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A Granada Gypsy, (painting)

Painter:
Selden, Dixie 1868-1935  Search this
Subject:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
Roma  Search this
Spanish  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Date:
1922
Topic:
Portrait female--Waist length  Search this
Portrait female--Carmen  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8E040035
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_437086

A Granada Gypsy, (painting)

Painter:
Selden, Dixie 1868-1935  Search this
Subject:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
Roma  Search this
Spanish  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Date:
1922
Topic:
Portrait female--Carmen  Search this
Portrait female--Waist length  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8E040506
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_437927

A Young Andalusian, (painting)

Painter:
Selden, Dixie 1868-1935  Search this
Subject:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
Oil on wood panel
Culture:
Roma  Search this
Spanish  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Date:
1922
Topic:
Portrait female--Carmen  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8E040507
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_437928

(Gypsy Girl), (painting)

Painter:
Selden, Dixie 1868-1935  Search this
Culture:
Roma  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Unlocated
Date:
Ca. 1928
Topic:
Figure female  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8E040653
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_442684

An Arab Gypsy, (painting)

Painter:
Selden, Dixie 1868-1935  Search this
Subject:
Unidentified  Search this
Culture:
Arab  Search this
Roma  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Unlocated
Date:
1931
Topic:
Portrait male--Knee length  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Dress--Ethnic--Arabian Dress  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8E040776
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_443004

Dixie Selden papers, 1837-1936

Creator:
Selden, Dixie, 1868-1935  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Diaries
Sketchbooks
Scrapbooks
Citation:
Dixie Selden papers, 1837-1936. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Impressionism (Art)  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)16192
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)367464
AAA_collcode_selddixi
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_367464
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In the Jewish Quarter (Jerusalem), (painting)

Painter:
Selden, Dixie 1868-1935  Search this
Culture:
Hebrew  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Unlocated
Date:
1931
Topic:
Cityscape--Palestine--Jerusalem  Search this
Cityscape--Street  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8E040783
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_443011

Bethlehem Urchin, (painting)

Painter:
Selden, Dixie 1868-1935  Search this
Subject:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
Oil on academy board
Culture:
Hebrew  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Date:
1931
Topic:
Portrait male--Child  Search this
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Hat  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8E040785
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_443150

Sketch of multiple sailboat sails

Creator:
Selden, Dixie, 1868-1935  Search this
Type:
Artworks
Date:
between 1871 and 1936
Citation:
Dixie Selden. Sketch of multiple sailboat sails, between 1871 and 1936. Dixie Selden papers, 1837-1936. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Sailboats  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)18307
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Dixie Selden papers, 1837-1936
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
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edanmdm:AAADCD_item_18307
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Sketch of rigging on a sailboat

Creator:
Selden, Dixie, 1868-1935  Search this
Type:
Artworks
Date:
between 1871 and 1936
Citation:
Dixie Selden. Sketch of rigging on a sailboat, between 1871 and 1936. Dixie Selden papers, 1837-1936. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Sailboats  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)18308
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Dixie Selden papers, 1837-1936
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_18308

Dixie Selden papers

Creator:
Selden, Dixie, 1868-1935  Search this
Extent:
4.3 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Diaries
Sketchbooks
Scrapbooks
Date:
1837-1936
1993-2001
Summary:
The papers of artist Dixie Selden measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1837-1936 and 1993-2001. The collection documents the life, world travels, and professional career of the Impressionist painter from Cincinnati, Ohio, through biographical material, correspondence, writings, diaries, printed material, a scrapbook, photographs, artwork, sketchbooks, and artifacts.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of artist Dixie Selden measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1837-1936 and 1993-2001. The collection documents the life, world travels, and professional career of the Impressionist painter from Cincinnati, Ohio, through biographical material, correspondence, writings, diaries, printed material, a scrapbook, photographs, artwork, sketchbooks, and artifacts.

Correspondence makes up a significant part of the collection and includes frequent letters sent to her parents while traveling abroad. Selden's travels are also documented in seven diaries, with daily descriptions of events and sights, and nine sketchbooks containing pencil and pastel sketches. Printed material makes up another large part of the collection and primarily includes items that document Selden's career and exhibitions, in addition to her frequent travels. Extensive photographs also document her travel, as well as her artwork, friends and family, and portraits of Selden. Artwork includes pencil sketches and prints by Selden and others. The remainder of the collection includes biographical material, writings, a scrapbook, and artifacts.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 10 series

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1890s-1930s (0.1 linear foot; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1837-1935, 1998 (0.6 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1890s-1930s (0.1 linear foot; Box 1)

Series 4: Diaries, 1878-circa 1934 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 5: Printed Material, circa 1850-1926, 1993-2001 (1.7 linear feet; Box 2, 4, OV 5, OV 7)

Series 6: Scrapbook, circa 1889 (0.1 linear foot; Box 2)

Series 7: Photographs, circa 1860s-1935, 1995 (0.6 linear feet; Box 2-3)

Series 8: Artwork, circa 1900s-1920s (0.3 linear feet; Box 3, OV 6)

Series 9: Sketchbooks, circa 1900s-1931 (0.3 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 10: Artifacts, circa 1890s-1930s (0.3 linear feet; Box 3)
Biographical / Historical:
Dixie Selden (1868-1935) was an American Impressionist painter working in Kentucky and Ohio. Born to wealthy parents in Cincinnati, Ohio, Selden moved with her family to Covington, Kentucky when she was two years old. Her parents, John Roger Selden and Martha Peyton McMillon Selden were active in Cincinnati and Covington social circles and societies. Dixie's parents nurtured her artistic abilities early on, building her a studio, and taking her on two tours of Europe.

Selden studied art at the Art Academy of Cincinnati off and on from 1884, when it was called the McMicken School of Design, until 1912. While there she was a student of Fernand H. Lungren and Frank Duveneck. In 1913, Selden traveled to Venice to study painting with William Merritt Chase. She exhibited regularly in the Midwest, and created a professional career as a portrait and landscape painter.

Selden traveled extensively throughout her life, frequently with her close friend and fellow artist Emma Mendenhall. Her travels to Europe, Mexico, China, Japan, the Middle East, as well as sights across the United States served as inspiration for her art, as she took many photographs, collected postcards, and created sketches and paintings.
Provenance:
The Dixie Selden papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Marcia Goldman Widenor in 2014. Marcia Widenor's grandfather was married to Minnie Schaffer Goldman, Dixie Selden's first cousin.
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.
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 -- Ohio -- Cincinnati  Search this
Topic:
Impressionism (Art)  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Diaries
Sketchbooks
Scrapbooks
Citation:
Dixie Selden papers, 1837-1936, 1993-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.selddixi
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Dixie Selden papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e04c15ad-0f81-4ed6-bcb4-b4b486252f14
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-selddixi

Biographical Material

Collection Creator:
Selden, Dixie, 1868-1935  Search this
Extent:
0.1 Linear feet (Box 1)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1890s-1930s
Scope and Contents:
Biographical material dates from circa 1890s-1930s and includes an address book, a resume, and scattered legal documents.
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Dixie Selden papers, 1837-1936, 1993-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.selddixi, Series 1
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Dixie Selden papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90e5caa72-5d5c-4442-bae2-44219e808f71
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-selddixi-ref11

Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Selden, Dixie, 1868-1935  Search this
Extent:
0.6 Linear feet (Box 1)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1998
1837-1935
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence dates from 1837-1935 and circa 1998, and includes frequent correspondence between Selden and her parents, particularly while traveling abroad. Letters provide detailed descriptions of foreign sites, museums, hotels, and sea crossings. Postcards sent and received by Selden accounts for one file. Also included are letters from Emma Mendenhall, and letters to and from the Goldman family, to which Selden was related by the marriage of her first cousin, Minnie Schaffner. Letters to and from Selden's parents, John and Martha are also included. Martha Selden's letters are primarily addressed to her mother. John Selden's letters are primarily from an unidentified friend in Brussels or relate to business. One file contains letters to the donor and relative, Marcia Widenor, about Dixie Selden.
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Dixie Selden papers, 1837-1936, 1993-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.selddixi, Series 2
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Dixie Selden papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9364ad036-fe5b-44a1-8835-55c77e1e7684
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-selddixi-ref12

Writings

Collection Creator:
Selden, Dixie, 1868-1935  Search this
Extent:
0.1 Linear feet (Box 1)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1890s-1930s
Scope and Contents:
Writings date from circa 1890s-1930s and include writings on art, a juvenile novel excerpt, and other unidentified notes.
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Dixie Selden papers, 1837-1936, 1993-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.selddixi, Series 3
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Dixie Selden papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9448c37dd-ef5e-4988-bafc-35ca65b4f473
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-selddixi-ref13

Diaries

Collection Creator:
Selden, Dixie, 1868-1935  Search this
Extent:
0.2 Linear feet (Box 1)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1878-circa 1934
Scope and Contents:
Diaries date from 1878-circa 1934 and were kept during Selden's frequent travels abroad. Seven diaries are included in which she recorded daily activities and descriptions of foreign sights.
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Dixie Selden papers, 1837-1936, 1993-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.selddixi, Series 4
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Dixie Selden papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9dd34d88a-c021-4038-a642-4c5f2f729e00
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-selddixi-ref14

Printed Material

Collection Creator:
Selden, Dixie, 1868-1935  Search this
Extent:
1.7 Linear feet (Box 2, 4, 5, OV 5, OV 7)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1993-2001
circa 1850-1936
Scope and Contents:
Printed material dates from circa 1850-1936 and 1993-2001, and pertains to Selden's career, world travels, and family and friends. Items include books in Selden's collection, booklets, clippings, exhibition catalogs and announcements, maps, theater programs and ephemera belonging to John and Martha Selden, and an extensive postcard collection. Also included is an earlier version of the catalog essay for the 2001 book by Genetta McLean, Dixie Selden.
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Dixie Selden papers, 1837-1936, 1993-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.selddixi, Series 5
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Dixie Selden papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90d6c3300-9f09-4547-b59b-301b665a3132
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-selddixi-ref15

Scrapbook

Collection Creator:
Selden, Dixie, 1868-1935  Search this
Extent:
0.1 Linear feet (Box 2)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1889
Scope and Contents:
The scrapbook dates from circa 1889 and contains writings and clippings of poetry and articles relating to Selden, family, or friends.
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Dixie Selden papers, 1837-1936, 1993-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.selddixi, Series 6
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Dixie Selden papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9752618ef-c5a0-4f60-ac3f-be610a408f69
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-selddixi-ref16

Photographs

Collection Creator:
Selden, Dixie, 1868-1935  Search this
Extent:
0.6 Linear feet (Box 2-3)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1860s-1935
1995
Scope and Contents:
Photographs date from circa 1860s-1935 and 1995 and include photographs of Selden's painting class with Frank Duveneck, artworks, friends and family including the Goldman's, homes and places, portraits of Dixie Selden, and her extensive travel.
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Dixie Selden papers, 1837-1936, 1993-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.selddixi, Series 7
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Dixie Selden papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw909974c12-87bc-4d3b-a644-548243b86fe3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-selddixi-ref17

Artwork

Collection Creator:
Selden, Dixie, 1868-1935  Search this
Extent:
0.3 Linear feet (Box 3, OV 6)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1900s-1920s
Scope and Contents:
Artwork dates from circa 1900s-1920s and includes sketches and prints by Selden, sketches by her friend and teacher Fernand Lungren, and sketches by unidentified artists.
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Dixie Selden papers, 1837-1936, 1993-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.selddixi, Series 8
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Dixie Selden papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9acc5af0f-6e6f-4d91-9632-c44e19385215
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-selddixi-ref18

Sketchbooks

Collection Creator:
Selden, Dixie, 1868-1935  Search this
Extent:
0.3 Linear feet (Box 3)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1900s-1931
Scope and Contents:
Sketchbooks date from circa 1900-1931 and were kept by Selden during her travels. Pencil sketches of foreign sights dominate the nine sketchbooks, although some sketches were done in pastel. Location is identified when known.
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Dixie Selden papers, 1837-1936, 1993-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.selddixi, Series 9
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Dixie Selden papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw960dc78e6-300c-4e25-b1e1-dc470ecdc226
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-selddixi-ref19

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