Tantie and Uncle Teddy

The letters of African-American artist Edwin A. Harleston (1882-1931) and his wife, photographer Elise F. Harleston (1891-1970), transcribed, edited and annotated by their great-niece, Mae Gentry, who knew them as "Uncle Teddy" and "Tantie."

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Dreams of white satin and veil

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As the time for their wedding approached, Elise and Edwin planned their nuptials in a series of letters, like this one she wrote that is dat...
Sunday, July 20, 2008

Publications

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During his lifetime, Edwin A. Harleston received a great deal of attention for his work as an artist. His paintings have been exhibited at ...

Artwork

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WORKS BY EDWIN A. HARLESTON Boone Hall Plantation, ca. 1925 By Edwin Harleston (1882 – 1931) Oil on canvas © Image Gibbes Museum of Art/Caro...
Sunday, July 13, 2008

June 1920

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Uncle Teddy was thirty-eight years old and had never been married, but soon he would take a wife. In his last year of bachelorhood, he spent...
Monday, July 7, 2008

Spring 1920

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121 March 26, '20 Sweetie, I believe that never before have I so utterly failed in my efforts to make my pen follow my mind as has been ...
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Mae Gentry
is the great-niece of Edwin and Elise Harleston. She is an award-winning writer and editor, formerly with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and has a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
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