2 Reels, ca. 130 items (on 2 partial microfilm reels)
Access Note / Rights:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
Correspondence of Alfred R. Mitchell and miscellaneous biographical information.
Reel 682: Correspondence with Susan Eakins (Mrs. Thomas); a letter from the Spanish artist Ignacio Zoloaga; and clippings.
Reel 2434: Correspondence with John H. Cox concerning Cox's purchases and sales of Mitchell's paintings; letters from other buyers of his paintings; and an autobiographical sketch. [microfilm title: San Diego Museum of Art]
Citation:
Alfred R. Mitchell correspondence, 1919-1962. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reels 682 and 2434 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals in San Diego Museum of Art.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
Painter and instructor; San Diego, California.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Lent 1972 and 1982 by San Diego Museum of Art, formerly the Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- History -- California -- San Francisco Search this