1 Microfilm reel, 1 v. containing 115 items on partial microfilm reel
Access Note / Rights:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
This microfilmed scrapbook consists primarily of clippings. Also included are exhibition catalogs, reproductions, and the cover of a magazine, <em>The Commonwealth</em>.
Citation:
Mathias Joseph Alten scrapbook, 1920-1965. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 1821 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Loan:
Loan
Related Materials:
Also held at the Archives of American Art is the microfilmed Mathias Joseph Alten exhibition catalog. Grand Valley State University Special Collections and University Archives holds the Mathias J. Alten papers 1893-2008.
Biography Note:
Mathias Joseph Alten (1871-1938) was a German-born impressionist painter in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Best known for his land- and seascapes, Alten also painted portraits, florals, and still-lifes and is often referred to as the "dean of Michigan painters."
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1980 by Diane Boozer and Gloria Gregory via art historian J. Gray Sweeney, an authority on Alten.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
