Gardner Hale, Dorothy’s husband, was famous for popularizing the fresco revival in the United States in the early 1900s. During the 1920s, his New York City studio was located at 23 Charlton Street - an area in New York City that is still known for its creative residents and art galleries.
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| Gardner Hale’s Art Studio at 23 Charlton Street, NYC, NY |
In this letter to
Mary Fanton Roberts, a journalist at the time, he expresses his hopes of explaining the term “fresco” to the world in an article. He also invites her to a cocktail hour at
his and Dorothy’s apartment on Upper East Side.
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| Archive of American Art |
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