Harbach And The Housebook

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Part II of a Series: To learn more about the Lummis Housebook Digitization Project, read the introductory post So Lummis Pretty Much Knew Everybody, Didn’t He?  For the other posts in the series, click here. There is an old proverb that goes, “A man is known by the company he keeps.” When that proverb is … Read more

So Lummis Pretty Much Knew Everybody, Didn’t He?

Inside front cover of  Housebook with the Lummis bookplate, which includes an early drawing of his daughter, Turbese Lummis.

As so aptly put by Robyn Hetrick, the Autry’s Director of Programs and Public Events, Charles Fletcher Lummis did indeed seem to know everyone. Lummis’s circle reached far and wide and included a dynamic set of artists, scientists, visionaries, and explorers. But the truth of this statement is best revealed by the fascinating “Lummis Housebook,” … Read more

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