Creator:

Olyphant, Robert M., 1824-1918  Search this

Names:

John Frederick Kensett memorial exhibition (1873 : National Academy of Design)  Search this

National Academy of Design (U.S.)  Search this

Kensett, John Frederick, 1816-1872  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (album (47 photographic prints), b&w, 20 1/2 x 16 inches.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1873

Scope and Contents:

Photograph album presumably owned by Robert M. Olyphant, containing 47 installation views of the John Frederick Kensett Memorial Exhibition, National Academy of Design, March 24-29, 1873.

Biographical / Historical:

Robert M. Olyphant was a close friend and art patron of John Frederick Kensett, a leading landscape painter of the Hudson River School who worked extensively in New England and Colorado. Olyphant also served as executor of Kensett's estate.

Provenance:

Donated 1993 by David Olyphant, a descendent of Robert M. Olyphant. Although the album is unpublished, the donor believes several copies were made; circumstances of its production are unknown.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Art patrons  Search this

Landscape painters  Search this

Topic:

Art -- New York N.Y. -- Exhibitions -- Photographs  Search this

Landscape painting -- Exhibitions -- Photographs  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.olyprobe

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw972eb3391-edd4-4e11-bfab-d20eadf4366f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-olyprobe