Raymond Abbott


Disciplines: Literature
Disciplines: Literature
Based in Louisville, KY
Residencies: 1981, 1982

Raymond Abbott is an American novelist. Many of his works, such as That Day in Gordon (1986), and Indian Stories (2006), are inspired by his time as a social worker on a Sioux Indian reservation. He received a Whiting award in 1985.

Studios

Mansfield

Raymond Abbott worked in the Mansfield studio.

The Helen Coolidge Mansfield Studio was donated by graduates of the Mansfield War Service Classes for Reconstruction Aides. Mrs. Mansfield helped found the New York MacDowell Club, which was among the biggest clubs by the same name around the country honoring the legacy of Edward MacDowell and supporting MacDowell. The small…

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