The scattered papers of painter Florence V. Reynolds and the Hapgood Family research material regarding Reynolds measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1890 to 1990. Found are biographical materials on Reynolds and three photographs. Research materials includes correspondence between the Hapgood family and institutions and museums, lists of works of art, and exhibition material. A thesis by Janet Silverman is on Robinson.
Scope and Contents:
The scattered papers of painter Florence V. Reynolds and the Hapgood Family research material regarding Reynolds measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1890 to 1990. Found are biographical materials on Reynolds and three photographs. Research materials includes correspondence between the Hapgood family and institutions and museums, lists of works of art, and exhibition material. A thesis by Janet Silverman is on Robinson.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Florence V. Robinson (1874-1937) was a painter, primarily a watercolorist, in New York City, New York and Petersham, Massachusetts.
Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood is the daughter of Robinson's longtime companion, Margaret Reynolds.
Provenance:
The collection was donated in 2003 by David Hapgood, the son of Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood. The papers were compiled by Robinson as well as her executor, Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood, Hapgood's daughter, Elizabeth Hapgood Backman, and son, David Hapgood.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
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Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
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Watercolorists -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Florence V. Robinson papers and the Hapgood family collection relating to Florence V. Robinson, circa 1890-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
