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TITLE	Letter from Megargee 'To the Board of Directors'
CREATOR	Megargee, Lon (1883-1960)
SUBJECT	Megargee, Lon; Correspondence
Browse Topic	Arts and architecture Society and culture
DESCRIPTION	Letter and envelope from Lon Megargee to the Board of Directors of State Institutions. Lon asks for a commission to decorate the walls of the State Library, mentioning previous commissions in the Phoenix area. He enclosed five sketches with the original letter and lists the subject of each sketch ('Episodes').
TYPE	Text
Exhibit	Artwork of the Arizona Capitol Museum Collection
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DATE ORIGINAL	No date
ORIGINAL FORMAT	Ink on paper
DIGITAL IDENTIFIER	Letter from Megargee 'To the Board of Directors'.pdf
Date Digital	2011-01-06
DIGITAL FORMAT	PDF (Portable Document Format)
REPOSITORY	Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.
Full Text	Board of Directors State Institutions Arizona From L. Megargee To the Board of Directors – State Institutions – Gentlemen – I am submitting five sketches for consideration relating to the prospective decorations for the walls of the State Library – These sketches can be scaled to fit the spaces – My decorations on the walls of the Fiesta Room and in the Grille at Hotel Westward Ho – also a wall painting over the balcony – Camelback Inn - The mural – History of Medicine – Gruno[w] Clinic – My experience and knowledge relating to this special phase of art work will insure a satisfied rendering of the interesting subject mat[ter] desired – and a color scheme that w[ill] harmonize with the surroundings – Episodes Spanish Pioneer Indian Development Resort Sincerely – Lon Megargee P.O. Box 645 Phoenix – Arizona -
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