Bela Lyon Pratt papers
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1050
Subjects: Correspondence; Boston Museum of Fine Arts; Boston Public Library; Quarter eagle (Coin); Half eagle (Coin); Art museums; American Coins; Libraries; Library of Congress; Art schools; École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France); Sculpture
Description: Correspondence chiefly from Pratt to his mother, Sarah Whittlesey Pratt; sketches; clippings; photograph; and other papers relating to Pratt's work as a sculptor and to family affairs.  Documents his years at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris, France, and his work as an instructor for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass.  Works discussed include the spandrels, Science, Literature, Arts, and Philosophy for the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.; the Indian Head quarter eagle and half eagle coins; and the sculptures, Art and Science for the Boston Public Library, Boston, Mass.
Notes: Open to research.

Gift, Jennifer E. Sims, 2004.

Sculptor.

Collection material in English.

Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009342