Ruth Wall letters and printed material
name: label: Creator
content: Wall, Ruth
label: Names
content: De Forest, Roy, 1930-2007
label: Names
content: Miller, Sumner G., 1928-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Artists -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated anonymously, 1988.
creator: label: Creator
content: Wall, Ruth
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Wall was a friend of many Bay Area artists.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1953-1978
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.wallruth
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Eight illustrated letters to Wall, including 3 from Roy De Forest and 5 from Sumner G. Miller, undated and 1956-1957; and printed material mainly relating to San Francisco artists. In one letter, De Forest writes to Wall in Paris, and sends news of mutual friends and activities. The other two are large sheets written while De Forest was stationed at Fort Ord, including one "folded like an army blanket," which contain rambling observations. Miller's letters describe his experiences in Paris while studying at the Academie Julian and his travels in Europe. He mentions San Francisco artists Hayward King, Ernest Mundt and others, who were also temporarily abroad. Also included are De Forest exhibition announcements; and exhibition catalogs, mainly for various San Francisco artists.