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Creator:
Laighton, Thomas B.  Search this
Thaxter, Celia Laighton, 1835-1894  Search this
Shoales Marine Laboratory  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
Maine -- Appledore Island
United States of America -- Maine -- York County -- Appledore Island
Date:
04/01/1987
General:
Celia Thaxter's Island garden was a wonderful and wild flower garden. The Appledore Island is one of the nine islands that make up the Isles of Shoals. Her garden and the Isles became inspiration to many artists. Childe Hassam was an impressionist painter from whom the islands inspired over 400 drawings, watercolors and oil paintings. Contact Shoals Marine Laboratory for permission to reproduce photograph and copyright information. Address: G-14A Stimson Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Spring  Search this
Flower beds  Search this
Coreopsis  Search this
Foxgloves  Search this
Fences -- wooden  Search this
Edging (inorganic)  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item ME053019
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Maine / ME053: Appledore Island -- Celia Thaxter Garden
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb69f803f20-f270-4c8e-ad4b-06445d6e8116
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref8561