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Creator:
Garfield, Mollie, 1867-1947  Search this
Subject:
Beard, James Carter  Search this
Holmes, William Henry  Search this
Pennell, Joseph  Search this
Garfield, James A. (James Abram)  Search this
Fenn, Harry  Search this
Type:
Sketches
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection, there is only one series consisting of five folders of 19 items. Items are arranged chronologically.
Access Note / Rights:
The collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website.
Summary:
The Mollie Garfield papers measures 0.2 linear feet and date from 1874 to 1883 and consist primarily of an album of 26 signed pencil sketches, ink drawings, and watercolors of various subjects by American painters and illustrators, including James Carter Beard, Harry Fenn, William Henry Holmes, Joseph Pennell, and others. Also found are a few items of correspondence and notes regarding the album and the artists, and a few scattered miscellaneous documents from the 1870s.
Citation:
Mollie Garfield papers, 1874-1883. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The papers of Mollie Garfield (later Mary Garfield Stanley-Brown) in the Archives of American Art were digitized in 2006, and total 66 images.
Funding:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Related Materials:
The Mary Garfield Stanley-Brown papers, 1881-1967, are located at the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio.
Biography Note:
Mary "Mollie" Garfield (1867-1947) was born in Washington, D.C. to James A. Garfield and Lucretia Rudolph Garfield. She was 14 when her father became President of the United States in January, 1881. On July 2, James Garfield was shot at Union Station in Washington, D.C. and Mollie and her mother were present when he died of his wounds on September 19. Mollie Garfield's education included Miss Mittleberger's School in Cleveland, Ohio and one semester at Miss Porter's Finishing School in Farmington, Connecticut. She lived with her mother at the Garfield family home, Lawnfield, in Mentor, Ohio until her marriage in 1888 to Joseph Stanley-Brown, who had been her father's private secretary. She died in Pasadena, California at the age of 80.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The collection was donated in 1970 by Mrs. Herbert (Ruth) Feis, daughter of Mollie Garfield.
Digitization Note:
The papers of Mollie Garfield (later Mary Garfield Stanley-Brown) regarding her father, President James Garfield in the Archives of American Art were digitized in 2007. The papers have been scanned in their entirety, and total 66 images.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8174
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210345
AAA_collcode_garfmoll
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210345