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Correspondence and envelopes of Philip St. George

Collector:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History  Search this
Series Collector:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History  Search this
Series Donor:
Becker, John M.  Search this
Gay Officers Action League. GOAL  Search this
Heritage of Pride (HOP)  Search this
Rohrbaugh, Richard  Search this
Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA)  Search this
Series Creator:
Hirsch, Leonard  Search this
Guest, Barbara  Search this
Barna, Joseph T.  Search this
Guest, Michael E.  Search this
Cruse, Howard, 1944-2019  Search this
Extent:
176 Items
Type:
Archival materials
Letters
Date:
1945 to 1953
Scope and Contents:
These letters are clues to a secret life. This is a series of letters and addressed envelopes sent to Philip St. George (?-1997) of New York City who, from all indications, identified as being a closeted gay man. George's correspondents, who may have also have been gay or bisexual, tell of their experiences in the armed forces after World War II and their life after the war, 1945-1953.
Arrangement:
In Box 84, Folders 1 - 10.
Local Numbers:
AC1146-0000117-01 to AC1146-0000273 (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
LGBT  Search this
Homosexuality  Search this
Genre/Form:
Letters
Series Citation:
Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection
Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection / Series 13: St. George, Philip / 13.1: Correspondence and envelopes
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep859ce5d95-b8bb-4f26-8d04-1541e00c1ac2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1146-ref2773
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John Barton Payne

Artist:
Charles Farrar, 20th century  Search this
Sitter:
John Barton Payne, 26 Jan 1855 - 24 Jan 1935  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
34cm x 24cm x 24cm (13 3/8" x 9 7/16" x 9 7/16"), Sight
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1935
Topic:
John Barton Payne: Male  Search this
John Barton Payne: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
John Barton Payne: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Patron of the arts  Search this
John Barton Payne: Law and Crime\Jurist  Search this
John Barton Payne: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Interior  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: American Red Cross
Object number:
36.3
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/sm4c370d34c-b317-4ddc-9f5c-d6badcfc037c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_36.3

John Barton Payne

Artist:
Arthur H. Dawson, 9 Mar 1858 - 22 Aug 1922  Search this
Sitter:
John Barton Payne, 26 Jan 1855 - 24 Jan 1935  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
115cm x 97.4cm (45 1/4" x 38 3/8"), Sight
Type:
Painting
Date:
1895
Topic:
John Barton Payne: Male  Search this
John Barton Payne: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
John Barton Payne: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Patron of the arts  Search this
John Barton Payne: Law and Crime\Jurist  Search this
John Barton Payne: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Interior  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: American Red Cross
Object number:
36.33
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/sm411142035-ddec-4717-bbbd-adef19561711
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_36.33

Basil O'Connor

Artist:
Alfred Jonniaux, 21 Nov 1882 - 4 Feb 1974  Search this
Sitter:
Basil O'Connor, 1892 - 1972  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
126cm x 106cm (49 5/8" x 41 3/4"), Sight
Type:
Painting
Date:
1949-50
Topic:
Basil O'Connor: Male  Search this
Basil O'Connor: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: American Red Cross
Object number:
50.3.DUP11
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/sm49dc81ed1-5fc8-4994-ae61-e84a6df58527
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_50.3.DUP11

William Howard Taft

Artist:
Emily Burling Waite, 1887 - 28 Jan 1980  Search this
Sitter:
William Howard Taft, 15 Sep 1857 - 8 Mar 1930  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
125.6cm x 101cm (49 7/16" x 39 3/4"), Sight
Type:
Painting
Date:
1923-24
Topic:
William Howard Taft: Male  Search this
William Howard Taft: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
William Howard Taft: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War  Search this
William Howard Taft: Politics and Government\Government official  Search this
William Howard Taft: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University  Search this
William Howard Taft: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
William Howard Taft: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice\Chief Justice of US  Search this
William Howard Taft: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\Dean  Search this
William Howard Taft: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Law  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: American Red Cross
Object number:
71.19.DUP9
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/sm4bf869a1a-d388-4b07-afe2-70389725ca63
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_71.19.DUP9

William E. Stevenson

Artist:
Sidney Edward Dickinson, 1890 - 1980  Search this
Sitter:
William E. Stevenson, 1900 - 1985  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
111.8cm x 91.4cm (44" x 36")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1956
Topic:
William E. Stevenson: Male  Search this
William E. Stevenson: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
William E. Stevenson: Politics and Government\Diplomat  Search this
William E. Stevenson: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee  Search this
William E. Stevenson: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
William E. Stevenson: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\President  Search this
William E. Stevenson: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Track & Field  Search this
William E. Stevenson: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business consultant  Search this
William E. Stevenson: Olympic medal  Search this
William E. Stevenson: Military and Intelligence\Marine Corps  Search this
William E. Stevenson: Medicine and Health\American Red Cross  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Allen Memorial Hospital, Oberlin College
Object number:
OH010112
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/sm4f6f20137-fcc5-4622-8da8-a9392119b8fb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_OH010112

Elizabeth Dole

Artist:
Michael Arthur Worden Evans, 1944 - 1 Dec 2005  Search this
Sitter:
Elizabeth Hanford Dole, born 1936  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 55.3cm x 45.3cm (21 3/4" x 17 13/16")
Sheet: 60.6cm x 50.6cm (23 7/8" x 19 15/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1984
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Ring\Wedding Band  Search this
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Female  Search this
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive  Search this
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Transportation  Search this
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Labor  Search this
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Politics and Government\US Senator\North Carolina  Search this
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Literature\Writer\Autobiographer  Search this
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Medicine and Health\American Red Cross\President  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Portrait Project, Inc.
Object number:
S/NPG.92.208
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4132fd065-fd62-446e-a12f-e4625790d8c5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.92.208

Elizabeth Dole

Artist:
Everett Raymond Kinstler, 5 Aug 1926 - 26 May 2019  Search this
Sitter:
Elizabeth Hanford Dole, born 1936  Search this
Medium:
Charcoal on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 42.6 × 28 cm (16 3/4 × 11")
Sheet: 48 × 40.6 cm (18 7/8 × 16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1994
Topic:
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Female  Search this
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive  Search this
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Transportation  Search this
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Labor  Search this
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Politics and Government\US Senator\North Carolina  Search this
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Literature\Writer\Autobiographer  Search this
Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Medicine and Health\American Red Cross\President  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Everett Raymond Kinstler
Object number:
S/NPG.97.55
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© 1994 Everett Raymond Kinstler
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm418e0a59f-ce99-40e1-a68b-ffc7d4396ed3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.97.55

Women's Power Pak

Maker:
American Red Cross  Search this
Measurements:
overall: .6 cm x 10.3 cm x 6.5 cm; 1/4 in x 4 1/16 in x 2 9/16 in
overall: 5 3/8 in x 4 in x 1/8 in; 13.6525 cm x 10.16 cm x .3175 cm
Object Name:
contraceptive, condom kit
Date made:
ca 1990-1994
Subject:
Birth Control/Contraception  Search this
Sexually Transmitted Diseases  Search this
HIV-AIDS  Search this
Women's Health  Search this
Sex  Search this
ID Number:
2005.0100.104
Accession number:
2005.0100
Catalog number:
2005.0100.104
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-ce72-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1292654

Defensor De la Mujer

Maker:
American Red Cross  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 4 in x 5 3/8 in x 3/4 in; 10.16 cm x 13.6525 cm x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
Condom Kit
condom kit
contraceptive, condom
Date made:
ca 1990-1994
Subject:
Birth Control/Contraception  Search this
Women's Health  Search this
Sexually Transmitted Diseases  Search this
Sex  Search this
Latino  Search this
ID Number:
2005.0100.105
Catalog number:
2005.0100.105
Accession number:
2005.0100
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-ce73-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1292655
Online Media:

Grace Kelly

Artist:
Korstiaan Verkade, born 12 Oct 1941  Search this
Sitter:
Grace Kelly, 12 Nov 1929 - 14 Sep 1982  Search this
Medium:
Bronze on wood base
Dimensions:
With Base: 45.1 x 25.4 x 30.5cm (17 3/4 x 10 x 12")
Without Base: 38.7 x 25.4 x 30.5cm (15 1/4 x 10 x 12")
Base: 6.4 x 16.8 x 16.8cm (2 1/2 x 6 5/8 x 6 5/8")
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1983
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Grace Kelly: Female  Search this
Grace Kelly: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Patron of the arts  Search this
Grace Kelly: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
Grace Kelly: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this
Grace Kelly: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Humanitarian  Search this
Grace Kelly: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Charity administrator\Charity founder  Search this
Grace Kelly: Rulers and Aristocracy\Princess  Search this
Grace Kelly: Oscar  Search this
Grace Kelly: Medicine and Health\American Red Cross\President  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier of Monaco
Object number:
NPG.86.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48bc3fe8c-c6f8-42d0-8dcb-8a77a0d9c48b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.86.2
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American Red Cross certification of Basic Rescue and Water Safety for Jerome Caja

Creator:
American Red Cross  Search this
Subject:
Caja, Jerome D.  Search this
Type:
Legal Documents
Date:
1978 March 15
Citation:
American Red Cross. American Red Cross certification of Basic Rescue and Water Safety for Jerome Caja, 1978 March 15. Jerome Caja papers, circa 1920-1995. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)16062
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Jerome Caja papers, circa 1920-1995
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_16062
Online Media:

American Red Cross certification of Advanced Survival Swimming for Jerome Caja

Creator:
American Red Cross  Search this
Subject:
Caja, Jerome D.  Search this
Type:
Printed Materials
Date:
1978 June 15
Citation:
American Red Cross. American Red Cross certification of Advanced Survival Swimming for Jerome Caja, 1978 June 15. Jerome Caja papers, circa 1920-1995. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)16063
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Jerome Caja papers, circa 1920-1995
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_16063
Online Media:

Pauline Sabin and the Repeal of Prohibition

Creator:
National Portrait Gallery  Search this
Type:
Interviews
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2013-05-29T20:45:22.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Portraits  Search this
See more by:
NatlPortraitGallery
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
YouTube Channel:
NatlPortraitGallery
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_3P17JSmVM2A

American Red Cross uniform, ca 1957 - 1960

Physical Description:
fabric; plastic; metal (overall material)
Measurements:
dress: 121 cm x 77 cm x .9 cm; 47 5/8 in x 30 5/16 in x 11/32 in
belt: 73 cm x 3.2 cm x .9 cm; 28 3/4 in x 1 1/4 in x 11/32 in
Object Name:
uniform
Place used:
Japan
Place made:
United States: New York
Associated Place:
China
Date used:
ca 1957 - 1960
Credit Line:
Gail Wollin
ID Number:
2018.0280.01
Accession number:
2018.0280
Catalog number:
2018.0280.01
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Work and Industry: Philanthropy
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-499f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1915397

American Red Cross uniform, ca 1957 - 1960

Physical Description:
fabric; plastic; metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 29.5 cm x 8.7 cm x 1.3 cm; 11 5/8 in x 3 7/16 in x 1/2 in
Object Name:
hat
Place used:
Japan
Place made:
United States: New York
Associated Place:
China
Date used:
ca 1957 - 1960
Credit Line:
Gail Wollin
ID Number:
2018.0280.01.3
Accession number:
2018.0280
Catalog number:
2018.0280.01.3
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Work and Industry: Philanthropy
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4978d8530-4550-4cb0-96de-435ba04e5a95
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2025561

American Red Cross uniform, ca 1957 - 1960

Physical Description:
fabric; plastic; metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 34.5 cm x 12.2 cm x 5 cm; 13 19/32 in x 4 13/16 in x 1 31/32 in
Object Name:
hat
Place used:
Japan
Place made:
United States: New York
Associated Place:
China
Date used:
ca 1957 - 1960
Credit Line:
Gail Wollin
ID Number:
2018.0280.01.4
Accession number:
2018.0280
Catalog number:
2018.0280.01.4
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Work and Industry: Philanthropy
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng45ebc179b-ccbc-47ee-9aaa-7568490867df
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2025562

American Red Cross - Certificate of Appreciation African Famine Relief Campaign, 1985

Container:
Box 80 of 87
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-001, Warren M. Robbins Papers
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Warren M. Robbins Papers
Warren M. Robbins Papers / Series 16: Scrapbooks, Awards, Photographs, and Publications, 1944-2001 / Box 80
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa11-001-refidd1e34507

Overcoat

Physical Description:
fabric, wool (overall material)
fabric, wool flannel (overall material)
leather (overall material)
metal (overall material)
blue (overall color)
red (overall color)
white (overall color)
Measurements:
average spatial: 54 cm x 124.5 cm; x 21 1/4 in x 49 in
Object Name:
Overcoat
Other Terms:
Overcoat; Red Cross; Clothing; Officer
Place made:
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Associated place:
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Date made:
1917
Associated dates:
1917 01 01+ / 1917 01 01+, 1919 01 01- / 1919 01 01-
ID Number:
MG.223389.01
Accession number:
223389
Catalog number:
223389.01
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-bf40-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1144679

Henry Ossawa Tanner papers

Creator:
Tanner, Henry Ossawa, 1859-1937  Search this
Names:
Académie Julian  Search this
Art Institute of Chicago  Search this
Grand Central Art Galleries  Search this
Old American Art Club (Paris, France)  Search this
Carpenter, J.S.  Search this
Curtis, Atherton  Search this
Tanner, Jesse O., 1903-  Search this
Tanner, Jessie O., 1873-1925  Search this
Taverty, J.J.  Search this
Extent:
2.3 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketches
Photographs
Date:
1860s-1978
bulk 1890-1937
Summary:
The papers of the expatriate African American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner measure 2.3 linear feet and date from the 1860s to 1978, with the bulk of the material dating from 1890 to 1937. Found in the papers are scattered biographical, family, and legal materials; twenty-seven folders of correspondence with family, friends, patrons, and galleries; writings and notes by Tanner and others; a small amount of printed material; numerous photographs of Tanner, his studio in Paris and home in Trepied, Normandy, his family, friends, fellow artists, and his artwork. Additional photographs include a circa 1890 shot of Tanner with fellow students at the Académie Julian and another depicting Tanner with members of the American Art Club in Paris, circa 1900. Also found are a few sketches and drawings.
Scope and Content Note:
The papers of the expatriate African American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner measure 2.3 linear feet and date from the 1860s to 1978, with the bulk of the material dating from 1890 to 1937. Found in the papers are scattered biographical, family, and legal materials; twenty-seven folders of correspondence with family, friends, patrons, and galleries; writings and notes by Tanner and others; a small amount of printed material; numerous photographs of Tanner, his family, friends, his artwork, and the galleries at the Chicago Art Institute; and a few sketches and drawings.

Biographical material contains identification documents, awards, family and personal bibles, scattered records of his membership in the Societe Artistique de Picardie and the American Expeditionary Forces, address books, family history, a file concerning a lawsuit against the Bethel A.M.E. Church, and a few records documenting the sale of his artwork. Tanner's personal and professional correspondence is with his wife Jessie, his family, friends, patrons, art galleries, and others. Letters are from various family members, his closest friend Atherton Curtis and his wife Ingeborg, friend J.S. Carpenter who was president of the Des Moines Association of Fine Arts and arranged for sales of Tanner's work in the mid-west, Grand Central Art Galleries in New York, and J.J. Taverty who purchased Tanner's work for the High Museum in Atlanta. Topics of note covered in the correspondence include the sale and exhibition of his artwork and his work for the Red Cross.

Writings and Notes by Tanner include two small notebooks, one of which he kept during his travels in Europe and Palestine in 1897. Also found are his scattered loose writings, jottings, and other notes on various subjects, including autobiographical notes. Writings by others include notes and an essay by his wife Jessie, and a manuscript, "The Life and Works of Henry O. Tanner," by his son Jesse. Printed Materials document Tanner's career and other interests through exhibition announcements, news clippings, printed reproductions of artwork, a published autobiographical essay, and other miscellaneous items. The collection includes numerous photographs of Tanner, family and friends, his studio in Paris, his home in Trepied and in Spain, travels, and artwork. Additional photographs include a circa 1890 shot of Tanner with students at the Académie Julian and another depicting Tanner with members of the American Art Club in Paris, circa 1900. Artwork consists of an ink drawing of a Paris studio and pencil sketches by Tanner.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into 6 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1890-1937 (Box 1, 4, OV 5; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1890-1978 (Box 1, OV 5; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings and Notes, 1897-circa 1950s (Box 1-2, OV 5; 9 folders)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1897-1975 (Box 2, OV 5; 9 folders)

Series 5: Photographs, 1860s-1943 (Box 3, OV 5; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 6: Artwork, 1891-1893 (Box 3; 2 folders)
Biographical Note:
African American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Benjamin Tucker Tanner, a college-educated teacher and minister, and Sarah Miller Tanner, who was formerly enslaved. Benjamin Tanner was very active in the African Methodist Episcopal (A. M. E.) Church, eventually becoming a bishop, and the family often moved while Henry was a small child. They settled in Philadelphia, and as a teenager, Tanner spent his free time painting, drawing, and visiting art galleries. In 1880 he enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where he studied under several master art instructors, including Thomas Eakins who greatly influenced his early work.

Tanner moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1888 and opened a photography gallery which was not very successful. After teaching briefly at Clark College, a sponsorship from his patrons Bishop and Mrs. Joseph Crane Hartzell allowed him to travel to Europe in 1891 and study at the Académie Julian in Paris. There he was taught by Jean Joseph Benjamin-Constant and Jean-Paul Laurens. After returning to Philadelphia in late 1892, he painted many works depicting African American subjects, including The Banjo Lesson (1893). He returned to Paris in 1894. There, his work began to receive favorable reviews, particularly at the Paris Solon for his biblical scenes. Tanner began to specialize in painting bible imagery and scenes, and traveled to Palestine in 1897 and 1898 and later to Morocco to study costumes, customs, and cityscapes.

In 1899 Tanner married Jessie Macauley Olssen, a young woman from San Francisco living in Paris. Also around this time reproductions of his artwork were published in a few popular American magazines, and Tanner began to receive praise for his artwork in the United States. Tanner, however, objected to being labeled as "Negro artist". Despite their misgivings, the couple moved back to the United States for a short time. Their son, Jesee Ossawa Tanner was born in 1903. One year later Tanner and his wife returned to Paris and made it their lifelong permanent home, only occasionally visiting the United States for exhibitions of his work. They also maintained a leisure farm in Trepied, Normandy.

Tanner continued to exhibit his work in Paris, develop his painting technique and imagery, and travel, becoming friends with many artists throughout Europe. In 1913 he became president of the Societe Artistique de Picardie and during World War I he worked for the American Red Cross in France. In 1923 he was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honor in France for his work as an artist. Tanner became affiliated with Grand Central Art Galleries and other dealers in the United States and had great success there during the 1920s. When Jessie Tanner died in 1925 Henry was grief stricken and remained in poor health for the remainder of his life. He continued to paint occasionally until his death in 1937.
Related Material:
Also found at the Archives of American Art are the Marcia M. Mathews papers relating to Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1937-1969, available on microfilm reels 64 and 3268. Archives of American Art microfilm reel 4399 contains the Alexander family papers relating to Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1912-1985, the originals of which are housed in the University of Pennsylvania Archives. Microfilm reel 4397 is a copy of the the Henry O. Tanner letters to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1885-1909, loaned for microfilming by the Academy.
Provenance:
The Henry Ossawa Tanner papers were donated in several increments by his son, Jesse O. Tanner, between 1967 to 1978. Additional papers were donated by Jesse O. Tanner through Marcia M. Mathews, who was in possession of Tanner's papers to write Tanner's biography. Four medals were transferred to the Archives from the National Museum of African Art.
Restrictions:
The collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website.
Rights:
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Painters -- France -- Paris  Search this
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Expatriate painters -- France -- Paris  Search this
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Genre/Form:
Sketches
Photographs
Citation:
Henry Ossawa Tanner papers, 1860s-1978 (bulk 1890-1937). Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.tannhenr
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