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Henry D. Hill research material relating to Ernest Lawson

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Creator:
Hill, Henry D., 1899-  Search this
Names:
Glackens, Edith  Search this
Hill, Sidney, 1903-  Search this
Kuehne, Max, 1880-1968  Search this
Lawson, Ernest, 1873-1939  Search this
Powell, Katherine  Search this
Shaw, Samuel T., 1861-1945  Search this
Sloan, Dolly  Search this
Extent:
0.4 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1916-1964
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence, photographs, business records, exhibition catalogs, writings and notes.
Reel 3646: Correspondence, undated and 1938-1939, regarding Lawson, from Edith Glackens, Dolly Sloan, Max Kuehne, and Samuel Shaw; 3 photographs of Lawson and ca. 60 photographs of his art work; and writings and notes, including a poem about Lawson by Harriet Gray Blackwell and Hill's biographical notes on Lawson.
Also miscellaneous financial and business records, 1938-1940 and undated, including shipping forms, price lists for works of art, vouchers, bills of lading, and letters concerning Lawson's mural for the Short Hills, New Jersey Post Office; and exhibition catalogs and checklists, 1919-1962.
Unmicrofilmed: membership card for Ernest Lawson in the Civic Music Association of Miami, 1938-1939; a photocopy of a letter regarding F. C. Frieseke's award for the painting "Summer" at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition; 3 letters to Sidney Hill from Lawson's friend, Katherine Powell regarding Lawson, 1961-1962; 2 clippings, undated and 1964; 2 exhibition catalogs for Lawson's work at the Babcock Gallery, 1943, and at the Milch Gallery, 1950; a photograph of Margaret Lawson, ca. 1926; 23 photographs of Lawson's paintings; a color transparency and 6 negatives of works of art.
Biographical / Historical:
Art historian; owner of Berry-Hill Galleries, New York City. Wrote ERNEST LAWSON, AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST 1873-1939 (1968) with Sidney Hill.
Provenance:
Material on reel 3646 donated 1982 and unmicrofilmed material donated 1985 by Henry D. Hill.
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 historians  Search this
Painters  Search this
Topic:
Impressionism (Art)  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.hillhend
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9dba73172-5250-47fb-8c91-1e7e2242179d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-hillhend