J. Leonard Benson Writings on William Merritt Post
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Benson, J. L. (Jack Leonard), 1920-2009
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content: J. Leonard Benson writings on William Merritt Post
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1985
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.bensj, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The writings of art historian J. Leonard Benson on painter William Merritt Post measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1985. This small collection includes biographical material compiled by Post's son-in-law, W.H. Gardner; two manuscripts — A Painter of Light in the Marshes: The Life and Works of William Merritt Post and The Earliest Drawings of William Merritt Post written by J. Leonard Benson; photographs of artwork by Post and photocopies of photographs to accompany the manuscripts; and a photocopy of a two-part article written by Post titled "Sunsets in Water Color," originally published in Palette and Bench magazine in 1909 and 1910.