Many of the better photos posted were shot by Life Magazine photographer Eric Schaal, for a story that was supposed to run the first week of December in 1941; Pearl Harbor happened and the photos were never published until now! Schaal sent us about ten 8" X 10" enlargements.

The photos do capture the spirit of what kept our family going on this hard-scrabble farm. The farm was the major source of income for the first twenty years, when my mother's children's books and painting began to earn real income. Father retired from farming in the late 1960's.

There is a new book published by Down East titled The Art of Dahlov Ipcar which provides an overview of her art career, with about 120 images.

I also think something more could be done with the photos and letters that would be more of a biography.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble