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Creator:

Groce, George C., 1899-  Search this

Subject:

Wollaston, John  Search this

Cooper, John  Search this

Foote, Henry Wilder  Search this

Richardson, Edgar Preston  Search this

Wallace, David H.  Search this

Baker, Charles  Search this

Citation:

George C. Groce papers, 1938-1967. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

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

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

Portrait painting, American  Search this

Theme:

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)8991

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211179

AAA_collcode_grocgeor

Theme:

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211179

Creator:

Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827  Search this

Subject:

Peale, Charles Willson  Search this

Citation:

Charles Willson Peale diaries and exhibition announcement, 1765-1826. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

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

Theme:

Diaries  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13484

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213195

AAA_collcode_pealchar2

Theme:

Diaries

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_213195

Creator:

Gratz, Simon  Search this

Subject:

Bierstadt, Albert  Search this

Chase, William Merritt  Search this

Cole, Thomas  Search this

Copley, John Singleton  Search this

Delaplaine, Joseph  Search this

Durand, Asher Brown  Search this

Humphreys, Joshua  Search this

Otis, Bass  Search this

Peale, Charles Willson  Search this

Rosenthal, Albert  Search this

Stuart, Gilbert  Search this

Sully, Thomas  Search this

Trumbull, John  Search this

Thomson, Charles  Search this

Sargent, John Singer  Search this

Citation:

Selected art related papers from the Simon Gratz Collection, [ca. 1770-1921]. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

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

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

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

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)10894

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214671

AAA_collcode_gratsimo

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_214671

Creator:

Historical Society of Pennsylvania  Search this

Subject:

Randolph, Benjamin  Search this

Trumbull, John  Search this

Abbey, Edwin Austin  Search this

Abbey, Mary Gertrude  Search this

Alexander, Archibald  Search this

Allston, Washington  Search this

Bayley, Frank W.  Search this

Beale, Pennel  Search this

Belcher, Wm. (William)  Search this

Bierstadt, Albert  Search this

Brodhead, Col  Search this

Burrell, B.  Search this

Carey, Edward L.  Search this

Carey, Henry Charles  Search this

Catlin, George  Search this

Ceracchi, Giuseppe  Search this

Chapman, J. G. (John Gadsby)  Search this

Cheney, John  Search this

Clarke, Miss  Search this

Claypoole, James, Sr.  Search this

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor  Search this

Cox, James  Search this

Curren, Mr  Search this

Darley, Felix Octavius Carr  Search this

Dickinson, John, 1732-1808  Search this

Delaplaine, Joseph  Search this

Dillwyn, William  Search this

Donnehue, Humphrey  Search this

Duane, William J. (William John)  Search this

Dunlap, William  Search this

Du Simitière, Pierre Eugène  Search this

Elliott, James B.  Search this

Elwyn, Langdon, Mrs.  Search this

Eliot, S.  Search this

Fielding, Mantle, 1865-1941  Search this

Francis, John W. (John Wakefield)  Search this

Gibson, Charles Dana  Search this

Gillingham, Harrold E. (Harrold Edgar)  Search this

Greenough, Horatio  Search this

Harding, George  Search this

Hayes, Charles P.  Search this

Hollingsworth, Levi  Search this

Hosack, David, 1769-1835  Search this

Howell, Mr.  Search this

Hunt, William Morris  Search this

Huntington, Daniel  Search this

Inman, Henry  Search this

Jordan, John W. (John Woolf)  Search this

Jackson, William  Search this

Jones, Horatio Gates  Search this

Kimball, Henry H. (Henry Hastings)  Search this

Lambdin, James Reid  Search this

Leidy, Joseph  Search this

Leland, Charles Godfrey  Search this

Lippincott, J. B. (Joshua Ballinger)  Search this

Livermore, George  Search this

Low, Will Hicok  Search this

Madison, James, 1751-1836  Search this

Marchant, Edward Dalton  Search this

Martin, John Hill  Search this

McAllister, John A.  Search this

McMurtrie, James  Search this

Monaghan, James  Search this

Montgomery, John C., Mrs.  Search this

Moody, William H. (William Henry)  Search this

Murray, J.  Search this

Myers, Albert Cook  Search this

Nathans, Isabella  Search this

Nathans, Rebecca  Search this

Neagle, John  Search this

Newsam, Albert  Search this

Ogden, C. S.  Search this

Otis, Bass  Search this

Paca, John  Search this

Paine, Thomas  Search this

Peale, Charles Willson  Search this

Peale, Franklin  Search this

Peale, James  Search this

Peale, Mary Jane  Search this

Peale, Rembrandt  Search this

Peale, Titian Ramsay  Search this

Pennell, Joseph  Search this

Penrose, Clement B. (Clement Biddle)  Search this

Piggot, Robert  Search this

Read, Thomas Buchanan  Search this

Richards, William Trost  Search this

Rittenhouse, David  Search this

Rosenthal, Albert  Search this

Rossiter, Thomas Prichard  Search this

Rothermel, Peter Frederick  Search this

Rush, William  Search this

Saint-Mémin, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de  Search this

Sartain, John  Search this

Schoff, Stephen Alonzo  Search this

Schreiner, Jacob  Search this

Shrigley, James  Search this

Smith, Russell  Search this

Snowden, James Ross  Search this

Snyder, W. D.  Search this

Somerville, Dr.  Search this

Stanbridge, J. C.  Search this

Stone, Frederick D. (Frederick Dawson)  Search this

Stuart, Gilbert  Search this

Stephens, Charles H.  Search this

Sully, Thomas  Search this

Syng, Philip  Search this

Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton)  Search this

Troth, Henry  Search this

Vanderlyn, John  Search this

Vaux, Mr  Search this

Ward, Townsend  Search this

Wells, William Hill  Search this

Wharton, Geo. M. (George Mifflin)  Search this

Wharton, Mr  Search this

Wharton, Thomas Kelah  Search this

Williams, Henry  Search this

Willis, Nathaniel Parker  Search this

Wilson, Alexander  Search this

Woodside, John Archibald  Search this

Wright, Patience Lovell  Search this

Wylie, Samuel B. (Samuel Brown)  Search this

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

Carey & Hart  Search this

Citation:

Selected art related letters from Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Society Collection, 1760-1935. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

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

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

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)10935

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214712

AAA_collcode_histsopa

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_214712

Creator:

Historical Society of Pennsylvania  Search this

Names:

Carey & Hart  Search this

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

Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911  Search this

Abbey, Mary Gertrude, d. 1931  Search this

Alexander, Archibald, 1772-1851  Search this

Allston, Washington, 1779-1843  Search this

Bayley, Frank W.  Search this

Beale, Pennel  Search this

Belcher, Wm. (William)  Search this

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Brodhead, Col  Search this

Burrell, B.  Search this

Carey, Edward L., 1806-1845  Search this

Carey, Henry Charles, 1793-1879  Search this

Catlin, George, 1796-1872  Search this

Ceracchi, Giuseppe, 1751-1801  Search this

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

Cheney, John, 1801-1885  Search this

Clarke, Miss  Search this

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

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834  Search this

Cox, James, 1751-1834  Search this

Curren, Mr  Search this

Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888  Search this

Delaplaine, Joseph, 1777-1824  Search this

Dickinson, John, 1732-1808  Search this

Dillwyn, William, 1743-1824  Search this

Donnehue, Humphrey  Search this

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

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

Dunlap, William, 1766-1839  Search this

Eliot, S.  Search this

Elliott, James B.  Search this

Elwyn, Langdon, Mrs.  Search this

Fielding, Mantle, 1865-1941  Search this

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

Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944  Search this

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

Greenough, Horatio, 1805-1852  Search this

Harding, George, 1882-1959  Search this

Hayes, Charles P.  Search this

Hollingsworth, Levi, 1739-1824  Search this

Hosack, David, 1769-1835  Search this

Howell, Mr.  Search this

Hunt, William Morris, 1824-1879  Search this

Huntington, Daniel, 1816-1906  Search this

Inman, Henry, 1801-1846  Search this

Jackson, William  Search this

Jones, Horatio Gates, 1822-1893  Search this

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

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

Lambdin, James Reid, 1807-1889  Search this

Leidy, Joseph, 1823-1891  Search this

Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903  Search this

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

Livermore, George, 1809-1865  Search this

Low, Will Hicok, 1853-1932  Search this

Madison, James, 1751-1836  Search this

Marchant, Edward Dalton, 1806-1887  Search this

Martin, John Hill, 1823-1906  Search this

McAllister, John A.  Search this

McMurtrie, James, fl. 1843-1864  Search this

Monaghan, James  Search this

Montgomery, John C., Mrs.  Search this

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

Murray, J.  Search this

Myers, Albert Cook, 1874-1960  Search this

Nathans, Isabella  Search this

Nathans, Rebecca  Search this

Neagle, John, 1796-1865  Search this

Newsam, Albert, 1809-1864  Search this

Ogden, C. S.  Search this

Otis, Bass, 1784-1861  Search this

Paca, John  Search this

Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809  Search this

Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827  Search this

Peale, Franklin, 1795-1870  Search this

Peale, James, 1789-1876  Search this

Peale, Mary Jane, 1827-1902  Search this

Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860  Search this

Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885  Search this

Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926  Search this

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

Piggot, Robert, 1795-1887  Search this

Randolph, Benjamin, 1737 or 8-1791  Search this

Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872  Search this

Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905  Search this

Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796  Search this

Rosenthal, Albert, 1863-1939  Search this

Rossiter, Thomas Prichard, 1818-1871  Search this

Rothermel, Peter Frederick, 1812-1895  Search this

Rush, William, 1756-1833  Search this

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

Sartain, John, 1808-1897  Search this

Schoff, Stephen Alonzo, 1818-1904  Search this

Schreiner, Jacob  Search this

Shrigley, James, 1814-1891  Search this

Smith, Russell, 1812-1896  Search this

Snowden, James Ross  Search this

Snyder, W. D.  Search this

Somerville, Dr.  Search this

Stanbridge, J. C.  Search this

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

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

Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828  Search this

Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872  Search this

Syng, Philip, 1703-1789  Search this

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

Troth, Henry, 1794-1842  Search this

Trumbull, John, 1756-1843  Search this

Vanderlyn, John, 1775-1852  Search this

Vaux, Mr  Search this

Ward, Townsend, 1817?-1885  Search this

Wells, William Hill, 1769-1829  Search this

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

Wharton, Mr  Search this

Wharton, Thomas Kelah, 1814-1862  Search this

Williams, Henry, 1828-1893  Search this

Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867  Search this

Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813  Search this

Woodside, John Archibald, 1781-1852  Search this

Wright, Patience Lovell, 1725-1786  Search this

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

Extent:

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

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reels

Date:

1760-1935

Scope and Contents:

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

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

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

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

Provenance:

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

Restrictions:

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

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

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

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

Identifier:

AAA.histsopa

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e77b943a-266e-4a06-a6b8-eaf8b5c4139d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-histsopa

Creator:

Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827  Search this

Names:

Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827 -- Christ at Bethesda  Search this

Extent:

3 Microfilm reels (1 linear foot on 3 partial microfilm reel)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Microfilm reels

Date:

1765-1826

Scope and Contents:

The Charles Willson Peale diaries and exhibition announcement include 26 volumes, microfilmed on Reel 3899, containing diary entries relating to family, business, travels, sittings, Peale's museum, and other topics. Microfilmed on Reel D9 is a handwritten announcement for the exhibition of Peale's Christ at Bethesda, March 20, 1821. This exhibition announcement is also available in miscellaneous manuscripts folder 048. Also included in the collection on microfilm reel N86/20 is a diary kept in Philadelphia and Annapolis from May 30, 1788 until May 5, 1789. Peale writes about working on his drawing machine "for taking perspective views"; about people sitting for portraits; techniques in painting; repairing pictures; travel conditions between Philadelphia and Annapolis; the operation of his Philadelphia museum; recipes for preserving birds and animals; business and travel expenses; experiment in making bifocals; and social activities and acquaintances.

Biographical / Historical:

Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) was a portrait painter and engraver in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for his portraits of the founding fathers including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams. In 1786 he founded the Peale Museum, and was one of the founding members of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1805.

Related Materials:

The Archives of American Art holds the Rembrandt and Harriet Peale collection, circa 1820-1932 and the Rubens Peale diaries, 1855-1865. Also found at the Archives of American Art are the microfilmed printed material relating to Rembrandt Peale, 1830-1862; microfilmed Mary Jane Peale and Peale family selected papers, circa 1815-1897; microfilmed Titian Ramsay Peale Collection, 1771-1876; microfilmed selected Peale family papers, 1803-1854; microfilmed selected papers from the Peale-Sellers collection, circa 1767-1904; and microfilmed Augusta Barker papers, 1875-1887.

The American Philosophical Society holds the Peale-Sellers Family Collection, 1686-1963 and the Peale family papers, 1705-1898.

Provenance:

Microfilm of 26 diaries (reel 3899) purchased in 1987 from the American Philosophical Society as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. Material on reel D9 donated 1955-1962 by Charles E. Feinberg, an active donor and friend of AAA. Material on reel N68/20 lent for microfilming 1968 by Fordham University Library.

Restrictions:

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

Occupation:

Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

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

Identifier:

AAA.pealchar2

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92339ec71-a2e2-41a4-9a02-15a1b2a7d3f3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-pealchar2

Creator:

Groce, George C., 1899-  Search this

Names:

Baker, Charles  Search this

Cooper, John, ca. 1695-ca. 1760  Search this

Foote, Henry Wilder, 1875-1964  Search this

Richardson, Edgar Preston, 1902-1985  Search this

Wallace, David H.  Search this

Wollaston, John, fl. 1736-1767  Search this

Extent:

1.7 Linear feet ((partially filmed on 3 microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1938-1967

Scope and Contents:

Writings, correspondence, photographs, exhibition catalogs and printed material.

REEL 2813: A 21 page unpublished typescript, "Who was John Cooper", by Groce, ca. 1952.

REELS 996-997: Letters from Henry Wilder Foote and resource materials from Groce's research on John Wollaston and John Cooper. Correspondence with David Wallace and Charles Baker, editor for the New York Historical Society, relates to Groce's work on the DICTIONARY OF ARTISTS IN AMERICA, 1564-1860. Other material includes a draft of the introduction for the Dictionary (unfilmed), book reviews and articles by Groce, photographs, notes, engravings, and exhibition catalogs.

UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence, 1938-1958, with Edgar Preston Richardson and Charles Baker about the DICTIONARY OF ARTISTS IN AMERICA, 1564-1860, and about the provenance of portrait paintings by John Wollaston. Other material includes research notes, an annotated text "Empires of the Mind and Spirit American painting 1564-1860", notes on the Gellatly Collection, National Collection of Fine Arts; photographs of artwork; and writings by Groce "Early American Portraiture", and "New York Painting Before 1800."

Biographical / Historical:

Art historian; Washington, D.C.

Provenance:

Material on reels 996-997 donated 1971 by Mrs. George Groce; material on reel 2813 provenance unknown; unmicrofilmed material transferred from the National Collection of Fine Arts via George Groce 1979 to the Archives of American Art.

Occupation:

Artists -- United States  Search this

Art historians -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Topic:

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

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

Portrait painting, American  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.grocgeor

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e795d96a-2dd2-45db-bd73-daaaf3d00390

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-grocgeor

Collector:

Gratz, Simon  Search this

Names:

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Chase, William Merritt, 1849-1916  Search this

Cole, Thomas, 1801-1848  Search this

Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815  Search this

Delaplaine, Joseph, 1777-1824  Search this

Durand, Asher Brown, 1796-1886  Search this

Humphreys, Joshua, 1751-1838  Search this

Otis, Bass, 1784-1861  Search this

Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827  Search this

Rosenthal, Albert, 1863-1939  Search this

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925  Search this

Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828  Search this

Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872  Search this

Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824  Search this

Trumbull, John, 1756-1843  Search this

Extent:

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

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reels

Date:

[ca. 1770-1921]

Scope and Contents:

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

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

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

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1955 by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Restrictions:

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

Occupation:

Artists -- United States  Search this

Topic:

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

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

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

Identifier:

AAA.gratsimo

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93c343bb8-5467-4d6e-8577-f7ed1493be9d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-gratsimo