Guide to the William Wendt letters to Guy and Lucia Edwards MS.R.054
Machine-readable finding aid created by Adrian Turner, 2001.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
(cc) 2001
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
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Note
Arts and Humanities--Art--PaintingGeographical (By Place)--California--Los Angeles Area
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: William Wendt letters to Guy and Lucia Edwards
Creator:
Wendt, William
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.054
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1930-1946
Abstract: This collection consists of 39 holograph letters written by Laguna Beach landscape painter William Wendt to Guy and Lucia
Edwards of Pasadena. While many of these letters are personal, some relay information about Wendt's art coursework and exhibitions.
The collection also includes the exhibit catalog for a Wendt show held at the Los Angeles Museum in Exposition Park in 1939,
and an assortment of newspaper and magazine clippings featuring Wendt and his work. Other clippings document the work of Wendt's
wife, the sculptor Julia Bracken Wendt.
Language of Material:
English
.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
William Wendt Letters to Guy and Lucia Edwards. MS-R54. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine,
California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Lucia Edwards, 1968 and 1975.
Processing History
Processed by Adrian Turner in 2001.
Biography
William Wendt was a renowned Orange County landscape painter. He was born in Bentzen, Prussia, on February 20, 1865. After
working in Chicago as a commercial artist, he joined the community of artists living in Laguna Beach. He opened Wendt Studios
in 1918, which developed into a flourishing center for local artists. He was in contact with the Edwards until his death on
December 29, 1946.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection consists of 39 holograph letters written by Laguna Beach landscape painter William Wendt to Guy and Lucia
Edwards of Pasadena. While many of these letters are personal, some relay information about Wendt's art coursework and exhibitions.
The collection also includes the exhibit catalog for a Wendt show held at the Los Angeles Museum in Exposition Park in 1939,
and an assortment of newspaper and magazine clippings featuring Wendt and his work. Other clippings document the work of Wendt's
wife, the sculptor Julia Bracken Wendt.
The letters are arranged chronologically.
Separation Note
One monograph was removed from this collection and cataloged separately:
- Anderson, Antony et al.
William Wendt and his work (Los Angeles: Stendahl Art Galleries, 1926).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Painters.
Exhibition catalogs
Landscape painters -- California -- Laguna Beach -- Archives
Edwards, Guy
Edwards, Lucia
Wendt, William -- Correspondence
box 1, folder 5
Newspaper and magazine clippings
1930-1946
box 1, folder 6
Retrospective exhibition: William Wendt, A.N.A.
1939
General note
Catalog of paintings exhibited at the Los Angeles Museum in Exposition Park.
