Frank B. Mayer letter
name: label: Creator
content: Mayer, Frank Blackwell, 1827-1899
label: Names
content: Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Maryland -- Baltimore
label: Topic
content: Painting, American -- United States
label: Topic
content: Indian art -- North America
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1955-1962 by Charles E. Feinberg, an active donor and friend of AAA.
creator: label: Creator
content: Mayer, Frank Blackwell, 1827-1899
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, specialized in North American Indian subjects and colonial themes; Baltimore, Md.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1864 Nov. 21
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.mayefrab
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel D9 (fr. 716-718) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Letter from Mayer in Paris to Henry R. Schoolcraft in Washington, D.C. affirming his dedication to depicting the North American Indian in his paintings and thanking Schoolcraft for encouraging Mayer to pursue the subject.