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Creator:
Terrell, Allen Townsend, 1897-1986  Search this
Subject:
Laessle, Albert  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Sketchbooks
Sketches
Travel diaries
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
4.5 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is organized as 7 series; each series is arranged chronologically. Series 1: Biographical Material, 1924-1978 (Boxes 1, 6; 3 folders) Series 2: Letters, 1908-1978 (Boxes 1-3; 2.8 linear feet) Series 3: Diaries, 1965-1978 (Boxes 3-4; 12 folders) Series 4: Financial Material, 1925-1933 (Box 4; 7 folders) Series 5: Artwork, 1925-1982 (Boxes 4, 6; 7 folders) Series 6: Printed Material, 1911-1976 (Box 4; 15 folders) Series 7: Photographs, 1925-1972 (Box 5; 15 folders)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Summary:
The papers of New York, Rome, and Paris painter Allen Townsend Terrell painter measure 4.5 linear feet and date from 1908-1982. Included are biographical materials; detailed letters from Terrell to his parents; fourteen diaries describing European travels; scattered financial records; three sketchbooks and miscellaneous sketches; printed material; and photographs of Terrell, his colleagues, his home and studios, artwork, and exhibition installations.
Citation:
Allen Townsend Terrell papers, 1908-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Biography Note:
Allen Townsend Terrell (1897-1986) was a painter and sculptor who worked in Paris, Rome, and New York. Terrell was born in Riverhead, New York and graduated from the Columbia University School of Architecture in 1921. He also studied painting and sculpture at the Art Students League with Edward McCartan and at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts with Albert Laessle. In 1924, he studied in France at the Conservatoire Américain de Fontainebleau with sculptor Charles Despiau, and at the Académie Julian in Paris.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Allen Townsend Terrell donated his papers in 7 installments between 1975 and 1981.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Travel -- Europe  Search this
Artists' studios -- Photographs  Search this
Art -- Study and teaching -- France -- Paris  Search this
Art -- Study and teaching -- Italy  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9236
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211431
AAA_collcode_terralle
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211431