Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
Access Note / Rights:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
The papers of painter James Stovall Morris date from 1935 to 1961. Found are photographs of works of art, an exhibition catalog, and a list of exhibitions in which he participated.
Citation:
James Stovall Morris papers, 1935-1961. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The collection has been microfilmed on reel NDA02. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to the lender, James Morris, after microfilming.
Funding:
The digitization of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund
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.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
James Stovall Morris (1898-1973) was a painter in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Morris moved to Santa Fe after studying art in Cincinnati, Ohio and helped to establish an art colony. Later, he moved to New York to study at the Art Students League. By the mid-1930s, he had returned to New Mexico and participated in the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The papers were loaned to the Archives of American Art for microfilming by James Morris and were returned after filming. The materials appear to be from a personal scrapbook, perhaps Morris's own, but the origin is uncertain.
Digitization Note:
This site provides access to the papers of James Stovall Morris in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2025 from 1 reel of microfilm, and total 18 images.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
