The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
Lists of Toole's paintings with dimensions; genealogical notes about family sitters; a note regarding Toole's painting (author unknown), 1959; and photographs of his paintings at an exhibition of his works at the Bayly Museum, University of Virginia.
Citation:
John Toole collection, [undated] and 1959. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 2762 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to the lender, Mrs. Woodruff Weaver after microfilming.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
Itinerant painter, portraitist, miniature painter; Piedmont, Va. Was an Irish immigrant to Virginia and a self-taught painter. Worked during the ante-bellum period.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Lent for microfiling in 1983 by Mrs. Woodruff Weaver, great granddaughter in-law of Toole.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001