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Creator:

McEvoy, Ambrose, 1878-1927  Search this

Healy, G. P. A. (George Peter Alexander), 1813-1894  Search this

Johnson, Eastman, 1824-1906  Search this

Maynard, George W. (George Willoughby), 1843-1923  Search this

Moser, James Henry, 1854-1913  Search this

Names:

Mercer, Edward  Search this

Washington, George Corbin, 1789-1854  Search this

Collection Creator:

Brumbaugh, Thomas B. (Thomas Brendle), 1921-  Search this

Extent:

9 Items (Letters, written in ink, ball point, graphite)

Type:

Archival materials

Correspondence

Date:

1848-1924

Scope and Contents:

This folder is an amalgamation of letters written and recieved by prominent figures in 19th and 20th century American art. Included in the folder are letters from George P. Healy, Eastman Johnson, George W. Maynard, Ambrose McEvoy, and James Henry Moser.

Arrangement:

Organized alphabetically by author.

Biographical / Historical:

Healy was an American academic painter during the 19th century who painted mostly portraits, including a rather well-known one of Abraham Lincoln seated, which hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. He studied in Paris, and worked in Paris, Rome, and Boston. Healy was prolific, painting as many as 50 portraits in a single year, including a series of American presidents, and group pictures depicting congressmen and other famous political figures. The picture depicts Senator Daniel Webster's (MA) reply in Senate to Senator Robert Hayne (SC) in 1830. They debated the issue of states' rights and nullification, and Webster defended a strong national government, famously declaring, "The motto should not be 'Liberty first, and Union afterwards,' but 'Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!'"

Hon. George C. Washington was born in Virginia in 1789 and died in Georgetown, D.C. in 1854. He attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, served in the Maryland legislature, and served several terms representing Montgomery County in Congress.

Eastman Johnson was an American painter who co-founded the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Johnson painted many influential Americans of his day, and his style was influenced by the Dutch masters, earning him the title of "The American Rembrandt."He was born in Maine in 1824, but moved to Washington, D.C., where he completed many of his portraits. Johnson lived among Native American tribes and opened a studio in New York.

George Willoughby Maynard was an American painter who started his career by completing murals in Boston's Trinity Church. He later did many murals in the Library of Congress.

Ambrose McEvoy painted figures, landscapes, and portraits in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was a founder-member of the National Portrait Society in England, and painted a number of portraits of soldiers and sailors, which are now in the Imperial War Museum.

Edward StanleyMercer was an English artist who studied at the Slade School of Art, along with time in Holland, Spain, and Italy. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, and was a member of both the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.

In the letter, Ambrose McEvoy mentions that he has "written to Harold Speed," who was an English painter of oil and watercolor landscapes and portraits. Speed (1872-1957) studied art at the Royal Academy Schools and was elected a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. Speed exhibited at the Royal Academy.

James Henry Moser was born in Ontario, Canada, who worked as an illustrator and landscape painter in oil and watercolor. In Washington, D.C., he was awarded the first Corcoran Prize by the Washington Watercolor Club. He was an art critic for the Washington Times, Post, and Herald, and did freelance illustrations for Harper's, among other publications. Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, the First Lady, purchased one of Moser's pieces, "A Sunny Morning at Salisbury Beach," to hang in the White House living room. He died in 1913 after having suffered a stroke earlier that year.

Local Numbers:

FSA A2009.06 5

Other Archival Materials:

Thomas B. Brumbaugh research material on Abbott Handerson Thayer and other artists, 1876-1994 (bulk 1960s-1994); Also located at Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence -- 19th century

Correspondence -- 20th century

Collection Citation:

The Brumbaugh Collection of Artist Letters. FSA.A2009.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A2009.06, Series FSA A2009.06 5

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The Brumbaugh Collection of Artist Letters

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc393601999-7d3d-4e2d-8e2b-51f22faeead0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-fsa-a2009-06-ref3

Creator:

Tryon, Dwight William, 1849-1925  Search this

Names:

Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919  Search this

Extent:

4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Clippings

Cartes-de-visite

Photographs

Letters

Sketchbooks

Place:

New York

Hartford (Conn.)

South Dartmouth (Mass.)

Japan

Date:

1872-1930

Summary:

Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925) was a noted American landscape painter whose painting style is associated with American tonalism. His paintings gained international recognition from the 1880s through the 1920s. Charles Lang Freer was his primary patron. Tryon taught art at Smith College and became head of the Art Department. The Tryon papers, dating from circa 1872 to 1930, document Tryon's professional and personal life and include correspondence, photographs, a sketchbook, and newspaper clippings.

Scope and Contents:

The Dwight William Tryon papers span circa 1872 to 1930 and measure .5 linear feet. The collection contains: nineteen photographs, a sketchbook, a letter, and five newspaper clippings.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into 4 series: Series 1: Photographs, circa 1872 - 1915, no date, Series 2: Sketchbook, 1887-1888, no date, Series 3: Correspondence, June 17, 1895, Series 4: Newspaper Clippings, 1923, 1925, 1930, no date

Biographical / Historical:

American landscape painter Dwight William Tryon was born in Hartford, CT on August 13, 1849. When Tryon was about 2 years old, his father Anson Tryon was killed in a hunting accident and he was raised at his maternal grandparents' home. At the age of fourteen, Tryon began work as a machinist at Colt's Firearms Factory in Hartford to support his mother and himself. He enrolled in evening classes at Hannum's Business School and developed calligraphic skills which supplemented his income.

In 1864 Tryon became a bookkeeper and clerk at Brown and Gross, the finest booksellers in Hartford and a gathering place for local literary people such as Harriet Beecher Stowe and Mark Twain. During his ten-year appointment there, Tryon self-studied art using the bookstore's large stock in art books and made weekend sketching trips to the Connecticut River. In 1872 Tryon was appointed Secretary of the Hartford Art Association and began exhibiting his works. In 1873 he exhibited at the National Academy of Design in New York. In that year he married Alice Hepzibah Belden whom he had met in the bookstore.

In December, 1876, the Tryon family moved to Paris, France to pursue art with financial support from the Cheney family, wealthy silk manufacturers in South Manchester, CT. Tryon received formal training under Jacquesson de la Chevreuse, a Barbizon painter Charles-Francois Daubigny, and others. He also attended the École des Beaux-Arts.

On returning to the United States in 1881, Tryon took a studio in New York and taught for several years. In the following year, he became a member of the Society of American Artists. Throughout the 1880s when the Barbizon paintings were highly regarded, Tryon's French-inspired American landscape paintings received international as well as national acclaim, winning him numerous medals and awards. In 1899, Tryon was awarded the Webb prize by the Society of American Artists for The First Leaves, a recognition given annually to the best landscape painting by a young American artist. In the same year, Tryon sold his first painting to Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), a Detroit industrialist and collector, who became Tryon's principal patron.

From 1886 to 1923, Tryon taught at Smith College, MA, as Professor of Art and took charge of the Art Department. He advised on the college's art collection and acted as the department's representative in the New York art world. Tryon resigned from the College in May 1923, and in June of the same year he received an honorary Master of Arts degree from Smith College.

In 1887, the Tryon family built a house ("The Cottage") in Padanaram, a coastal village in South Dartmouth, MA, where they would spend every year from spring to autumn until his death. In Padanaram, Tryon made sketches which he developed into paintings in his New York apartment during the winter months. Tryon also took immense pleasure in fishing and sailing in Padanaram.

In 1904, the Montross Gallery in New York held a one-man show on Tryon's painting, and in 1913 they launched Tryon's Retrospective Exhibition. In 1923, the Freer Gallery of Art opened in Washington, D. C., including a permanent collection of Tryon's paintings.

Tryon died of cancer at his summer house on July 1, 1925, at the age of 75. Upon his death, Tryon bequeathed a large number of his works to Smith College. In September of the following year, the Tryon Gallery at Smith College opened.

1849, August 1st -- Born, Hartford, CT. Son of Anson Tryon and Delia O. Roberts Tryon

[1851-1852] -- Anson Tryon is killed in a hunting accident

1863 -- Machinist at Colt's Firearms Factory, Hartford

1864 -- Begins work as a bookkeeper and clerk at Brown and Gross, Hartford

1872 -- Appointed Secretary of the Hartford Art Association

1873 -- Exhibits at the National Academy of Design

1873 -- Marries Alice Hepzibah Belden

1876-1881 -- Studies art in Paris with Jacquesson de la Chevreuse, Charles-Francois Daubigny, and at the École des Beaux-Arts

1881 -- Returns to the United States and settles in New York

1882 -- Becomes a Member of the Society of American Artists

1886-1923 -- Professor of art at Smith College, Northampton, MA

1889 -- Awarded the Webb Prize for The First Trees by the Society of American Artists

1889 -- Sells his first painting to Charles Lang Freer

1891 -- Elected Associate of the National Academy of Design

1913 -- Retrospective Exhibition

1923 -- Freer Gallery of Art opens, including a permanent collection of Tryon's paintings

1923 -- Retires from Smith College and is conferred an Honorary degree of M.A.

1925, July 1st -- Dies at his summer house in South Dartmouth, MA

1926 -- The Tryon Gallery at Smith College opens

Related Material:

Charles Lang Freer papers housed in the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives include Tryon's correspondence.

Nelson and Henry C. White research material housed in the Archives of American Art include Tryon's correspondence, notes, and photographs.

Alfred Vance Churchill Papers housed in Smith College Archives include Tryon's correspondence.

The Freer Gallery of Art and Smith College Museum of Art are major repositories that house Tryon's work.

Provenance:

An anonymous donor and Linda Merrill donated Tryon's papers to the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives in 1989.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce and publish an item from the Archives is coordinated through the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery's Rights and Reproductions department. Please contact the Archives in order to initiate this process.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Landscape painting  Search this

Genre/Form:

Clippings

Cartes-de-visite

Photographs

Letters

Sketchbooks

Citation:

Dwight William Tryon papers, FSA.A1989.02. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of an anonymous donor and Linda Merrill, 1989.

Identifier:

FSA.A1989.02

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Dwight William Tryon Papers

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc338443f81-d1f5-4f95-b36b-005fd5ad7d1c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-fsa-a1989-02

Creator:

Gibson, Arthur Hopkin, 1888-1973  Search this

Subject:

Hopkin, Robert  Search this

Citation:

Arthur Hopkin Gibson notes relating to Michigan artists, circa 1960. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)8206

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210377

AAA_collcode_gibsarth

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210377

Creator:

Gibson, Arthur Hopkin  Search this

Names:

Hopkin, Robert, 1832-1909  Search this

Extent:

0.02 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1960

Summary:

The Arthur Hopkin Gibson notes relating to Michigan artists date from circa 1960 and measure 0.02 linear feet. The collection consists of handwritten notes on "References to artists outside Detroit," "Notes on out-state artists" and "References to artists outside Michigan." Also found is a typescript of Gibson's biography of his grandfather, "Robert Hopkin: Master Marine and Landscape Artist."

Scope and Contents:

The Arthur Hopkin Gibson notes relating to Michigan artists date from circa 1960 and measure 0.02 linear feet. The collection consists of handwritten notes on "References to artists outside Detroit," "Notes on out-state artists" and "References to artists outside Michigan." Also found is a typescript of Gibson's biography of his grandfather, "Robert Hopkin: Master Marine and Landscape Artist."

Arrangement:

Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical:

Detroit, Michigan painter and author Arthur Hopkin Gibson (1888-1973) produced over a hundred marine and landscape paintings and wrote "Robert Hopkin, Master Marine and Landscape Painter" (1962) about his grandfather, a noted artist.

Gibson attended mechanical and architectural drawing courses in Detroit but was otherwise self-taught. His work is represented in the permanent collections of the Detroit Historical Museum, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, and Burton Historical Collection.

Provenance:

Donated 1962 by Arthur H. Gibson.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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.

Occupation:

Painters -- Michigan -- Detroit  Search this

Authors -- Michigan -- Detroit  Search this

Citation:

Arthur Hopkin Gibson notes relating to Michigan artists, circa 1960. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.gibsarth

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Arthur Hopkin Gibson notes relating to Michigan artists

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw902943fc0-5df1-4224-8b11-8c0a25236734

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-gibsarth

Creator:

O'Brien Galleries (Chicago, Ill.)  Search this

Subject:

O'Brien, Martin  Search this

O'Brien, William Vincent  Search this

House of O'Brien  Search this

M. O'Brien & Son  Search this

O'Brien Art Galleries  Search this

O'Brien's Art Emporium  Search this

Type:

Drawings

Scrapbooks

Citation:

O'Brien Galleries records, 1811-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Theme:

Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource  Search this

Art Market  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)6159

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216391

AAA_collcode_obrigall

Theme:

Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource

Art Market

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_216391

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2016-11-14T20:53:46.000Z

YouTube Category:

Travel & Events  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

See more by:

smithsonianfolklife

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolklife

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_u7g2L9Dw8ZY

Interviewee:

Hamlin, Edith  Search this

Interviewer:

Martin, Minette  Search this

Subject:

Cravath, Dorothy, 1901-1974  Search this

Rivera, Diego  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Edith Hamlin, 1964 May 27. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art and state -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Coit Memorial Tower (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

United States. -- Work Projects Administration  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Women  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12280

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)215779

AAA_collcode_hamlin64

Theme:

New Deal

Women

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_215779

Painter:

Moran, Edward 1829-1901  Search this

Medium:

Oil

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Lent by Revolutionary Spaces 310 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts 02108

On loan to Peabody Essex Museum East India Square Salem Massachusetts 01970

Date:

Ca. 1871

Topic:

Waterscape--Boat  Search this

Control number:

IAP 85830008

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_230435

Creator:

Ueyama, Tokio, 1889-1954  Search this

Extent:

0.8 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Diaries

Sketchbooks

Date:

1908-circa 1954

bulk 1914-1945

Summary:

The papers of California-based painter Tokio Ueyama (1889-1954) measure 0.8 linear feet and date from 1908-circa 1954, bulk 1914-1945. This small but rich collection includes biographical material in the form of a family tree, travel documents, identification cards, records related to the World War II Japanese American incarceration camp, Amache Relocation Center, and other materials; correspondence with friends and family, most of which is written in Japanese; writings such as a diary and a notebook from his time as a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art; printed materials including news clippings and exhibition announcements; a sketchbook; and photographs of friends and family during a trip to Japan. Also included are printouts of an item-level inventory created by Grace Nozaki, Ueyama's niece, and translations of select entries from the diaries produced by Noriko Okada.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of California-based painter Tokio Ueyama (1889-1954) measure 0.8 linear feet and date from 1908-circa 1954, bulk 1914-1945. This small but rich collection includes biographical material in the form of a family tree, travel documents, identification cards, records related to the World War II Japanese American incarceration camp, Amache Relocation Center, and other materials; correspondence with friends and family, most of which is written in Japanese; writings such as a diary and a notebook from his time as a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art; printed materials including news clippings and exhibition announcements; a sketchbook; and photographs of friends and family during a trip to Japan. Also included are printouts of an item-level inventory created by Grace Nozaki, Ueyama's niece, and translations of select entries from the diaries produced by Noriko Okada.

Arrangement:

Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Series 1: Tokio Ueyama Papers, 1908-circa 1954, bulk 1914-1945 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, OVs 3-4)

Biographical / Historical:

Tokio Ueyama (1889-1954) was a painter of still lifes, portraits, and landscapes who was primarily based in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California.­ Ueyama was born in Wakayama, Japan, in 1889 and immigrated to the United States after high school around 1908. He studied at the San Francisco Institute of Art, University of Southern California (B.A. in 1914), and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, where he received the Cresson travel scholarship which allowed him to travel to Europe from 1920 to 1922. During his time abroad, Ueyama studied painting in France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

In 1922, Ueyama returned to Los Angeles and founded a painting association with three other Japanese American artists. He exhibited his paintings around Southern California and in Mexico City, where he travelled in 1924 and met and exchanged paintings with Diego Rivera. Sometime around 1928, he met and married a woman named Suye (née Tsukada).

In 1942, Ueyama and wife were forcibly removed from their homes and sent to World War II Japanese American incarceration camps: Santa Anita Assembly Center in California and then the Amache Relocation Center (also referred to as Granada Relocation Center) in Colorado. Ueyama taught art to fellow incarcerees at Amache. In late 1945, the Ueyamas returned to Los Angeles and opened Bunkado, a gift shop selling a variety of Japanese goods that is open to this day. He continued to paint and be active in the art world and remained in Los Angeles until his death in 1954.

Provenance:

The Tokio Ueyama papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2023 by Grace Nozaki, Ueyama's niece.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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.

Occupation:

Landscape painters -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Topic:

Asian American artists  Search this

Japanese American art -- United States  Search this

Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment -- 1942-1945  Search this

Asian American painters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries -- 20th century

Sketchbooks -- 20th century

Citation:

Tokio Ueyama papers, 1908-circa 1954, bulk 1914-1945. 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 and the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.ueyatoki

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Tokio Ueyama papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw951744173-42a8-4c7d-8b24-baa048f26b14

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-ueyatoki

Creator:

Barnet, Ruth G., 1918-2018  Search this

Subject:

Obata, Chiura  Search this

Type:

Drawings

Citation:

Ruth G. Barnet material related to Chiura Obata, circa 1950-1968. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Asian American artists  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Theme:

Asian American  Search this

Art instruction and services  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)22174

AAA_collcode_barnruth

Theme:

Asian American

Art instruction and services

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_22174

Creator:

Barnet, Ruth G., 1918-2018  Search this

Names:

Obata, Chiura  Search this

Extent:

0.5 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Date:

circa 1950-1968

Summary:

The papers of artist and teacher Ruth G. Barnet with material related to Japanese American painter and educator Chiura Obata measure 0.5 linear feet and dates from circa 1950-1968. This small collection includes New Year's cards illustrated by Chiura Obata, Ruth Barnet's notes and watercolor studies executed under Obata's supervision during classes, sumi (Japanese ink) and watercolor paint sketches by Obata that he used for painting class demonstrations, and a small amount of printed material on Obata.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of artist and teacher Ruth G. Barnet with material related to Japanese American painter and educator Chiura Obata measure 0.5 linear feet and dates from circa 1950-1968. This small collection includes New Year's cards illustrated by Chiura Obata, Ruth Barnet's notes and watercolor studies executed under Obata's supervision during classes, sumi (Japanese ink) and watercolor paint sketches by Obata that he used for painting class demonstrations, and a small amount of printed material on Obata.

Arrangement:

Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Series 1: Ruth G. Barnet material related to Chiura Obata, circa 1950-1968 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1, OVs 2-4)

Biographical / Historical:

Ruth G. Barnet (1918-2018) was an artist and teacher in Berkeley, California. Barnet studied with Japanese American landscape painter Chiura Obata (1885-1975) at University of California, Berkeley. Barnet is author of Free Brush Designing (1955), an instructional book influenced by her lessons learned from Obata.

Related Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds the Chiura Obata papers, 1891-2000.

Provenance:

The Ruth G. Barnet material related to Chiura Obata were donated to the Archives of American Art by Elna Hunter, Ruth Barnet's daughter, in 2022.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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.

Occupation:

Art teachers -- California -- Berkeley  Search this

Painters -- California -- Berkeley  Search this

Landscape painters -- California  Search this

Topic:

Asian American artists  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Citation:

Ruth G. Barnet material related to Chiura Obata, circa 1950-1968. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided in part by The Walton Family Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Identifier:

AAA.barnruth

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Ruth G. Barnet material related to Chiura Obata

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93d5f700c-6ece-4e49-8617-cc2032797efb

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-barnruth

Creator:

Wells, Cady, 1904-1954  Search this

Names:

Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984  Search this

O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986  Search this

Extent:

4.3 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sketchbooks

Diaries

Scrapbooks

Date:

1913-1968

Summary:

The papers of painter Cady Wells measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1913 to 1968. The collection provides a range of documentation of Wells' life and career, namely as a landscape artist in New Mexico and as a servicemember of the United States Army during World War II. Among these materials are twenty-two personal journals; correspondence with friends, family, and art organizations; preliminary sketches and watercolors; fourteen sketchbooks; photographs; printed material; biographical material; and documents related to his professional affiliations.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of painter Cady Wells measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1913 to 1968. The collection provides a range of documentation of Wells' life and career, namely as a landscape artist in New Mexico and as a servicemember of the United States Army during World War II. Among these materials are twenty-two personal journals; correspondence with friends, family, and art organizations; preliminary sketches and watercolors; fourteen sketchbooks; photographs; printed material; biographical material; and documents related to his professional affiliations.

Biographical material consists largely of documents and awards pertaining to Wells' military service in the 1940s. A large collection of correspondence provides a broader perspective of Wells' personal and professional affiliations, including a number of letters from his friend and painter Georgia O'Keeffe. Writings feature twenty-two nearly uninterrupted personal journals from the age of thirteen to his death at age 49, providing candid insight to Wells' upbringing, family and friends, creative pursuits, and life during wartime. A variety of printed material includes exhibition announcements and brochures, art periodicals, and news clippings from his lifetime. A small amount of documents outline his professional affiliations, highlighting his support of both established and emerging art organizations of the 1930s-1950s. Fourteen sketchbooks and a variety of loose preliminary drawings and watercolors trace Wells' development as an artist during his time in New Mexico. Photographs feature images of Wells throughout his life, along with his personal photos of family and friends, including one photo each of Ansel Adams and Georgia O'Keeffe. A scrapbook provides additional printed material pertaining to Wells' exhibitions and the greater Sante Fe arts community.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged as eight series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1940-1945 (4 folders; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1913-1968 (14 folders; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, 1918-1954 (24 folders; Boxes 2-3)

Series 4: Printed Material, circa 1910s-1950s (8 folders; Boxes 3-4)

Series 5: Professional Affiliations, circa 1930s-1950s (1 folder; Box 4)

Series 6: Artworks, circa 1930s-1950s (10 folders; Box 4)

Series 7: Photographs, circa 1920s-1950s (9 folders; Box 4)

Series 8: Scrapbook, circa 1920s=1950s (4 folders; Box 5)

Biographical / Historical:

Cady Wells (1904-1954) was a painter and a patron of the arts, most associated with the Santa Fe, New Mexico, landscape artists of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Southbridge, Massachusetts, Wells was raised in an affluent family, and pursued music as a concert pianist before discovering his passion for painting. Upon moving to New Mexico in 1932, Wells quickly gained rapport with regional modernist painters Andrew Dasburg and Georgia O'Keeffe. His artistic career was interrupted in the first half of the 1940s while he served in the United States Army during World War II. Returning to New Mexico in the mid-1940s, his innovative command of pattern and color earned him a reputation as a significant landscape painter of the American Southwest. Along with his original contributions, Wells was an avid supporter of his local arts community, assisting in the development of the Spanish Colonial Arts Society and the Museum of New Mexico.

Provenance:

The papers were donated in 1975 by Mason B. Wells, brother of Cady Wells.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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:

Painters -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sketchbooks

Diaries

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Cady Wells papers, 1913-1968. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.wellcady

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Cady Wells papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d2d4f529-2767-46ed-a59b-4e33c145a1ff

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-wellcady

Artist:

Winslow Homer, 24 Feb 1836 - 29 Sep 1910  Search this

Sitter:

Winslow Homer, 24 Feb 1836 - 29 Sep 1910  Search this

Medium:

Ink drawing

Dimensions:

16.4cm x 10cm (6 7/16" x 3 15/16"), Estimate

Type:

Drawing

Date:

1868

Topic:

Self-portrait  Search this

Winslow Homer: Male  Search this

Winslow Homer: Visual Arts\Artist\Illustrator  Search this

Winslow Homer: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Genre painter  Search this

Winslow Homer: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Landscape painter  Search this

Winslow Homer: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Marine painter  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: National Gallery of Art

Object number:

1964.4.11 (B-22725)

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4769ec110-19fb-4a1f-aa68-2d81a5153c1c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_1964.4.11__B-22725_

Artist:

Louis Michel Eilshemius, 4 Feb 1864 - 29 Dec 1941  Search this

Sitter:

Louis Michel Eilshemius, 4 Feb 1864 - 29 Dec 1941  Search this

Medium:

Graphite on wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 15.3cm x 19.1cm (6" x 7 1/2"), Accurate

Type:

Drawing

Date:

1882

Topic:

Printed Material\Book  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookcase  Search this

Interior\Studio\Art  Search this

Self-portrait  Search this

Louis Michel Eilshemius: Male  Search this

Louis Michel Eilshemius: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Landscape painter  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Phillips Collection

Object number:

1985.003.0011

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d9ff14c9-9326-4725-a96f-0d5cef1106e1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_1985.003.0011

Artist:

Henry Varnum Poor, III, 30 Sep 1888 - 8 Dec 1970  Search this

Sitter:

Henry Varnum Poor, III, 30 Sep 1888 - 8 Dec 1970  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Stretcher: 96.7 x 76cm (38 1/16 x 29 15/16")

Type:

Painting

Date:

1934

Topic:

Weapon\Gun  Search this

Exterior\Landscape  Search this

Self-portrait  Search this

Henry Varnum Poor, III: Male  Search this

Henry Varnum Poor, III: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this

Henry Varnum Poor, III: Visual Arts\Architect  Search this

Henry Varnum Poor, III: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Landscape painter  Search this

Henry Varnum Poor, III: Visual Arts\Artist\Still life artist  Search this

Henry Varnum Poor, III: Visual Arts\Art instructor  Search this

Henry Varnum Poor, III: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Muralist  Search this

Henry Varnum Poor, III: Crafts and Trades\Ceramicist  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Wichita Art Museum

Object number:

1992.14 WAM

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4830203ea-eb74-4c0c-8b8e-eb39419f9d4e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_1992.14_WAM

Artist:

Louis Corinth, 21 Jul 1858 - 12 Jul 1925  Search this

Sitter:

Louis Corinth, 21 Jul 1858 - 12 Jul 1925  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

(Estimate): 100 x 80.3cm (39 3/8 x 31 5/8")

Type:

Painting

Date:

1924

Topic:

Self-portrait  Search this

Louis Corinth: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this

Louis Corinth: Male  Search this

Louis Corinth: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker  Search this

Louis Corinth: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Landscape painter  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Museum of Modern Art

Object number:

320.50 MOMA

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm404a77a7f-6985-4d12-a872-3b5721038d16

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_320.50_MOMA

Artist:

Willard Nash, 1898 - 1943  Search this

Sitter:

Willard Nash, 1898 - 1943  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Stretcher: 76.2 x 61 cm (30 x 24" ), Accurate

Type:

Painting

Date:

c. 1925-28

Topic:

Equipment\Smoking Implements\Pipe  Search this

Self-portrait  Search this

Willard Nash: Male  Search this

Willard Nash: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this

Willard Nash: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Landscape painter  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Albuquerque Museum

Object number:

83.86.1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e9f7687f-e33b-4b00-ade3-3fb4c33e9d3d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_83.86.1

Artist:

Henry Varnum Poor, III, 30 Sep 1888 - 8 Dec 1970  Search this

Sitter:

Henry Varnum Poor, III, 30 Sep 1888 - 8 Dec 1970  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

96.5cm x 76.2cm (38" x 30"), Accurate

Type:

Painting

Date:

1936

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair  Search this

Self-portrait  Search this

Henry Varnum Poor, III: Male  Search this

Henry Varnum Poor, III: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this

Henry Varnum Poor, III: Visual Arts\Architect  Search this

Henry Varnum Poor, III: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Landscape painter  Search this

Henry Varnum Poor, III: Visual Arts\Artist\Still life artist  Search this

Henry Varnum Poor, III: Visual Arts\Art instructor  Search this

Henry Varnum Poor, III: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Muralist  Search this

Henry Varnum Poor, III: Crafts and Trades\Ceramicist  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Sheldon Museum of Art

Object number:

H-169

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm46800c7da-b3fd-4a0c-83f4-ac9405e94a99

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_H-169

Artist:

William Sidney Mount, 26 Nov 1807 - 19 Nov 1868  Search this

Sitter:

William Sidney Mount, 26 Nov 1807 - 19 Nov 1868  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

53.7 x 51.4cm (21 1/8 x 20 1/4")

Type:

Painting

Date:

1850

Topic:

Self-portrait  Search this

Interior\Newsroom  Search this

William Sidney Mount: Male  Search this

William Sidney Mount: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this

William Sidney Mount: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Genre painter  Search this

William Sidney Mount: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Landscape painter  Search this

William Sidney Mount: Visual Arts\Artist\Still life artist  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Suffolk Museum & Carriage House

Object number:

NY990176

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d52d4839-245c-4393-bc88-cd941c5d336d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NY990176

Creator:

Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905  Search this

Subject:

Whitney, George  Search this

Wilcox, William H.  Search this

Coates, Edward Hornor  Search this

Eakins, Thomas  Search this

Lambdin, George Cochran  Search this

Lanman, Charles  Search this

Avery, Samuel Putnam  Search this

Type:

Daguerreotypes

Photographs

Citation:

William Trost Richards papers, 1848-1920. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Marine painters -- Rhode Island -- Newport  Search this

Marine painting -- 19th century -- Rhode Island -- Newport  Search this

Landscape painting -- 19th century -- Pennsylvania -- Germantown  Search this

Landscape painters -- Pennsylvania -- Germantown  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)5663

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208497

AAA_collcode_richwill

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208497