The collection is arranged as three series. Series 1: Correspondence, 1899-1904 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1-2) Series 2: Printed Material, circa 1905-1961(4 folders; Box 2) Series 3: Photographic Material, circa 1905 (4 folders; Box 2, OV 3)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
The papers of American portrait painter William Cushing Loring (1897-1959) measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1899-1961. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence, including letters which document Loring's artistic education in Paris and London 1900-1904. Also found within the collection are letters from other Loring family members, printed materials which document Loring's artistic career, and photographs of the artist and his work.
Citation:
William Cushing Loring papers, 1899-1961. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The collection was digitized in its entirety 2016 and is available via the Archives of American Art's website.
Funding:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art
Use Note:
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Biography Note:
William Cushing Loring (1897-1959) was an American painter and teacher born in Newton Center, MA. He studied at Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Chase's Art School in New York, Academie Colarossi and Academie Delecluse in Paris, and for two years in Holland and London. Loring was best known for his portraiture. He was appointed head of the painting and drawing department at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1905, and taught at La Salle Junior College in Auburn, Massachusetts from 1921 to 1939.
Language Note:
Collection is in English.
Provenance:
The collection was donated by William Loring Cushing, Jr., son of the artist, in 1985.
Digitization Note:
This site provides access to the papers of William Cushing Loring in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2016, and total 1,005 images.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Expatriate painters -- France -- Paris Search this
Art -- Study and teaching -- France -- Paris Search this
Expatriate artists -- England -- London Search this
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