Lawrence C. Rodda papers
name: label: Creator
content: Rodda, Lawrence C., 1902 or 3-1989
label: Names
content: Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Gatch, Lee, 1902-1968
label: Names
content: Hardy, Howard, 1900-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Maryland -- Baltimore
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 1992 by Annabelle C. Kellogg for Emma P. Rodda. Emma Rodda is the widow of Lawrence C. Rodda; Kellogg is her niece.
creator: label: Creator
content: Rodda, Lawrence C., 1902 or 3-1989
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter; Baltimore, Md.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1924-1974
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.roddlawr
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 65 letters to Rodda from painter Lee Gatch, whom Rodda had met in 1923 when they both attended John Sloan's class at the Maryland Institute, 1923. Gatch writes of his paintings, his studies at the Art Students League, his friend Marian Peters (referred to as Peter), his trip to France from 1924-1925, his brief stay at the MacDowell Colony in 1926, and other topics. Also included are a letter from Howard Hardy, 1927; a copy of an undated letter from Rodda concerning the lack of support for modern art in Baltimore, possibly to the editor of the Baltimore Sun; three unidentified sketches, possibly by Gatch; and clippings and exhibition catalogs regarding Gatch, 1943-1974.