Gael Hammer letters relating to Miles and Philip Evergood, 1938-1983

Collection Information

Size: 13 Items

Summary: Letters collected by Hammer for a planned biography of painter Miles Evergood, including letters from Philip and Miles Evergood to various people, undated, and 1938-1971, and a letter, 1983, to Hammer from Alan McCulloch, author of the Encyclopedia of Australian Art, regarding the reproduction of Miles Evergood's painting "Brisbane River."

Biographical/Historical Note

Gael Hammer is the grand-niece of painter Miles Evergood (neé Blashki). She lives in New South Wales, Australia. Philip Evergood, Miles' son, was a leading realist painter in the U.S. The family is of Polish-Australian descent, and changed the last name from Blashki to Evergood when they came to the U.S..

Provenance

Photocopies donated by Hammer, 1983, and discarded after microfilming.

Language Note

English .

Location of Originals

• Letters are annotated by Hammer with the location of the originals; most are in the possession of the addressee.