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A. Henry Nordhausen papers, 1919-1991

Catalog Data

Creator:
Nordhausen, A. Henry (August Henry), 1901-1993  Search this
Subject:
Salmagundi Club  Search this
Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Munich, Germany)  Search this
Peter A. Juley & Son  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
8 Linear feet
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
Biographical material; correspondence with Harrison Cady, John Cosigan, the Columbus Museum, Georgia Institute of Technology, Grand Central Galleries, Musemont Fine Art Camp, the Salmagundi Club, the Art Students League, Laurence Schmeckebier (Nordhausen's biographer), Syracuse University, the United States Navy, and others, mostly concerning portraits by Nordhausen; bills and receipts; a diary, 1923-1924, concerning his studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and his travels in Europe; day books and engagement calendars, ca. 1940-1985; address books; guest books; 9 scrapbooks, 1919-1991, containing photographs, clippings and letters; exhibition catalogs and announcements; photographs of works of art by Peter A. Juley; certificates of merit from the Salmagundi Club, 1950-1974; and photographs of Salmagundi Club dinners, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1947, 1949, 1961, and 1962.
Citation:
A. Henry Nordhausen papers, 1919-1991. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Painter, portrait painter; Columbus, Ga. Died 1993.
Language Note:
Undetermined .
Provenance:
Bequest of A. Henry Nordhausen, 1994.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Portrait painting -- United States  Search this
Art -- Study and teaching -- United States  Search this
Art -- Study and teaching -- Germany -- Munich  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)6535
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)215808
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Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_215808