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Clyde H. Burroughs letters and photographs from artists

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Creator:
Burroughs, Clyde H. (Clyde Huntley), 1882-1973  Search this
Names:
Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951  Search this
Fournier, Alexis Jean, 1865-1948  Search this
Kendall, William Sergeant, 1869-1938  Search this
Lopez, Carlos, 1908-1953  Search this
Melchers, Gari, 1860-1932  Search this
Morgan, Arthur C., 1904-  Search this
Olinsky, Ivan G. (Ivan Gregorewitch), 1878-1962  Search this
Pancoast, Henry Boller, b. 1876  Search this
Parshall, DeWitt, 1864-1956  Search this
Rader, Isaac, 1906-  Search this
Reyneau, Betsy Graves  Search this
Ritschel, William, 1864-1949  Search this
Rolshoven, Julius, 1858-1930  Search this
Troubetzkoy, Pierre, 1864-1936  Search this
Photographer:
Clark, Frank Scott, 1865-1937  Search this
Extent:
23 Items
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1915-1937
Scope and Contents:
Photographs of and letters from artists, and a sales catalog.
REEL D10: A letter from Ann Arbor, Michigan painter Carlos Lopez answering Burroughs's request for information about a painting.
REEL 1817: Six toned silver gelatin photographs taken by Frank Scott Clark, 1915, of artists Alexis Jean Fournier, Gari Melchers, Ivan Olinsky, William Ritschel, Julius Rolshoven and Paul Troubetzkoy, each inscribed to Burroughs by the artist, 1915 and 1916. [Arranged alphabetically on microfilm with other unrelated photographs in Photographs of Artists Collection Two.]
REEL 2787: Letters from artist friends and acquaintances, including a letter from sculptor, Arthur C. Morgan, about a bust he is working on; a letter from Henry Boller Pancoast, 1925, "in receipt of your kind invitation to send my picture to Detroit for your annual exhibition," written on a card with a reproduction of a painting by Pancoast; photocopies of 11 letters received by Burroughs from Frank W. Benson, DeWitt Parshall, and William Sergeant Kendall, all regarding the exhibition of their works at the Detroit Museum of Art; and an annotated catalog of the sale of oil paintings, etchings, watercolors, and drawings belonging to Clyde Burroughs.
REEL 3482: A letter to Burroughs from Betsy Graves Reyneau, undated and one from Isaac Rader, 1927, each giving biographical information.
Biographical / Historical:
Clyde Burroughs (1882-1973) was an art administrator, director, and historian from Detroit, Mich. Director of the Detroit Museum of Art which became the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Provenance:
Donated possibly by Burroughs.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Art museum directors -- Michigan -- Detroit  Search this
Topic:
Painting, American  Search this
Function:
Art museums -- Michigan -- Detroit
Identifier:
AAA.burrclyd
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d386a5cc-885c-4095-b7e8-ad982eea5c80
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-burrclyd