Wehle, Harry B. (Harry Brandeis), b. 1887 Search this
Names:
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Search this
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 Search this
Extent:
59 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1928-1953
Scope and Contents:
Letters received regarding Wehle's monograph of Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 1932; correspondence with curators, museum directors and others; and an 11-page typescript "Six Years of Changes in Paintings Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum."
Biographical / Historical:
Museum curator; New York, N.Y. Curator of European Painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Provenance:
Donated 1977 by Margaret Salinger, whose relationship to Wehle is unclear.
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:
Museum curators -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Topic:
Painting -- United States -- Exhibitions Search this
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America Search this
Extent:
8 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
[circa 1970-1993]
Scope and Contents:
Artists' files; business files; photographs and slides; transcripts and sound recordings; printed material; and miscellany.
Biographical / Historical:
Daniel Jacobs (1959- 2005) and Derek Mason (1927-) were art collectors based in New York City. They specialized in contemporary American ceramics, but also collected painting, sculpture, and prints. Jacobs and Mason were life partners.
Provenance:
The majority of the collection was donated in 2006 by Derek Mason as part of the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America. Mason donated an additional 4 CDs of images of works of art in 2008.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
