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Summary:
Letters to Woodwell, undated and 1862-1868, from friends from Woodwell's student days in Paris, including: Albion Harris Bicknell, Joseph Foxcroft Cole, Daniel Ridgway Knight, August Renoir, Alfred Sisley, Frank H. Smith, Cephas Thompson, J. Ware, Jean ?, and a fragment of a letter from an unknown person.
Letters contain news of various friends and art related issues; The letter from Cephas Thompson is illustrated.
Citation:
Joseph R. Woodwell letters, 1862-1868. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 3482 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Painter; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Studied in Paris in the 1860's.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1966 by the Carnegie Museum.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
