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Summary:
Research notes, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material compiled in the 1970's for a proposed book, AMERICAN WATERCOLORS 1866-1910, intended to be a comprehensive biographical index of American watercolorists.
Citation:
Hereward Lester Cooke papers, circa 1970-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Exhibition catalogs are photocopies.
Location of Originals:
Location of originals unknown.
Biography Note:
Curator, National Gallery of Art, Wash., D.C. Lived 1916-1975.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Some of the papers compiled by Cooke were destroyed by fire.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Watercolor painting, American -- 19th century Search this
