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J. Leonard Benson writings on William Merritt Post, ca. 1985

Catalog Data

Creator:
Benson, J. L. (Jack Leonard), 1893-1989  Search this
Subject:
Post, William Merritt  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
0.25 Linear feet
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
Unpublished manuscripts, undated: "William Merritt Post: A Painter of Light in the Marshes" and "The Earliest Drawings of William Merritt Post, both containing photographs to illustrate the text; and biographical notes on Post. Also included are photocopies of 2 articles by Post, 1909 and 1910.
Citation:
J. Leonard Benson writings on William Merritt Post, ca. 1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Location of Originals:
Duplicate copies also available at New York Public Library, Art Department.
Use Note:
Photographs produced by Benson: Authorization to quote or reproduce for purposes of publication requires written permission from J. Leonard Benson. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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Biography Note:
Art historian; professor emeritus of Classical art at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Post was a late nineteenth century landscape painter, New England.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated by J. Leonard Benson, 1993.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Landscape painting, American -- 19th century -- Sources  Search this
Theme:
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)6393
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)215362
AAA_collcode_bensj
Theme:
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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