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Creator:

Gifford, Sanford Robinson, 1823-1880  Search this

Names:

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Whittredge, Worthington, 1820-1910  Search this

Extent:

0.9 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Diaries

Sketchbooks

Place:

Europe -- description and travel

Egypt -- description and travel

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Date:

1840s-1900

circa 1960s-1970s

Summary:

The papers of landscape painter Sanford Robinson Gifford, date from the 1840s through 1900, and circa 1960s-1970s. The bulk of the papers fall between 1855-1881; material from the circa 1960s-1970s consists of photographic copy prints for which the Archives does not have the originals. The small collection measures 0.9 linear feet of scattered documentation of Gifford's life, primarily extensive biographical accounts of his travels in the mid 1850s and late 1860s in the form of bound letters to his father. These serve as detailed journals of his impressions of Europe and the Middle East, the development of his painting, and his relationships with other artists such as Albert Bierstadt and Worthington Whittredge. The collection also contains sketches by Gifford, printed material including catalogs of Gifford's paintings, and photographs of Gifford and others.

Scope and Content Note:

The collection dates from the 1840s through 1900, and circa 1960s-1970s with the bulk of the material falling between 1855-1881. Material from circa 1960s-1970s consists of photographic copy prints of original photographs from the mid to late 1800s for which the Archives does not own the originals. The papers measure 0.9 linear feet and provide detailed documentation of the life of Hudson River School landscape painter, Sanford Robinson Gifford, during the mid 1850s and late 1860s. The papers contain extensive accounts of Gifford's travels in 3 bound volumes of typewritten letters from Gifford to his father. These letters serve as travel journals and provide extensive and vivid descriptions of Gifford's work and experiences in Europe and the Middle East, and document his relationships with a variety of other artists, including Alfred Bierstadt and Worthington Whittredge, during this period.

Additional records provide scattered documenation of other periods of Gifford's life. Letters refer to his travels in the American west and his Civil War service and its effect on his painting. Printed material includes clippings and exhibition catalogs, and includes a catalogue of his paintings published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1881. Artwork by Gifford includes sketches by the artist and prints, engravings and paintings by various others. Original photographs date from 1856-1900 and include images of Gifford during the Civil War. Copyprints for which the Archives does not own the originals date from the circa 1960s-1970s and include two images of a family home in Hudson, New York, where Gifford had a studio in the mid 1860s, a portrait photograph of Gifford, and an image of Gifford on the Hayden expedition.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 4 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Letters, 1855-1874 (Box 1; 3 volumes, 1 folder)

Series 2: Printed Material, circa 1850s-1881 (Box 2; 4 folders)

Series 3: Artwork, circa 1840s-circa 1870s (Box 2, OV 3; 4 folders)

Series 4: Photographs and Copy Prints, 1856-circa 1900, circa 1960s-1970s (Box 2, 5, OV 4; 11 folders)

Biographical Note:

Sanford Robinson Gifford was born in Greenfield, New York, in 1823. He attended Brown University from 1842-1844 and moved to New York City in 1845 where he studied drawing, perspective and anatomy under the direction of the British watercolorist and drawing-master, John R. Smith. He also studied the human figure in anatomy classes at the Crosby Street Medical college and took drawing classes at the National Academy of Design. In 1846 he visited the Berkshire Hills and the Catskill Mountains, sketching from nature. "These studies," he wrote to O. B. Frothingham in 1874, "together with the great admiration I felt for the works of Cole developed a strong interest in landscape art, and opened my eyes to a keener perception and more intelligent enjoyment of nature. Having once enjoyed the absolute freedom of the landscape painters life I was unable to return to portrait painting."

The American Art Union bought and showed some of Gifford's first pictures in 1847. In 1851 he was elected an associate, and in 1854 an academician, of the National Academy of Design.

Gifford traveled widely to sketch landscapes for future paintings, recording his experiences in letters to his father which he intended would "serve the double purpose of letter and journal, and be an economy of time." He requested that his father number the letters sequentially and keep them together.

In the summer of 1855 Gifford visited England, Scotland and Paris, where he spent the winter of 1855 transforming his English and Scottish sketches into paintings. In the fall of 1856 he rented a studio in Rome and, over the course of the winter, painted pictures that reportedly pleased him "pretty well," including Lake Nemi. During the spring of 1857, Gifford spent time with fellow artists Worthington Whittredge, William H. Beard and Albert Bierstadt before leaving Rome in May with Bierstadt for a walking tour of southern Italy, where they planned to reconnect with Whittredge and Beard. Gifford ended his European tour with a visits to Innsbruck, Munich, Vienna, Prague, Dresden, Berlin and Paris, before returning to the United States at the end of the summer.

On his return Gifford rented studio Number 19 in the Tenth Street Studio Building in New York City, which he retained until his death. Over the next few years he also made frequent summer trips to various northeastern locales including the Catskills, the Adirondacks, the Green Mountains in Vermont, the White Mountains in New Hampshire, Maine and Nova Scotia.

Gifford served in New York's Seventh Regiment when it marched to the defense of Washington in April 1861, and again in 1862 and 1863. Several paintings resulted from this experience, including Sunday Morning at Camp Cameron (1861), Bivouac of the Seventh Regiment at Arlington Heights, Virginia (1861) and Camp of the Seventh Regiment, near Frederick, Maryland, in July 1863 (1864).

In 1868 Gifford returned to Europe, again visiting London and Paris, where he met with friends Jervis McEntee and his wife. He then spent the summer visiting the Alps and Sicily before wintering in Rome. In 1869 he traveled to Egypt where he and a small party hired a boat to take them on a two-month voyage from Cairo down the Nile River. Subsequently, Gifford traveled to the Middle East with Alfred Craven via the Suez Canal, where his itinerary included Syria, Jerusalem, Samaria, Damascus, Greece and Turkey. Gifford arrived in Venice in June 1869 and sailed for the United States at the beginning of September.

In 1870 Gifford visited Colorado with Worthington Whittredge and John Frederick Kensett, and accompanied a United States Geological party under Dr. Hayden in the exploration of Wyoming, Utah, and the Colorado Territories. In the summer of 1873 he visited California, Oregon, British Columbia and Alaska.

Gifford married in 1877 but in 1880 became ill and died of malarial fever and pneumonia at the age of 58. That same year he was honored with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's first monographic retrospective and a memorial catalogue of his known pictures.

Related Material:

Five sketchbooks were loaned by Vassar College in 1966 and the originals were returned to the donor after microfilming on reel D254.

Separated Material:

The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reels D254 and 688) including twenty-one sketchbooks, photographs, passports and certificates, an 1888 European travel diary of Mary Louise Willard, wife of Gifford's nephew, Harold, and a 1966 letter. Loaned materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Provenance:

Edith Wilkinson first donated the Sanford Robinson Gifford papers in 1955 and 1957. James C. Gifford donated copy prints of photographs in 1964. Five sketchbooks were lent for microfilming by the Vassar College Art Library in 1966 and George and Frances Gifford Cummings donated additional material in 1973. In 1974, sixteen sketchbooks, photographs, and other materials were lent for microfilming by Dr. Sanford Gifford, Gifford's great-nephew.

Restrictions:

The collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website.

Rights:

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.

Topic:

Works of art  Search this

Landscape painters -- New York (State)  Search this

Hudson River school of landscape painting  Search this

Landscape painting -- 19th century -- New York (State)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Diaries

Sketchbooks

Citation:

Sanford Robinson Gifford papers, 1840s-1900, circa 1960s-1970s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Identifier:

AAA.giffsanf

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw948af2acf-99f6-4446-9709-5a8ed7654688

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-giffsanf

Creator:

Gifford, Sanford Robinson 1823-1880  Search this

Subject:

Bierstadt, Albert 1830-1902  Search this

Whittredge, Worthington 1820-1910  Search this

Physical description:

0.9 linear feet

Type:

Sketchbooks

Collection descriptions

Place:

New York (State)

Europe

Egypt

United States

Date:

1840

1840-1970

1840s-1900, circa 1960s-1970s

bulk 1855-1881

19th century

Civil War, 1861-1865

Topic:

Hudson River school of landscape painting  Search this

Landscape painting  Search this

Description and travel  Search this

History  Search this

Local number:

AAA D254

AAA 688

AAA giffsanf

Restrictions & 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

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Sanford Robinson Gifford papers, 1840s-1900, circa 1960s-1970s, bulk 1855-1881

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_211161

Creator:

Duveen, Albert  Search this

Names:

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900  Search this

Church, Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart), 1842-1924  Search this

Inman, Henry, 1801-1846  Search this

Mayer, Constant, 1829-1911  Search this

McEntee, Jervis, 1828-1891  Search this

Mosler, Henry, 1841-1920  Search this

Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903  Search this

Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860  Search this

Rosenthal, Albert, 1863-1939  Search this

Extent:

1.1 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1807-1946

Summary:

The Albert Duveen collection of artists' letters and ephemera measures 1.1 linear feet and dates from 1807 to 1946. Unrelated letters written by over 170 mostly 19th and early 20th century American artists are found in this compiled collection of art critic, dealer, and collector Albert Duveen. Additional ephemera includes printed material and photographs of artwork.

Scope and Contents:

The Albert Duveen collection of artists' letters and ephemera measures 1.1 linear feet and dates from 1807 to 1946. Unrelated letters written by over 170 mostly 19th and early 20th century American artists are found in this compiled collection of art critic, dealer, and collector Albert Duveen. Additional ephemera includes printed material and photographs of artwork.

Found are letters from artists Albert Bierstadt, Frederic E. Church, Frederick S. Church, Henry Inman, Constant Mayer, Jervis McEntee, Henry Mosler, Frederick Law Olmstead, Rembrandt Peale, Albert Rosenthal, and many others. Printed materials include catalog inventories of public and private art collections. There are also brochure booklets on New England historical houses and towns. Photographs are duplicate copies of early American artwork from Duveen's personal reference files.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 3 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Letters, 1808-1910 (0.8 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Printed material, circa 1909-1946 (4 folders; Box 1, OV 2)

Series 3: Photographs, circa 1808-1910 (3 folders; Box 1)

Biographical / Historical:

Art critic, collector, and dealer Albert Duveen (1892-1965) lived and worked in New York City, New York. He is known for his expertise in early American art and was a cousin to Joseph Duveen, president of Duveen Brothers art dealers.

Related Materials:

The Archives holds a microfilm copy of the Albert Duveen art reference files and a lecture, "An Art Dealer is Intrigued by American Folk Art," delivered by Albert Duveen, March 4, 1961.

Provenance:

The Albert Duveen collection of artists' letters and ephemera was purchased from Duveen by the Archives of American Art in February 1956.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Rights:

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.

Topic:

Collectors and collecting  Search this

Artists -- United States  Search this

Citation:

Albert Duveen collection of artists' letters and ephemera, 1807-1946. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Identifier:

AAA.duvealbe

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Albert Duveen collection of artists' letters and ephemera

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-duvealbe

Creator:

Read family  Search this

Names:

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900  Search this

Fosdick, W. W. (William Whiteman), 1825-1862  Search this

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881  Search this

Hosmer, Harriet Goodhue, 1830-1908  Search this

Knaus, Ludwig, 1829-1910  Search this

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882  Search this

Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873  Search this

Read, Harriet Denison Butler, 1837-1935  Search this

Read, Mary Alice, 1845-1870  Search this

Read, Mary Pratt, 1818-1855  Search this

Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872  Search this

Richards, T. Addison (Thomas Addison), 1820-1900  Search this

Rogers, Randolph, 1825-1892  Search this

Sartain, John, 1808-1897  Search this

Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888  Search this

Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891  Search this

Story, William Wetmore, 1819-1895  Search this

Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892  Search this

Extent:

229 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1848-1935

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence between Read family members, Thomas Buchanan Read, Mary Pratt Read, Mary Alice Read, and Harriet Denison Butler Read, and notable military, literary, political, and artistic figures, particluarly of the 19th century. Correspondents include Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Edwin Church, William Whiteman Fosdick, Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, Ludwig Knaus, Hiram Powers, Thomas Addison Richards, Randolph Rogers, John Sartain, William Wetmore Story, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, Philip Sheridan, James Garfield, and William Tecumseh Sherman, among others.

Biographical / Historical:

Thomas Buchanan Read was a poet, a portrait and history painter, and sometime sculptor, and worked in the U.S. and abroad.

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1979 by Denison L. Burton.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Poets  Search this

Portrait painters  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.readread

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-readread

Creator:

Cummings, Thomas Seir, 1804-1894  Search this

Names:

National Academy of Design (U.S.)  Search this

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Chapman, J. G. (John Gadsby), 1808-1889  Search this

Durand, Asher Brown, 1796-1886  Search this

Durand, John, 1822-1908  Search this

Edmonds, Francis William, 1806-1863  Search this

Elliott, Charles Loring, 1812-1868  Search this

Gignoux, Régis François, 1816-1882  Search this

Huntington, Daniel, 1816-1906  Search this

Inman, Henry, 1801-1846  Search this

Inman, Jane  Search this

Lang, Louis, 1814-1893  Search this

Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872  Search this

Perry, E. W. (Enoch Wood), 1831-1915  Search this

Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872  Search this

Extent:

1 Microfilm reel

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Microfilm reels

Date:

1826-1893

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence, including a letterbook which contains some drafts of Cummings' own communications, and letters received; broadsides; and clippings.

Among the correspondents are many 19th century New York painters and National Academy of Design members, including Gorham D. Abbott, William Aspinwall, Anthony Barclay, Albert Bierstadt, Victoria Bellamy, Robert Bunch, Charles Butler, J. G.Chapman, Vincent Colyer, Mortimer De Motte, Asher B. and John Durand, F. W. Edmonds, Charles L. Elliott, Isaac Ferris, Hamilton Fish, Robert Fraser, William Gibbons, Régis Gignoux, R. K. Haight, Walter Harding, Daniel Huntington, Charles Ingham, Henry Inman and his widow Jane Inman (re proceeds from an Inman memorial exhibition organized by Cummings), William Kemble, Louis Lang, James Lenox, Edward Lester, Charles Leupp, John Lewis, Benson Lossing, James J. Mapes, James McMurtrie, John Morgan, George P. Morris, S. F. B. Morse, E.W. Perry, William H. Seward, D. Seymour, James Shegogue, John R. Smith, William Stillman, Russell Sturgis, Thomas Sully, Henry Tappan, Thomas Thorpe, T. B. Wakeman, Prosper Wetmore, and James Whitehorne.

Biographical / Historical:

Thomas Seir Cummings (1804-1894) was a miniature and portrait painter from New York, N.Y. One of the founders of the National Academy of Design.

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1958 by the Century Association.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Portrait painters  Search this

Landscape painters  Search this

Miniature painters  Search this

Genre painters  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.cummthom

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-cummthom

Creator:

Hendricks, Gordon  Search this

Names:

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Bradford, William, 1823-1892  Search this

Davis, Charles H. (Charles Harold), 1856-1933  Search this

Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916  Search this

Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910  Search this

Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904  Search this

Extent:

26.6 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1950-1977

Scope and Contents:

Unmicrofilmed: Research files for Hendricks's books, EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE, FATHER OF THE MOTION PICTURE, 1975; THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THOMAS EAKINS, 1972; WINSLOW HOMER, 1979; AND ALBERT BIERSTADT: PAINTER OF THE AMERICAN WEST, 1979, containing correspondence, manuscripts, notes, photographs, clippings and printed material. Also included are vintage photographs by Bradley and Rulofson, I.W. Taber, Carleton E. Watkins and the Bierstadt Brothers, and an advertisement "Proposal for Publishing an Engraving of Mr. Bierstadt's picture of the Rocky Mountains."

Reel 3002: Research files for Hendricks's unpublished book on William Bradford, a New Bedford, Mass. marine painter. Included are correspondence, notes, slides, photographs, clippings, printed material, and a list of Bradford's paintings.

Provenance:

Material on reel 3002 lent for microfilming 1983 by the New Bedford Whaling Museum; unmicrofilmed material donated 1983 by Guido Castelli.

Restrictions:

Unmicrofilmed gift: use requires an appointment and is limited to Washington, D.C. office.

Material on William Bradford (loan): Patrons must use microfilm copy.

Identifier:

AAA.hendgord

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-hendgord

Creator:

Historical Society of Pennsylvania  Search this

Names:

Carey & Hart  Search this

Peale's Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this

Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911  Search this

Abbey, Mary Gertrude, d. 1931  Search this

Alexander, Archibald, 1772-1851  Search this

Allston, Washington, 1779-1843  Search this

Bayley, Frank W.  Search this

Beale, Pennel  Search this

Belcher, Wm. (William)  Search this

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Brodhead, Col  Search this

Burrell, B.  Search this

Carey, Edward L., 1806-1845  Search this

Carey, Henry Charles, 1793-1879  Search this

Catlin, George, 1796-1872  Search this

Ceracchi, Giuseppe, 1751-1801  Search this

Chapman, J. G. (John Gadsby), 1808-1889  Search this

Cheney, John, 1801-1885  Search this

Clarke, Miss  Search this

Claypoole, James, Sr., 1720-1796  Search this

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834  Search this

Cox, James, 1751-1834  Search this

Curren, Mr  Search this

Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888  Search this

Delaplaine, Joseph, 1777-1824  Search this

Dickinson, John, 1732-1808  Search this

Dillwyn, William, 1743-1824  Search this

Donnehue, Humphrey  Search this

Du Simitière, Pierre Eugène, ca. 1736-1784  Search this

Duane, William J. (William John), 1780-1865  Search this

Dunlap, William, 1766-1839  Search this

Eliot, S.  Search this

Elliott, James B.  Search this

Elwyn, Langdon, Mrs.  Search this

Fielding, Mantle, 1865-1941  Search this

Francis, John W. (John Wakefield), 1789-1861  Search this

Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944  Search this

Gillingham, Harrold E. (Harrold Edgar), 1864-1954  Search this

Greenough, Horatio, 1805-1852  Search this

Harding, George, 1882-1959  Search this

Hayes, Charles P.  Search this

Hollingsworth, Levi, 1739-1824  Search this

Hosack, David, 1769-1835  Search this

Howell, Mr.  Search this

Hunt, William Morris, 1824-1879  Search this

Huntington, Daniel, 1816-1906  Search this

Inman, Henry, 1801-1846  Search this

Jackson, William  Search this

Jones, Horatio Gates, 1822-1893  Search this

Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921  Search this

Kimball, Henry H. (Henry Hastings), b. 1835  Search this

Lambdin, James Reid, 1807-1889  Search this

Leidy, Joseph, 1823-1891  Search this

Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903  Search this

Lippincott, J. B. (Joshua Ballinger), 1813-1886  Search this

Livermore, George, 1809-1865  Search this

Low, Will Hicok, 1853-1932  Search this

Madison, James, 1751-1836  Search this

Marchant, Edward Dalton, 1806-1887  Search this

Martin, John Hill, 1823-1906  Search this

McAllister, John A.  Search this

McMurtrie, James, fl. 1843-1864  Search this

Monaghan, James  Search this

Montgomery, John C., Mrs.  Search this

Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917  Search this

Murray, J.  Search this

Myers, Albert Cook, 1874-1960  Search this

Nathans, Isabella  Search this

Nathans, Rebecca  Search this

Neagle, John, 1796-1865  Search this

Newsam, Albert, 1809-1864  Search this

Ogden, C. S.  Search this

Otis, Bass, 1784-1861  Search this

Paca, John  Search this

Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809  Search this

Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827  Search this

Peale, Franklin, 1795-1870  Search this

Peale, James, 1789-1876  Search this

Peale, Mary Jane, 1827-1902  Search this

Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860  Search this

Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885  Search this

Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926  Search this

Penrose, Clement B. (Clement Biddle), 1832-1911  Search this

Piggot, Robert, 1795-1887  Search this

Randolph, Benjamin, 1737 or 8-1791  Search this

Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872  Search this

Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905  Search this

Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796  Search this

Rosenthal, Albert, 1863-1939  Search this

Rossiter, Thomas Prichard, 1818-1871  Search this

Rothermel, Peter Frederick, 1812-1895  Search this

Rush, William, 1756-1833  Search this

Saint-Mémin, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de, 1770-1852  Search this

Sartain, John, 1808-1897  Search this

Schoff, Stephen Alonzo, 1818-1904  Search this

Schreiner, Jacob  Search this

Shrigley, James, 1814-1891  Search this

Smith, Russell, 1812-1896  Search this

Snowden, James Ross  Search this

Snyder, W. D.  Search this

Somerville, Dr.  Search this

Stanbridge, J. C.  Search this

Stephens, Charles H., 1855?-1931  Search this

Stone, Frederick D. (Frederick Dawson), 1841-1897  Search this

Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828  Search this

Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872  Search this

Syng, Philip, 1703-1789  Search this

Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927  Search this

Troth, Henry, 1794-1842  Search this

Trumbull, John, 1756-1843  Search this

Vanderlyn, John, 1775-1852  Search this

Vaux, Mr  Search this

Ward, Townsend, 1817?-1885  Search this

Wells, William Hill, 1769-1829  Search this

Wharton, Geo. M. (George Mifflin), 1808-1870  Search this

Wharton, Mr  Search this

Wharton, Thomas Kelah, 1814-1862  Search this

Williams, Henry, 1828-1893  Search this

Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867  Search this

Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813  Search this

Woodside, John Archibald, 1781-1852  Search this

Wright, Patience Lovell, 1725-1786  Search this

Wylie, Samuel B. (Samuel Brown), 1773-1852  Search this

Extent:

2 Reels (ca. 150 items (on 2 partial microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reels

Date:

1760-1935

Scope and Contents:

Letters, mainly from artists, and documents selected from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's miscellaneous manuscript collection (Society Collection). Letters are to various people; 46 of them are to Townsend Ward and a few are to John A. McAllister, photographer. Many of the letters refer to paintings, portraits, commissions, and awards.

Writers of letters include: Edwin Austin Abbey, Mary Gertrude Abbey, F.W. Bayley, Albert Bierstadt, George Catlin, Joseph Ceracchi, John Gadsby Chapman, John Cheney, James Claypool, James Cox, F.O.C. Darley, Joseph Delaplaine, Humphrey Donnehue, William Dunlap, Pierre Eugene Du Simitiere, S. Eliot, Charles Fevret De Saint-Memin, Charles Dana Gibson, Harold Edgar Gillingham, Horatio Greenough, George Harding, Levi Hollingsworth, William Morris Hunt, Daniel Huntington, Henry Inman, Horatio Gates Jones, James Reid Lambdin, Will Hicok Low, Edward Dalton Marchant, William Henry Moody, John Neagle, Albert Newsam, Bass Otis, Thomas Paine, Charles Willson Peale, Franklin Peale, James Peale, Jr., Mary Jane Peale, Rembrandt Peale, Titian Ramsay Peale, Joseph Pennell, Clement Penrose, Robert Piggot, Thomas Buchanan Read, William Trost Richards, Thomas Prichard Rossiter, Peter Frederick Rothermel, William Rush, John Sartain, Stephen Alonzo Schooff (to Townsend Ward), Russell Smith, Charles H. Stephens, Thomas Sully, Philip Syng, John Vanderlyn, N.P. Willis, Alexander Wilson and Patience Wright.

Among the recipients of letters are Archibald Alexander, David S. Brown, William Belcher, Col. Brodhead, B. Burrell, Carey & Hart, Edward L. Carey, Henry C. Carey, Miss Clarke, Mr. Curren, Joseph Delaplaine, John Dickinson, Dr. Dickson, William Dillwyn, William Duane, James B. Elliott, Mrs. Langdon Elwyn, Mantle(?) Fielding, John W. Francis, Charles P. Hayes, David Hosack, Mr. Howell, Major William Jackson, Horatio Gates Jones, John W. Jordan, H.H. Kjmball, C.G. Leland, Joseph Leidy, J.B. Lippincott, George Livermore, James Madison, J. Hill Martin, John McAllister, James McMurtrie, James Monaghan, J. Murray, Albert Cook Myers, Rebecca and Isabella Nathans, John Neagle, C.S. Ogden, John Paca, Charles Willson Peale, Rembrandt Peale, David Rittenhouse, Albert Rosenthal, John Sartain, Jacob Schreiner, James Shrigley, James Ross Snowden, W.D. Snyder, Dr. Sommerville, J.C. Stanbridge, F.D. Stone, Henry Troth, Mr. Vaux, Townsend Ward, William Hill Wells, G.M. Wharton, Thomas Wharton, Henry J. Williams, and Samuel B. Wylie.

Other items include a sonnet of S.T. Coleridge by Washington Allston; business card of Pennel Beale; catalog of medals and coins of silver in the possession of Hon. John Smith compiled by Du Simitière, 1772; printed address by Mrs. John C. Montgomery soliciting donations for the repair of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, destroyed by fire, 1845; William Morris Hunt's admission ticket to Peale's Museum, 1836, stating his height and weight; description of objects on display at the Peale Museum, 1820; a photograph and business card of Benjamin Randolph; invitations and notes to Gilbert Stuart; typescript by Frank H. Taylor on lithography, 1923; subscription book for engravings of paintings by John Trumbull; and a page from John Archibald Woodside's daybook, 1802-1803.

Provenance:

Microfilmed by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the Archives of American Art, 1955.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Art, Modern -- 17th-18th centuries -- United States  Search this

Art, Modern -- 19th century -- United States  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.histsopa

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-histsopa

Creator:

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Type:

Writings

Date:

1892 June 4

Topic:

Poetry  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)16192

See more items in:

Albert Duveen collection of artists' letters and ephemera, 1807-1946

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_16192

Creator:

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Durand, John, 1822-1908  Search this

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Type:

Correspondence

Date:

1838 December 07

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)6819

See more items in:

Charles Henry Hart autograph collection, 1731-1918

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_6819

Creator:

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Type:

Correspondence

Date:

1860 Jan. 20

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)840

See more items in:

Albert Bierstadt letter collection, 1860-1900

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_840

Creator:

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Place:

Yosemite National Park (Calif.)

Topic:

Art -- Economic aspects  Search this

Hudson River school of landscape painting  Search this

Landscape painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Theme:

Art Movements and Schools  Search this

Lives of American Artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)5939

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208780

AAA_collcode_bieralbe

Theme:

Art Movements and Schools

Lives of American Artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208780

Painter:

Bierstadt, Albert 1830-1902  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Smithsonian American Art Museum 8th & G Streets, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 1977.107.1

Date:

1868

Topic:

Landscape--Lake  Search this

Landscape--Mountain--Sierra Nevada Mountains  Search this

Landscape--California  Search this

Animal--Deer  Search this

Control number:

IAP 08582014

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_250702

Painter:

Bierstadt, Albert 1830-1902  Search this

Medium:

Oil on paper mounted on paperboard

Culture:

Indian  Search this

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115

Date:

Ca. 1859

Topic:

Landscape--Wyoming  Search this

Figure group  Search this

Ethnic  Search this

Travel--Land  Search this

Equestrian  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G130010

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_478565

Creator:

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Extent:

7 Pages

Culture:

Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Date:

1863

Scope and Contents:

In printed 180-word "Comparative Vocabulary" form.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 916

Local Note:

Autograph document

General:

Previously titled "Lakota vocabulary."

Topic:

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Citation:

Manuscript 916, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS916

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms916

Creator:

Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art  Search this

Names:

Agate, Alfred T., 1812-1846  Search this

Atkinson, W. L.  Search this

Baker, J.  Search this

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Brewerton, George Douglas, 1820-1901  Search this

Browne, J. Ross (John Ross), 1821-1875  Search this

Burbank, E. A. (Elbridge Ayer), 1858-1949  Search this

Corbaux, Louisa, 1808-  Search this

Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888  Search this

Drayton, Joseph  Search this

Gunter, John  Search this

Kern, Edward Meyer, 1823-1863  Search this

Moore, J.T. (Joseph Thoits), 1796-1854  Search this

Reedy, Leonard H., 1899-1956  Search this

Extent:

2 Microfilm reels

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Microfilm reels

Date:

[undated] and 1841-1918

Scope and Contents:

Sketches by various 19th and early 20th century artists mainly relating to life on the western frontier.

REEL 3282: Sketches by Alfred T. Agate, Joseph Drayton, W.L. Atkinson, J. Baker, Albert Beirstadt, George Douglas Brewerton, Eldridge Ayer Burbank, Louisa Corbaux, F.O.C. Darley, John Gunter, Edward M. Kern, J. Ross Browne, and J.T. Moore.

REEL 3283: Sketches by Leonard H. Reedy.

Provenance:

Microfilmed 1984 along with other selected art related papers from the Gilcrease Institute.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching -- Oklahoma  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.thomgilc2

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-thomgilc2

Creator:

Schnakenberg, H. E. (Henry Ernest), 1892-1970  Search this

Names:

American Academy of Arts and Letters  Search this

Artists Equity Association  Search this

Angel, John, 1881-1960  Search this

Bacon, Peggy, 1895-1987  Search this

Barye, Antoine-Louis, 1796-1875  Search this

Beal, Gifford, 1879-1956  Search this

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Billings, Henry, 1901-  Search this

Bishop, Isabel, 1902-1988  Search this

Blume, Peter, 1906-1992  Search this

Bouché, Louis, 1896-1969  Search this

Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963  Search this

Buller, Audrey, 1902-  Search this

Cadmus, Paul, 1904-1999  Search this

Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976  Search this

Catherwood, Frederick, 1799-1854  Search this

Congdon, William, 1912-1998  Search this

Day, Horace Talmage, 1909-1984  Search this

Dows, Olin, 1904-1981  Search this

Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968  Search this

Etting, Emlen, 1905-1993  Search this

Evergood, Philip, 1901-1973  Search this

Faulkner, Barry, 1881-1966  Search this

Fiene, Ernest, 1894-  Search this

Goff, Lloyd Lozés, 1919-  Search this

Guys, Constantin, 1805-1892  Search this

Hardy, Thomas, 1921-  Search this

Harnett, William Michael, 1848-1892  Search this

Hartl, Léon, 1889-  Search this

Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910  Search this

Hoyt, Whitney Ford, 1910-1980  Search this

Inness, George, 1825-1894  Search this

Ivins, William Mills, 1881-1961  Search this

Johnson, Eastman, 1824-1906  Search this

Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-  Search this

Kroll, Leon, 1884-1974  Search this

Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953  Search this

Laning, Edward, 1906-1981  Search this

Lasker, Joe  Search this

Leighton, Clare, 1899-  Search this

Locke, Charles, 1899-  Search this

Low, Sanford B. D. (Sanford Ballard Dole), 1905-1964  Search this

Lucioni, Luigi, 1900-1988  Search this

Marsh, Reginald, 1898-1954  Search this

Miller, Kenneth Hayes, 1876-1952  Search this

Parsons, Betty  Search this

Robus, Hugo, 1885-1964  Search this

Saint-Gaudens, Homer, b. 1880  Search this

Savery, Rockland  Search this

Schmidt, Katherine, 1898-1978  Search this

Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969  Search this

Sheeler, Charles, 1883-1965  Search this

Speicher, Eugene Edward, 1883-1962  Search this

Stamos, Theodoros, 1922-1997  Search this

Tait, Arthur Fitzwilliam, 1819-1905  Search this

Watkins, Franklin Chenault, 1894-1972  Search this

Watson, Forbes, 1880-1960  Search this

Watson, Nan, 1876-1966  Search this

Weisgard, Leonard, 1916-  Search this

Extent:

5.1 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 6 reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1905-1969

Scope and Contents:

Photographs, correspondence, appointment books, etchings, a scrapbook, printed materials, writings, and posters.

REEL D113: Primarily letters received from artists, 1940s-50s; background material for Ft.Lee and Amsterdam (N.Y.) murals; and miscellaneous printed material and photographs.

Correspondents include John Angel, Artists Equity, Peggy Bacon, Gifford Beal, Henry Billings, Isabel Bishop, Peter Blume, Louis Bouche, Van Wyck Brooks, Audrey Buller, Paul Cadmus, Alexander Calder, William Congdon, Horace T. Day, Olin Dows, Marcel Duchamp, Emlen P. Etting, Philip Evergood, Barry Faulkner, Ernest Fiene, Leon Hartl, Whitney F. Hoyt, William M. Ivins, Jr., Lincoln E. Kirstein, Leon Kroll, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Edward Laning, Joseph L. Lasker, Clare Leighton, Charles W. Locke, Sanford B.D. Low, Luigi Lucioni, Reginald Marsh, Kenneth H. Miller, Nat'l Institute of Arts and Letters, Betty Parsons, Hugo Robus, Homer Saint-Gaudens, Katherine Schmidt, Ben Shahn, Charles Sheeler, Eugene Speicher, Theodoros Stamos, Franklin C. Watkins, Forbes and Nan Watson, and Leonard Weisgard.

REEL 847: Photographs, including 67 of Schnakenberg and friends, 1 of a portrait of him by Lloyd Goff, 95 of his oil paintings, 33 of his watercolors, 25 of his works in unidentified media, 29 of works by other artists, and 46 of pre-Columbian art from Central and South America. Among artists whose works are included are Antoine Louis Barye, Albert Bierstadt, Frederick Catherwood, Constantin Guys, Thomas Hardy, William Harnett, Winslow Homer, George Inness, Eastman Johnson, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Reginald Marsh, Rockland Savery, Theodoros Stamos, and Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait.

REELS 850-853: Biographical information; personal and business correspondence; 17 diaries, mainly about Schnakenberg's travels, 1905-1960; appointment calendars, 1963-1969; 70 etchings by Schnakenberg; a scrapbook containing clippings, catalogs, and other printed material; a book published by G. Alan Chidsey on Schnakenberg; clippings, catalogs, and announcements; papers relating to gifts and acquisitions of works of art; receipts for Schnakenberg paintings from C.W. Kraushaar Galleries; a 650-page typescript for a book "The Background of Painting" by Schnakenberg; and drafts of speeches.

UNMICROFILMED: Six World War I posters designed by Schnakenberg; Christmas cards from artists and other friends; printed material; and a photograph of Lloyd Goff, inscribed to Schnakenberg, in front of one of his paintings, 1939.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter, etcher; Newton, Conn.

Provenance:

Material donated 1963-1971 by Schnakenberg and, after his death, by his estate.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Etchers -- Connecticut -- Newton  Search this

Painters -- Connecticut -- Newton  Search this

Topic:

Art, Prehistoric  Search this

Painting, Modern -- 20th century  Search this

Etching  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.schnh

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-schnh

Collector:

Roberts, Charles  Search this

Names:

Allston, Washington, 1779-1843  Search this

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Cole, Thomas, 1801-1848  Search this

Disney, Walt, 1901-1966  Search this

Durand, Asher Brown, 1796-1886  Search this

Gay, Edward, 1837-1928  Search this

Greenough, Horatio, 1805-1852  Search this

Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910  Search this

Hurd, Peter, 1904-1984  Search this

Inman, Henry, 1801-1846  Search this

Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827  Search this

Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860  Search this

Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872  Search this

Trumbull, John, 1756-1843  Search this

West, Benjamin, 1738-1820  Search this

Extent:

1 Microfilm reel

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Microfilm reels

Date:

1773-1938

Scope and Contents:

Letters of American artists, including Washington Allston, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Cole, Walt Disney, Asher Durand, Horatio Greenough, Winslow Homer, Peter Hurd, Henry Inman, Thomas Sully, John Trumbull, Benjamin West and many others, with an illustrated letter from Edward Gay and correspondence of the Peale family; a handwritten manuscript by Rembrandt Peale, "Washington and His Portraits"; clippings, announcements, an auction catalog of the John Trumbull collection, and other printed material.

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming, 1955, by Haverford College Library.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Topic:

Art, American -- United States  Search this

Artists -- United States -- Autographs  Search this

Autographs -- Collections  Search this

Autographs -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.robechar

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-robechar

Creator:

Orton, Edward, 1863-1932  Search this

Names:

Orton Memorial Library of Geology (Ohio State University)  Search this

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926  Search this

Extent:

0.6 Linear feet ((on 3 microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1921-1934

Scope and Contents:

Mainly correspondence regarding the acquisition of portraits and paintings for the Orton Memorial Library of Geology, Ohio State University,Columbus; biographical sketches; sketches; financial material; and clippings.

REELS 1814-1815: 634 letters regarding the acquisition of portrait paintings of state geologists and landscape paintings with rock formations for the library; 5 brief biographical sketches of artists and writers; clippings; 3 sketches; bills; and receipts.

REEL 3161: Correspondence, 1922-1926, regarding the acquisition by the library of one painting by Thomas Moran and two paintings by Albert Bierstadt.

Biographical / Historical:

Geologist; Columbus, Ohio. Orton was a long-time chairman of the Department of Geology, Ohio State University.

Provenance:

Donated 1978-1979 by Frank M. Ludden, Chairman of the Art History Department at the University of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Painters  Search this

Geologists -- Ohio -- Columbus  Search this

Topic:

Painting, American  Search this

Landscape painting, American -- Collecting and Collectors  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.ortoedwa

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-ortoedwa

Creator:

Neuhaus, Robert, 1909-  Search this

Names:

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet ((on partial microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1884-1984

bulk 1941-1984 dates

Scope and Contents:

7 letters to Neuhaus from and about Still, 2 copies of Neuhaus' replies, 15 photographs of paintings completed by Still between 1930 and 1940, and one letter from Albert Bierstadt, 1884.

Still writes to Neuhaus in 1941 in order to introduce himself and inquire about the possibility of having his work exhibited at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. In 1942 and 1945, Still writes to Neuhaus regarding available teaching positions and his painting production. Henry Hibbs of the College of William and Mary writes Neuhaus requesting information on Still. A scholar working on a dissertation, 1978-1979, writes twice to Neuhaus about a Still lithograph on loan to the Oakland Museum. Two transcriptions of Neuhaus' replies outline his relationship with Still in the 1940s. One letter from the Oakland Museum to Neuhaus requests the loan of the Still painting PORTRAIT OF MARYLY NEUHAUS.

15 photographs of Still paintings. Ten of the paintings are portraits, the other five consist of three landscapes and two "abstractions." All photographs are annotated, some by Still.

Letter from Bierstadt,1884, concerning an unpaid invoice from the American Artists Union.

Biographical / Historical:

Historian and art dealer; Walnut Creek, Calif.; d. 1995 Neuhaus was Director of Education, 1938-1940, at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco. In 1941, he established a gallery, Robert Neuhaus Services in Fine Arts, in San Francisco, which remained open for approximately six months. Artists represented included Clyfford Still, George Post and Joseph Raphael. Still was a painter, and died in 1980. Bierstadt was a landscape painter active in both the U.S. and Europe.

Provenance:

Donated 1986 by Robert Neuhaus.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Painters  Search this

Art dealers -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Topic:

Painting, Modern  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.neuhrobe

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-neuhrobe

Collector:

Gratz, Simon  Search this

Names:

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Chase, William Merritt, 1849-1916  Search this

Cole, Thomas, 1801-1848  Search this

Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815  Search this

Delaplaine, Joseph, 1777-1824  Search this

Durand, Asher Brown, 1796-1886  Search this

Humphreys, Joshua, 1751-1838  Search this

Otis, Bass, 1784-1861  Search this

Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827  Search this

Rosenthal, Albert, 1863-1939  Search this

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925  Search this

Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828  Search this

Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872  Search this

Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824  Search this

Trumbull, John, 1756-1843  Search this

Extent:

3 Reels (ca. 500 items (on 3 partial microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reels

Date:

[ca. 1770-1921]

Scope and Contents:

Selected letters, sketches, writings, clippings and printed material collected by Simon Gratz, primarily from the "Painters, sculptors, and engravers" section (ca. 400 items) of the Cultural life, arts and sciences autograph series. Other sections filmed include Benjamin West correspondence; Charles Thomson correspondence; Joshua Humphreys letters; and one or more letters from the following categories: American miscellaneous, European painters and sculptors, Chaplains colonial wars and revolution, Roman Catholic prelates, British Authors, British literary misc., European explorers and antiquaries, American poets, Univ. presidents, American scientists, American authors, American prose, American literary misc., U.S. Senators, and others.

The Painters, sculptors, and engravers section contains ca. 400 items, primarily letters, of prominent eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth century American artists, such as Albert Bierstadt, William Merritt Chase, Thomas Cole, John Singleton Copley, Asher B. Durand, Charles Willson Peale, John Singer Sargent, Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Sully, John Trumbull, and others. Many of the letters are addressed to Albert Rosenthal. Also included are sketches, writings, clippings, and printed material pertaining to the artists. The Benjamin West papers, 1877-1819, (reel P23, fr. 1-85) include letters to West, letters from and about West, and cards, a certificate, and engraving of him.

The Charles Thomson papers (reels P21, fr. 800-813 and P22, fr. 1-7) include material relating to craftsmen in New York and Philadelphia, 1784-1787; correspondence with Joseph Delaplaine, 1816-1817, concerning Delaplaine's having a portrait of Thomson painted by Bass Otis; a letter to Thomson from G.P. Norris, Jr., Jan. 26, 1819, referring to Trumbull's painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence; and bills from cabinetmaker Alexander Anderson. The Humphreys' letters are from Charles Willson Peale, Mar. 4, 1795, and William Rush, Apr. 30, 1795.

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1955 by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Artists -- United States  Search this

Topic:

Art, Modern -- 17th-18th centuries -- United States  Search this

Art, Modern -- 19th century -- United States  Search this

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.gratsimo

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-gratsimo