Creator:

Burroughs, Bryson, 1869-1934  Search this

Subject:

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Place of publication, production, or execution:

Other

Physical Description:

0.6 Linear feet

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as one series. Series 1: Bryson Burroughs Photographs, circa 1935, circa 1983 (0.43 linear feet; Box 1, MMs)

Access Note / Rights:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Summary:

Bryson Burroughs photographs of artwork measure 0.6 linear feet and date from circa 1935 and circa 1983. The collection consists of glass plate negatives and copy prints of artwork, primarily paintings, by Burroughs.

Citation:

Bryson Burroughs photographs, circa 1935. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Funding:

Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.

Use Note:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Biography Note:

New York painter and museum curator Bryson Burroughs (1869-1934), studied at the Art Students League in New York and at the Académie Julian in Paris. Later, he became an associate, then a full member, of the National Academy of Design in New York. From 1909 to 1934 he was the Curator of Paintings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. A memorial exhibition for Burroughs was held at the museum in 1935.

Language Note:

English .

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Archives of America Art in 1983 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art via John K. Howat.

Digitization Note:

This site provides access to the papers of Bryson Burroughs in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2019, and total 33 images.

Location Note:

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9582

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211783

AAA_collcode_burrbrys

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

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