William Zorach letter to Mr. Shipley
name: label: Creator
content: Zorach, William, 1887-1966
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Artists' models
label: Topic
content: Football
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2011 by Joe Esparza, who purchased the document at auction.
creator: label: Creator
content: Zorach, William, 1887-1966
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: William Zorach (1887-1966) was a sculptor and painter from New York, New York.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item
unitdate: label: Date
content: February 8, 1930
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.zorawill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: One page letter from William Zorach to "Mr. Shipley," February 8, 1930, concerning the sculpture, "The Lineman," 1931, by Zorach. In the letter, Zorach references Louis Jacobs posing in a football costume and he also requests to borrow football shoes from Mr. Shipley to complete details on the shoes of the piece.