The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
Printed material by and about Taft, including addresses given by him in Philadelphia in 1924, and another, "Practical Art in Illinios," 1884; an address about Taft by Herbert Adams; correspondence, mostly from his student days in Paris and as a tourist in England; photographs of Taft, his studio, and his work; and clippings, including dedication addresses for Black Hawk Memorial, 1912, and Fountain of the Great Lake, 1913.
Citation:
Lorado Taft papers, 1882-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 379 available at Archives of American Art offices; at the Taft Museum, Elmwood, Ill.; the University Archives, University of Illinois; and through interlibrary loan.
Letters from Paris and England are typescripts.
Location of Originals:
Originals in University Archives, University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
Sculptor; Illinois. Born in Elmwood, Ill.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1972 by Emily Taft Douglas (Mrs. Paul) and her sisters, Mary Taft Smith and Jessie Louise Taft Crane, daughters of Taft.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
