Gerhardt, Karl b. 1853

ALS, 1886 October 7 : Hartford, to "G" [Karl Gerhardt by Samuel Langhorne Clemens ( Book )
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Clemens writes "Make a fine Injun - a real Injun - You can accomplish it by studying that Photograph & reading 3 or 4 books which I will lend you if you will look in."

ALS, [1885 July 6] : Elmira, to "G" [Karl Gerhardt by Samuel Langhorne Clemens ( Book )
1 edition published in 1885 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Clemens writes regarding a statue.

ANS, 1884 [September 20] : New York, to Karl Gerhardt by Samuel Langhorne Clemens ( Book )
1 edition published in 1884 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Clemens writes that he may want a medallion of "Cable & myself made from a photograph by Saxony.

ALS, 1884 March 5 : n.p to the "G's"[Karl & Katherine Gerhardt by Samuel Langhorne Clemens ( Book )
1 edition published in 1884 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Clemens writes of his family's illnesses and of the confusion about the money orders sent to the Gerhardt's for their monthly expenses.

TLS, 1883 May 1 : Hartford [Conn.] to Karl and Josephine [Gerhardt by Samuel Langhorne Clemens ( Book )
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Clemens asks to send all the information they can get about Mr. Porter, a colored (black) artist. This gives Clemens an opportunity to express his views on race. "At the same time I must remember, and you must also remember, that on every sin which a colored man commits, the just white man must make a considerable discount, because of the colored man's antecendents. The heirs of slavery cannot with any sort of justice be required to be as clear and straight and upright as the heirs of ancient freedom.

TLS, 1883 March 26 : Hartford [Conn.] to Mr. & Mrs. [Gerhardt by Samuel Langhorne Clemens ( Book )
1 edition published in 1883 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Clemens writes that Mrs. Clemens has be very ill and letters have been unanswered, but she is better so "we have resumed our usual way of living."

ALS, 1883 January 14 : Hartford [Conn.] to Mr. & Mrs. Gerhardt by Samuel Langhorne Clemens ( Book )
1 edition published in 1883 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Clemens writes a critique of a picture Karl has sent him of a work on Paul Revere. This gives Twain an opportunity to express some of his theories on art. He refers to a sculpture of a horse "Mercury." "I think Karl's Mercury is a beautiful creation of Karl's not a copy of an existing work of art. If that were so, I should say compete for the Paul Revere ... but without better evidence than Mrs. Clemens I am not able to believe that so young a hand could create so fine a thing as Mercury. Therefore I do not advise Karl to compete, but at the same time I do not object to it ..."

TLS, 1882 June 1, Hartford [Conn.] : to Mr. & Mrs. Gerhardt by Samuel Langhorne Clemens ( Book )
1 edition published in 1882 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Clemens writes a friendly letter and comments on a drawing "I should say Karl's group promised to be very beautiful, but he must not expect intelligent criticism or suggestions from us ... If I venture to offer a remark at all, it would be that while the male figures wings are spread in flight, the rest of him seems to have stopped to consider ... We expect you people to continue your apprenticeship, you are cautious & careful in expenses, that is all we expect."

TLS, 1882 March 23 : Hartford [Conn.] to Mr. and Mrs. Gerhardt by Samuel Langhorne Clemens ( Book )
1 edition published in 1882 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Twain comments on the typewriter as opposed to the pen.

TLS, 1882 March 21 : Hartford [Conn.] to Mr. & Mrs. Gerhardt by Samuel Langhorne Clemens ( Book )
1 edition published in 1882 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
The Gerhardts' have not received some of Twain's letters & cables.