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Creator:
Durand, John, 1822-1908  Search this
Names:
Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900 -- Heart of the Andes  Search this
Winthrop, Theodore, 1828-1861. -- Companion to the Heart of the Andes  Search this
Extent:
2,000 Items ((on 5 microfilm reels))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1854-1907
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence and printed material.
Reels N21-N24: Letters concerning publication of THE CRAYON, a journal devoted to the graphic arts and related literature edited by Durand, and published by Stillman and Durand, New York.
Reel N25: The book A COMPANION TO THE HEART OF THE ANDES, 1859, by Theodore Winthrop, with John Durand's signature on the title page. The book is a critique of Frederic Edwin Church's painting "The Heart of the Andes."
Biographical / Historical:
Editor; Paris, France and New York City.
Provenance:
Microfilmed 1956 by the Archives of American Art with other art-related papers in the Manuscript Division of the New York Public Library. Included in the microfilming project were selected papers of the Art Division and the Prints Division.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Editors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.durajohn
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw904cd52ec-4a81-4b01-981d-9145a00deb22
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-durajohn