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Comins (Eben F.) Collection
MS.692  
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Description
This is a collection of ephemera found in a book donated to the Library. Papers include correspondence to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pinkham from 1937, exhibition announcements for works by Eben Farrington Comins from 1938, and an article by Comins titled "Indians That I Have Drawn," from the Bulletin of the Pan American Union July 1939 issue.
Background
Eben Farrington Comins (1875, May 19 - 1949, April 13) was born in Boston, MA on May 19, 1875. Comins studied in Boston with Tarbell and continued in Paris at Ecole des Beaux Arts. He was active in Los Angeles from 1917-19 during which time he exhibited locally and taught at the state normal school. He exibited at the Friday Morning Club (LA), 1917; Kanst Gallery (LA), 1917; Calif. Art Club, 1918; and LACMA, 1919.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
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