Hodgson, S. P. (Sylvester Phelps), 1830-1906 Search this
Type:
Sketchbooks
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
4 Items, (on 1 microfilm reel)
Access Note / Rights:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
Biographical data sheet, handwritten copy of his obituary, and two sketchbooks which also contain a few watercolor sketches, as well as a draft of an article entitled "Thoughts on the Effects of Light and Shade as influenced by the atmosphere, showing a rule by which you may know how to manage detail in distance," Feb. 1856.
Citation:
S. P. (Sylvester Phelps) Hodgson sketchbooks, 1856-1878. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 104 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to lender after microfilming.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
Painter; Boston, Massachusetts.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The lender, H.T. Hodgson acquired the papers through inheritance.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
