The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
Five pencil drawings (2 signed), one pen, ink and watercolor drawing, and one watercolor drawing by William Sidney Mount; and a pencil drawing by Shepard Alonzo Mount; 13 letters and 2 notes written by William Sidney Mount, and letters written by his brothers Shepard, Robert, and Henry, his mother Julia, many which mention William, and 5 letters from Thomas S. Mount to William. In addition, there are clippings, diplomas and a photograph of William S. Mount.
Citation:
William Sidney Mount papers, 1830-1860. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel N731 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to the lender, Theodore Stebbins, Jr., after microfilming.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
Painter; Stony Brook, Long Island. Born Setauket, L.I. to Thomas Shephard and Julia Hawkins Mount. Studied at National Academy of Design and with Henry Inman. Importance as an early genre painter. His three brothers and sister Ruth were also artistic and musical.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Collection purchased by Theodore Stebbins, Jr. and lent to AAA for microfilming, December 1967.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
