Box 1
Container
Contains 14 Results:
Clippings, 1980s-1990s
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection primarily comprises letters that Borkowski sent to Fowler in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In her letters, Borkowski describes the development and creation of quilts and thread paintings, shares career achievements, reacts to current events (such as the inauguration of President Reagan), and laments health and financial struggles. Some letters are accompanied with slides, prints, and polaroid photos taken by the artist to document her work. There is relatively...
Dates:
1980s-1990s
Shipping and sales records, 1977 - 1983
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection primarily comprises letters that Borkowski sent to Fowler in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In her letters, Borkowski describes the development and creation of quilts and thread paintings, shares career achievements, reacts to current events (such as the inauguration of President Reagan), and laments health and financial struggles. Some letters are accompanied with slides, prints, and polaroid photos taken by the artist to document her work. There is relatively...
Dates:
1977 - 1983
Cordelia Rose letter, 1981-04-24
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection primarily comprises letters that Borkowski sent to Fowler in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In her letters, Borkowski describes the development and creation of quilts and thread paintings, shares career achievements, reacts to current events (such as the inauguration of President Reagan), and laments health and financial struggles. Some letters are accompanied with slides, prints, and polaroid photos taken by the artist to document her work. There is relatively...
Dates:
1981-04-24
Mary K. Borkowski letters
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: A0066
Abstract
This collection primarily comprises letters written by self-taught artist Mary K. Borkowski to Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, former trustee of the American Folk Art Museum (AFAM), in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In her letters, Borkowski updates Fowler on events in her work and life, from the status of the pieces she is working on, to career achievements, to personal challenges. The letters are beautifully candid. Borkowski clearly held Fowler in high esteem, not only as a customer and...
Dates:
1973 - 1999