Cecil Arthur Hunt, 1929
Scope and Contents
A letter in the hand of British artist Cecil Athur Hunt, dated January 3, 1929. The letter is addressed to lawyer John S. Harrington, the executor of the estate of recently-deceased stained glass artist J. Silvester Sparrow (1862-1929), regarding a window designed for Hunt by noted artist Sir Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956) and executed by Sparrow (1862-1929). There appears to have been a conflict over what Hunt perceives to be the exorbitant cost of the project, and he writes to lawyer John S. Harrington in the hope of clarifying Sparrow’s expenses.
Dates
- 1929
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Cecil Arthur Hunt (1873-1965) was a British artist noted for his watercolors landscapes. A lawyer by training, in 1925 Hunt retired from the bar to become a professional painter. His work is held in the V&A Museum, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, Leeds City Art Gallery, and a number of provincial galleries.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu