Two black and white mounted photographs of Missouri sculptor Joseph Horchert with works of art. One image depicts Horchert with a rabbit sculpture and the other depicts him with 16 foot model of a William Penn sculpture in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Horchert is pictured on scaffolding (right) with another unidentified man (left). The model appears to be a small scale version of the William Penn bronze cast by Alexander Milne Calder which sits atop Philadelphia City Hall.
Biographical / Historical:
Victor Porter Smith (1921-2012) was a collector in St. Louis, Missouri.
Provenance:
Donated 2016 by Victor Porter Smith estate via Lynn Springer Roberts, executor. Smith received the photographs as a gift from friends.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Materials documenting John McArthur and Alexander Milne Calder's work on Philadelphia City Hall including: F. Faust's THE CITY HALL, PHILADELPHIA, (1879) which contains ca. 200 plates of both the interior and exterior; and a scrapbook of photographs of architectural drawings, plans, and details of ornamentation, identifying most of the sculpture locations and allegorical significance, and photographs of Calder with models.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1985 by the Philadelphia City Archives.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Topic:
Architectural photography -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Search this
Sculpture, Modern -- 19th century -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Search this
Archambault, Anna Margaretta, 1856-1956 Search this
Container:
Reel P027, Frame 118
Type:
Archival materials
Microform [P027.archambaul]
Date:
1922 March 30
Scope and Contents:
Letter from Edward Robins to A. Margaretta Archambault, March 30, 1922, concerning Alexander M. Calder's working on the catalog of the sculpture in City Hall.
Collection Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Archambault, Anna Margaretta, 1856-1956 Search this
Container:
Reel P026, Frame 449-452
Type:
Archival materials
Microform [P026.archambaul]
Date:
1921 October 8
1921 October 20
1922 November 6
undated
Scope and Contents:
To A. Margaretta Archambault, Oct. 8, 1921, Oct. 20, 1921, Nov. 6, 1922, and undated, all concerning the cataloging of the sculpture in City Hall, Philadelphia.
Collection Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
