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Creator:

Drake, Alexander, 1843-1916  Search this

Subject:

Blum, Robert Frederick  Search this

Citation:

Robert Blum letters to Alexander Drake, 1879-1890. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)7136

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209270

AAA_collcode_drakalex

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209270

Creator:

Cole, Alphaeus Philemon, 1876-1988  Search this

Names:

National Academy of Design (U.S.)  Search this

Angel, John, 1881-1960  Search this

Benjamin-Constant, 1845-1902  Search this

Borglum, Solon Hannibal, 1868-1922  Search this

Bransom, Paul, 1885-  Search this

Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917  Search this

Cole, Timothy, 1852-1931  Search this

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933  Search this

Crane, Bruce, 1857-1937  Search this

Curran, Charles C. (Charles Courtney), 1861-1942  Search this

Drake, Alexander, 1843-1916  Search this

Ertz, Edward Frederick, 1862-1954  Search this

Higgins, Eugene, 1874-1958  Search this

Laurens, Jean-Paul, 1838-1921  Search this

Low, Will Hicok, 1853-1932  Search this

Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945  Search this

Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926  Search this

Rio, Anita, 1873?-1971  Search this

Ryder, Chauncey F., 1868-1949  Search this

Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973  Search this

Strode, Hudson, 1892-1976  Search this

Tolman, Ruel P. (Ruel Pardee), 1878-1954  Search this

Young, Mahonri Sharp, 1911-1996  Search this

Extent:

4.5 Linear feet ((on 12 microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Date:

1885-1988

Scope and Contents:

Biographical material; diaries; correspondence, financial material; notes; writings; art work; printed material; and photographs

REEL D30 (fr. 420, 521, 542): Three letters from Bruce Crane, 1930, mentioning his election to the Allied Artists of America, from Will Hicok Low, 1930, concerning Cole's election into an art organization, and from Chauncey Foster Ryder, 1921, saying "You may count on me."

REEL 420 (fr. 453-652): Letters written by Timothy Cole, 1885-1928, primarily to Alphaeus and to painter Edward Ertz of Sussex, England, discussing engraving, work for the CENTURY, World War I, and personal matters; a letter to Alphaeus from sculptor John Angel, 1946, discussing Alphaeus' portrait of him; a poem and notes for a speech by Timothy Cole; writings by Alphaeus describing his engraving techniques and his recollections of his father; printed material, including a program for a dinner honoring collector Alexander Wilson Drake, 1913, an address by Timothy to the National Arts Club, 1916, 11 exhibition catalogs for Timothy, 1927-1931, and for Alphaeus, 1922-1952, a catalog from the Grand Central School of Art, and a few clippings; and 2 photos of Alphaeus, ca. 1912 and 1970.

REEL 3481 (fr.467-700): 64 letters, 1910-1927, and 2 sonnets from his father Timothy Cole and a letter to his future daughter-in-law regarding her upcoming marriage to Alphaeus; a letter to Timothy Cole from Calvin Coolidge thanking him for an engraved bookplate; 12 letters to Cole, 1931-1964, from Maurice Bloch, Paul Bransom, A. B. Butts, Will H. Low, Hermann Dudley Murphy, Hudson Strode, R. P. Tolman, and Mahonri Young; a typescript of an article by Cole on Charles C. Curran; 2 photographs of Cole at work, and a photograph of 26 members of the National Academy of Design, ca. 1925, including 19 autographs on the mat; and miscellaneous printed material and writings.

REELS 4783-4791: Biographical accounts and documents; 70 diaries, 1889-1982, containing accounts of Cole's daily activities and 7 photographs; correspondence, 1891-1988, including letters from his father, Timothy Cole, and other family members, 2 notes from Jean Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant, comments by Cole about his colleagues in 1901-1902, Solon Borglum, Joseph Pennell, Edward Steichen, and a Mr. Yeats, and a description of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, 1902; receipts for art expenses and doctor bills; 4 income tax returns, 1936-1980; an address book, ca. 1933; 6 notebooks on the German language, travels in Orvieto, religious symbols in art, and art history, 1889-1898;

writings by Cole and others, including poems to Eugene and Anita Higgins; prints and drawings by Cole, 1899-1958, including a self-portrait and a portrait drawing of Jean Paul Laurens; 2 prints by John W. Evans, 1935, and Keith Shaw Williams; 26 prints of religious paintings by Italian masters; printed material, including clippings, exhibition catalogs for others, reproductions of art work, material concerning Anita Rio, a postcard album, 1901-1934, and picture postcards, and miscellany; and photographs of Cole, Anita Rio, family, friends, models, residence, travels, art work by Cole and others, and gallery installations.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter, portrait painter; New York, N.Y. Born in New Jersey, Cole was the son of wood engraver Timothy Cole. After studying under Isaac Craig in Italy, he began studies at the Academie Julian in 1892, under Jean Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant. His painting of Dante was exhibited in the Paris Salon of 1900. He moved to England and married sculptress Margaret Ward Walmsley in 1903. They moved to the United States in 1911, where Cole joined the Salmagundi Club, 1918, and served as president of the New York Water Color Club from 1931 to 1941. He taught at Cooper Union, 1924-1931, and was elected a National Academician in 1941. A widower in 1962, Cole married Anita Rio, the widow of painter Eugene Higgins.

Provenance:

Material on reel D30 donated 1955-1962 by Charles E. Feinberg, an active donor and friend of the Archives of American Art. Material on reels 420, 3481, and 4783-4791 donated 1965-1989 by Alphaeus Cole, in part through his nephew Orlando, and by his estate.

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 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Portrait painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Identifier:

AAA.colealph

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw994f82a50-b5be-4b80-97c1-2a0ad5336a9d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-colealph

Names:

M. Knoedler & Co.  Search this

Beaux, Cecilia, 1855-1942  Search this

Beckwith, J. Carroll (James Carroll), 1852-1917  Search this

Benjamin, S. G. W. (Samuel Greene Wheeler), 1837-1914  Search this

Chase, William Merritt, 1849-1916  Search this

Coffin, William A. (William Anderson), 1855-1925  Search this

Cole, Timothy, 1852-1931  Search this

Coleman, Charles Caryl, 1840-1928  Search this

Cortissoz, Royal, 1869-1948  Search this

Cox, Kenyon, 1856-1919  Search this

Coxe, R. Cleveland (Reginald Cleveland), 1855-  Search this

Cranch, Christopher Pearse, 1813-1892  Search this

Cross, Henry H., 1837-1918  Search this

Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935  Search this

Dewing, Thomas Wilmer, 1851-1938  Search this

Drake, Alexander, 1843-1916  Search this

Eaton, Wyatt, 1849-1896  Search this

Edwards, George Wharton, 1859-1950  Search this

Elwell, F. Edwin (Frank Edwin), 1858-1922  Search this

Fay, Gaston  Search this

Fenn, Harry, 1838-1911  Search this

Foote, Mary Hallock, 1847-1938  Search this

Fraser, William Lewis, 1841-1905  Search this

Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919  Search this

French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931  Search this

French, Frank, 1850-1933  Search this

Gardner, Isabella Stewart, 1840-1924  Search this

Hambidge, Jay, 1867-1924  Search this

Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this

Hoeber, Arthur, 1854-1915  Search this

Inness, George, 1854-1926  Search this

Jaccaci, Augusto Floriano, 1857-1930  Search this

Keller, Arthur Ignatius, 1866-1924  Search this

Kemble, E. W. (Edward Windsor), 1861-1933  Search this

La Farge, C. Grant (Christopher Grant), 1862-1938  Search this

La Farge, John, 1835-1910  Search this

Lamb, Charles R. (Charles Rollinson), 1860-1942  Search this

Levy, Florence N. (Florence Nightingale), 1870-1947  Search this

Mather, Frank Jewett, 1868-1953  Search this

Mechlin, Leila, 1874-1949  Search this

Melchers, Gari, 1860-1932  Search this

Millet, Francis Davis, 1846-1912  Search this

Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926  Search this

Morse, Edward Lind, 1857-1923  Search this

Nichols, Hobart, 1869-1962  Search this

Nourse, Elizabeth, 1859-1938  Search this

Oakley, Thornton, 1881-1953  Search this

Oakley, Violet, 1874-1961  Search this

Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966  Search this

Partridge, William Ordway, 1861-1930  Search this

Pennell, Elizabeth Robins, 1855-1936  Search this

Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926  Search this

Poore, Henry Rankin, 1859-1940  Search this

Remington, Eva Caten, d. 1918  Search this

Reuterdahl, Henry, 1871-1925  Search this

Robinson, Boardman, 1876-1952  Search this

Sandham, Henry, 1842-1910  Search this

Smith, DeCost, 1864-1939  Search this

Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935  Search this

Sterner, Albert, 1863-1946  Search this

Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946  Search this

Stillman, William James, 1828-1901  Search this

Taft, Lorado, 1860-1936  Search this

Tanner, Henry Ossawa, 1859-1937  Search this

Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921  Search this

Thayer, Gerald Handerson, 1883-1939  Search this

Tryon, Dwight William, 1849-1925  Search this

Van Dyke, John Charles, 1856-1932  Search this

Volk, Douglas , 1856-1935  Search this

Wiles, Irving Ramsay, 1861-1948  Search this

Extent:

3 Microfilm reels

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Microfilm reels

Date:

1870-1918

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence of the Century Magazine and its predecessors, Scribner's Monthly, and St. Nicholas Magazine. Also included is material related to the Century War Series.

Among the correspondents are: Cecilia Beaux, James C. Beckwith, Samuel G. W. Benjamin, William M. Chase, William A. Coffin, Timothy Cole (98 letters), Charles C. Coleman, Royal Cortissoz, Kenyon Cox, Reginald C. Coxe, Christopher P. Cranch, Henry H. Cross, Frederick S. Dellenbaugh, Thomas W. Dewing, Alexander W. Drake, Wyatt Eaton, George W. Edwards, Frank E. Elwell, Gaston Fay, Harry Fenn, Mary H. Foote, William L. Fraser, Charles L. Freer, Daniel C. French, Frank French, Isabella S. Gardner, Jay Hambidge, Charles H. Hart, Arthur Hoeber, George Inness, Jr., August F. Jaccaci, Arthur I. Keller, Edward W. Kemble, Knoedler M. & Company, Christopher G. La Farge, John La Farge, Charles R. Lamb, Florence N. Levy, Frank J. Mather, Leila Mechlin, Gari Melchers, Francis D. Millet, Thomas Moran, Edward L. Morse, Hobart Nichols, Elizabeth Nourse, Thornton Oakley, Violet Oakley, Maxfield Parrish, William O. Partridge, Elizabeth R. Pennell (83 letters & 55p. handwritten article), Joseph Pennell, Henry R. Poore, Eva A. Remington, Henry Reuterdahl, Boardman Robinson, Henry Sandham, DeCost Smith, Jessie W. Smith, Albert E. Sterner, Alfred Stieglitz, William J. Stillman (ca. 95 letters), Lorado Taft, Henry O. Tanner, Abbott H. Thayer, Gerald H. Thayer, Dwight W. Tryon, John C. Van Dyke, Douglas Volk, Irving R. Wiles, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

A quarterly publication on the arts and current affairs.

Other Title:

Century Company collection (NYPL microfilm title)

Provenance:

Microfilmed 1956 by the Archives of American Art with other art-related papers in the Manuscript Division of the New York Public Library. Included in the microfilming project were selected papers of the Art Division and the Prints Division.

Restrictions:

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

Identifier:

AAA.centillu

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c967619e-89f7-4e90-87ce-4707084fbae7

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-centillu

Creator:

Cole, Timothy, 1852-1931  Search this

Names:

Beal, Gifford, 1879-1956  Search this

Brown, Alice, 1857-1948  Search this

Brush, George de Forest, 1855-1941  Search this

Cox, Kenyon, 1856-1919  Search this

Drake, Alexander, 1843-1916  Search this

Fraser, William Lewis, 1841-1905  Search this

Frick, Helen Clay, 1888-1984  Search this

Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909  Search this

Guiney, Louise Imogen, 1861-1920  Search this

Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937  Search this

Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926  Search this

Powell, Caroline Amelia, 1852-1934  Search this

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925  Search this

Turner, Helen Maria, 1858-1958  Search this

Whittle, George Howes  Search this

Extent:

0.5 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1883-1936

Summary:

The papers of wood engraver Timothy Cole date from 1883-1936, and measure 0.5 linear feet. Found within the papers are letters primarily written by Timothy Cole to the editors of Century Magazine, and letters to Cole from colleagues Gifford Beal, Alice Brown, George de Forest Brush, Kenyon Cox, David Finney, Helen C. Frick, Joseph Pennell, Caroline Powell, John Singer Sargent, and Helen M. Turner. Also found are miscellaneous writings, artwork including wood engravings and printing plates, miscellaneous clippings and a photograph of Cole and his wife.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of Timothy Cole measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1883 to 1936. Found within the papers are letters primarily written by Timothy Cole to the editors of Century Magazine including A. W. Drake, W. Lewis Fraser, Richard Watson Gilder, Robert Underwood Johnson, and George Howes Whittle, discussing Cole's production of wood engraved copies of European master paintings for the magazine, and details of the wood engraving process. There are scattered letters to Cole from Century Magazine editors and colleagues Gifford Beal, Alice Brown (discussing Cole's wood engraved portrait of Louise Imogen Guiney for Brown's biography of her), George de Forest Brush, Kenyon Cox, David Finney, Helen C. Frick (concerning a bookplate), Joseph Pennell, Caroline Powell, John Singer Sargent, and Helen M. Turner.

Also found are miscellaneous writings including a notebook of poems by Cole, essays about Louise Imogen Guiney and Joseph Pennell, and an autobiographical essay, artwork consisting of wood engravings executed by Cole of works by the master painters of Europe and America, and two printing plates used by Century Magazine to reproduce Cole's wood engravings. Several clippings concern Cole, his work, and the publication of the book Timothy Cole: Wood Engraver by Alphaeus P. Cole and Margaret Ward Cole in 1936. There is also a photograph of Cole cutting a wood engraving block as his wife reads nearby.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into 5 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Letters, 1883-1930 (Box 1; 32 folders)

Series 2: Writings, 1920 (Box 1; 2 folders)

Series 3: Artwork, 1907-1921 (Box 1, OV 2; 4 folders)

Series 4: Clippings, 1927-1936 (Box 1; 2 folders)

Series 5: Photograph, 1910 (Box 1; 1 folder)

Biographical Note:

Timothy Cole was a wood engraver working primarily in the New York City area. Cole worked for several notable magazines, Scribner's Magazine.

Timothy Cole was born in 1852 in London, England, the seventh of the twelve sons of Skinner Cole, a milliner. In 1857, the family immigrated to New York City. Following his mother's death, the family suffered financial hardship and Cole earned money as a delivery boy, newspaper seller, and lamplighter.

In 1868, the family moved to Chicago where Cole was apprenticed to a wood engraving firm and made rapid progress in learning this skill that was the most widely used method of magazine illustration at the time. When the Chicago Fire destroyed his place of employment in 1871, Cole returned New York City where his talents as a wood engraver were soon recognized by various artists and publishers. Cole began his career working for the magazines Hearth and Home, the Christian Weekly, and the Aldine Press.

After the Aldine Press went out of business in 1875, Cole was employed by Scribner's Magazine (later renamed Century Magazine.) During the same year, he married Annie Elizabeth Carter of Jersey City Heights, New Jersey. In 1883, Cole was commissioned by Century Magazine to travel in Europe and make wood engravings of the works of the old masters. He finished a series of Italian masters in 1892, a Dutch and Flemish series in 1896, an English series in 1900, a Spanish series in 1907, and a French series in 1910. In the course of his travels, Cole befriended many artists, including Joseph Pennell and James Abbott MacNeill Whistler. In 1910, Cole returned to the United States where he began work on a series of engravings of American master paintings in public and private collections.

Cole's work received a diploma of honor at the Chicago Exposition in 1893, the gold medal at the Paris Exposition of 1900, and the Grand Prix at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904. He was an honorary member of the Society of Sculptors, Painters, and Engravers of London, a member of the American Academy of Arts and letters, and was elected a National Academician in 1908. In 1903, Cole received an honorary M.A. degree from Princeton University.

Timothy Cole died on May 17, 1931 in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Separated Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reel D30) including 181 letters. Loaned materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Provenance:

The collection was acquired by the Archives of American Art in a series of accessions from several different donors between 1959 and 1973. Charles E. Feinberg donated letters in 1959. The artist's sons Percy J. Cole and Lucius Cole loaned 181 letters and gave the Archives materials in 1962. Alphaeus Cole, another son, donated papers in 1973.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

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:

Wood-engravers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Wood-engraving  Search this

Magazine illustration  Search this

Citation:

Timothy Cole papers, 1883-1936. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.coletimo

See more items in:

Timothy Cole papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw961315ad2-155e-4a9a-bae6-a6198be021c3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-coletimo

Creator:

Drake, Alexander, 1843-1916  Search this

Names:

Blum, Robert Frederick, 1857-1903  Search this

Extent:

8 Items

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1879-1890

Scope and Contents:

Eight letters from Robert Frederick Blum to Alexander Drake concerning Blum's travels in Venice, Madrid, Tokyo, and Alexandria, Virginia. Blum describes his surroundings and briefly mentions his art work, such as in a letter introducing "Mr. Hodges, a gentleman from St. Louis" for whom he plans to illustrate an article on Venetian life. Some of the letters have small illustrations.

Biographical / Historical:

Blum was a painter, illustrator, and muralist in New York City. He worked for SCRIBNER'S in 1879, and in 1890 he traveled to Japan. Alexander Drake was a wood engraver, art editor, and patron in New York City. From 1881-1912, he was director of the Art Department and art editor of CENTURY magazine.

Provenance:

Donated by Dr. Paul Hart, who had purchased them from Lewis A. Shepard. Shephard had purchased the letters from Drake's granddaughter, Hilah (?) Wheeler Remaily (?).

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:

Illustrators  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.drakalex

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95a3cc3c0-c4ff-40a5-b75d-645753b01c1b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-drakalex

Creator:

Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966  Search this

Names:

E.P. Dutton (Firm)  Search this

The Century Company  Search this

Crowninshield, Frank, 1872-1947  Search this

Drake, Alexander, 1843-1916  Search this

Lanier, Henry Wysham, 1873-  Search this

Extent:

43 Items

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Date:

1909-1912

Scope and Contents:

Reel D9: Three letters to Alexander Wilson Drake, 1906-1909; 33 to Francis Welch Crowninshield, 1910-1913, mostly regarding business affairs pertaining to his illustrations; and to E.P. Dutton Company. Also one letter from the Century Company to Parrish, January 27, 1913; clippings, and reproductions.

Reel 4391: Four letters from Parrish to Mr. Coates discuss Parrish's work and Mr. Coates' purchase of CIRCE and his desire for a companion piece (1909-1912).

Reel 3483: A letter to Lanier from Maxfield Parrish, regretting he will be unable to make a sketch for the "Juvenile Catalogue" since "your house is rushing me without mercy on the magazine 'Prospectus' and this and other work will keep me very busy..."

Not microfilmed: An undated scrapbook containing reproductions of Parrish's works of art, printed material, and a poster.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter and illustrator; Cornish, New Hampshire. The son of painter Stephen Parrish, Maxfield attended Haverford College (1888-1891) and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1892-1894). He also studied under Howard Pyle at Drexel Institute. Parrish had a studio in Philadelphia until 1898, when he moved to "The Oaks" in Cornish, New Hampshire, where he produced illustrations for magazines and books and later worked on landscape murals.

Provenance:

Letters on reel D9 donated by Charles Feinberg, 1955-1962. Letter on reel 3483 donated by Mrs. Thomas Coates, 1977. Letters on reel 4391 donated 1975 by Mrs. George Feeney. The donor of the scrapbook is unknown.

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.

Occupation:

Illustrators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Topic:

Magazine illustration  Search this

Drawing -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Identifier:

AAA.parrmaxl

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9aca4176c-6fda-48fa-b974-9f5edd63dddc

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-parrmaxl