0.2 Linear feet, (41 items on partial microfilm reel)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
Thirty letters written by Shaw while studying with Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts to his wife Susan; some from Kid Stephens, R. Swain Gifford, C. Few Seiss, Thomas Anshutz, and [James E.?] Kelly; two articles about Shaw by his nephew Wilfred B. Shaw; exhibition catalogs, including one from a retrospective show of Shaw's works in 1940; correspondence of Perry T. Rathbone relating to Shaw, including some biographical information.
Citation:
Horatio W. Shaw papers, 1880-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 1197 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Mostly photocopies and typescripts.
Biography Note:
Painter and draftsman; Michigan.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated, 1960 and 1974, Detroit Institute of Art and University of Michigan.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 19th century -- History -- Michigan Search this
