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Creator:
Caffin, Charles Henry, 1854-1918  Search this
Subject:
Stieglitz, Alfred  Search this
Layton, Donna Caffin  Search this
Genthe, Arnold  Search this
Käsebier, Gertrude  Search this
Steichen, Edward  Search this
Greet, Ben, Sir  Search this
Johnston, Frances Benjamin  Search this
Corn, Wanda M.  Search this
Kennedy, Charles Rann  Search this
Type:
Interviews
Scrapbooks
Photographs
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
1.2 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into 5 series: Series 1: Biographical Information, 1915, 1973 (Box 1; 2 folders) Series 2: Correspondence, 1920 (Box 1; 1 folder) Series 3: Printed Material, 1908, circa 1920, 1973 (Box 1; 3 folders) Series 4: Photographs, circa 1883-circa 1910s (Box 1, 3-4; 0.6 linear feet) Series 5: Scrapbooks, 1913-1915 (Box 2; 0.4 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Summary:
The scattered papers of art critic and writer Charles Henry Caffin measure 1.2 linear feet and date from circa 1883-1973, bulk circa 1883-1918. Found within the papers are an interview transcript, two letters, printed materials, one scrapbook, and family photographs dating from circa 1883 to circa 1911, many by noted photographers Arnold Genthe, Frances Benjamin Johnston, Gertrude Käsebier, Edward Steichen, and Alfred Stieglitz. The scrapbook contains Caffin's columns for the New York American , 1913-1915.
Citation:
Charles Henry Caffin papers, circa 1883-1973, bulk 1883-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The papers of Charles Henry Caffin in the Archives of American Art were digitized in 2009, and total 167 images.
Materials not scanned include duplicates, negatives, and some printed and published works that are not annotated.
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.
Biography Note:
Charles Henry Caffin was born in 1854 in England. After graduating from Oxford University, Caffin served as stage manager for outdoor productions with Ben Greet and His Shakespearean Players. During this time, he met actress Caroline Scurfield, whom he later married and had two daughters, Freda and Donna. Caffin moved to United States in 1892 where he began to write about art, drama, and dance. He was an early supporter of the Photo-Secessionists and American modern art.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donna Caffin Layton, daughter of Charles Caffin, donated most of the papers in 1974. Stephen D. Rockstroh, Caffin's son-in-law, donated additional material in 1985.
Digitization Note:
The papers of Charles Henry Caffin in the Archives of American Art were digitized in 2009. The bulk of the papers have been scanned, and total 167 images.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Photography, Artistic  Search this
Art, Modern -- 20th century  Search this
Photographers  Search this
Theater -- History -- 20th century  Search this
Theme:
Photography  Search this
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8566
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210745
AAA_collcode_caffchar
Theme:
Photography
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210745