortment of newspaper and magazine clippings featuring Wendt and his work. Other clippings document the work of Wendt's wife, the sculptor Julia Bracken Wendt.
- Extent:
- 0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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William Wendt Letters to Guy and Lucia Edwards. MS-R54. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists of 39 holograph letters written by Laguna Beach landscape painter William Wendt to Guy and Lucia Edwards of Pasadena. While many of these letters are personal, some relay information about Wendt's art coursework and exhibitions. The collection also includes the exhibit catalog for a Wendt show held at the Los Angeles Museum in Exposition Park in 1939, and an assortment of newspaper and magazine clippings featuring Wendt and his work. Other clippings document the work of Wendt's wife, the sculptor Julia Bracken Wendt.
The letters are arranged chronologically.
- Biographical / historical:
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William Wendt was a renowned Orange County landscape painter. He was born in Bentzen, Prussia, on February 20, 1865. After working in Chicago as a commercial artist, he joined the community of artists living in Laguna Beach. He opened Wendt Studios in 1918, which developed into a flourishing center for local artists. He was in contact with the Edwards until his death on December 29, 1946.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Lucia Edwards, 1968 and 1975.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Adrian Turner in 2001.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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William Wendt Letters to Guy and Lucia Edwards. MS-R54. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
- Location of this collection:
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P.O. Box 19557Irvine, CA , US
- Contact:
- (949) 824-3947