The collection is arranged into one series. Series 1: Horace Pippin Notebooks and Letters, circa 1920s, 1943; 8 items
Access Note / Rights:
The collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website.
Summary:
The collection measures 0.2 linear feet and consists of three notebooks, notebook fragments, and two letters written by African American primitive painter Horace Pippin. The three notebooks and notebook fragments contain Pippin's World War I memoirs written in the 1920s, one of which is illustrated by Pippin with six drawings of war scenes. Two letters are dated 1943 and circa 1943. One of the letters is written to "Dear Friends" and begins with "life story of art."; the other is written to dealer Robert Carlen about showing his painting Domino [Game] Players.
Citation:
Horace Pippin notebooks and letters, circa 1920. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The notebooks and letters of Horace Pippin in the Archives of American Art were digitized in 2006, and total 114 images.
Funding:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art
Use Note:
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Biography Note:
Horace Pippin (1888 -1946) was a self-taught painter from West Chester, Pennsylvania. Pippin was inspired to paint by his experiences in France during World War I. He lost the use of his right arm when wounded during the war and, when painting, had to use his left hand to guide his right. He gained a national reputation as "a true American primitive" in the 1940s for his paintings depicting childhood memories, war experiences, heroes, and religious subjects.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Horace Pippin's war memiors/notebooks and one letter were purchased from Robert Carlen, Pippin's dealer, in 1956. The 1943 letter from Pippin to Carlen was donated by Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Moore in 1983.
Digitization Note:
The notebooks and letters of Horace Pippin in the Archives of American Art were digitized in 2008. The papers have been scanned in their entirety, and total 114 images.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
