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Show EAST AURORA NE YORK 1904-191 N the Chillicothe, Obio, NEWS-ADVERTISER for July 12,1904 can be found the fol lowing announcement:‘Dard Huntes It thi morning for the Roycroft Settlement at E W}mre}\cwxllsprn afer wwzekswl(h Elbcrt Hubb\xdand rheRn crofters. M, HHunter anenthusas inthe Artsand Craftsofthe New Ar movement, will investigate particularly the Roycrott cabinet shop 7' 2 5 2 ight crayonartist, On(hexewurxhef:eq tly met Mr. Hubbar ,Whmn Aummd of asummer school for craft art cstablished yoars a0t (East Itisinter cstfngmnmetha(i‘it}\trh'\dflreadymndcElhertHubb\rd kquamtance before going to E Howevex,H bba cation to Father, written. nJunczl 1904, inanswer tohis inqyui g mncer:\ingwarknuheshops wasanything b Humm states: "Ju e have more workersin our shop than we can w make coom o wwith ot Tmtted f1uluiex ? This detertent did no {mpede Fa(hex s desire to spend at least a few weeks at the Roycm mer School; but soon after }mmml e found his own art dea maostaffable to him from the beginning. Neverthe less, in 1ateryears,helooked down upon this work with much derision MAfKerFather's five-mont sojourn with his mother and brother f cho.hcremmedt East Aurora in April, 1907,and wasimmediatel elevated to the "head of theart departmen at a handsom salary. ring Mother's and Father's absence, this time in Viennain 1908, i Was forgone conclusion that the Roycroft staff would love and m mis them smmensely $00nto return to Eas ey wrote to the Hubbards that they wer Auroa, Mrs. Hubbard rcsyondcd,"w mnunrh staff on receipt of your letter. Mr Hubbard, C o (Rnsen)andlsmmpagmat big shoutand Mr. Hubbard md Digital image© 2005 ity of Utah. Al rights reserved. |