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view Charles Coleman Sellers papers digital asset: Finding aid

Charles Coleman Sellers papers

Creator:
Sellers, Charles Coleman, 1903-  Search this
Names:
Detroit Institute of Arts  Search this
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts  Search this
Peale family  Search this
Benbridge, Henry, 1743-1812  Search this
Claypoole, James, ca. 1743-1800  Search this
Conarroe, George W., 1803-1882 or 4  Search this
Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815  Search this
Delaplaine, Joseph, 1777-1824  Search this
Eichholtz, Jacob, 1776-1842  Search this
Field, Erastus Salisbury, 1805-1900  Search this
Guy, Francis, 1760-1820  Search this
Harrison, Birge, 1854-1929  Search this
Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794-1859  Search this
McMurtrie, James, fl. 1843-1864  Search this
Munkácsy, Mihály, 1844-1900  Search this
Pine, Robert Edge, 1730?-1788  Search this
Roesen, Severin, ca. 1815-ca. 1872  Search this
Rudy, Charles, 1904-  Search this
Rush, William, 1756-1833  Search this
Smibert, John, 1688-1751  Search this
Vanderlyn, John, 1775-1852  Search this
Wollaston, John, fl. 1736-1767  Search this
Extent:
2.2 Linear feet ((on 2 microfilm reels))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
[ca. 1940]-1978
Scope and Contents:
Artists files containing photographs and correspondence on artists Henry Benbridge, James Claypoole, George Washington Conarroe, John Singleton Copley, Joseph Delaplaine, Jacob Eichholtz, Erastus Salisbury Field, Francis Guy, Lowell Birge Harrison, Robert Charles Leslie, James McMurtrie, Mihaly Munkacsy, Robert Edge Pine, Severin Roesen, Charles Rudy, William Rush, John Smibert, John Vanderlyn, and John Wollaston. Also included are correspondence files pertaining to artistic subjects with the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Peale family descendents (about Peale family artists), and others.
Biographical / Historical:
Art historian; Carlisle, Penn. Died 1980. Author of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IN PORTRAITURE (1962) and MR PEALE'S MUSEUM: CHARLES WILSON PEALE AND THE FIRST POPULAR MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE AND ART (1980) and other works.
Related Materials:
Charles Sellers papers also located at Dickinson College.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1987 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. The papers were donated to the American Philosophical Society by Sellers' estate.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Art historians -- Pennsylvania -- Carlisle  Search this
Topic:
Art, American -- United States  Search this
Painting, American  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.sellchar
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a6571aaf-2e70-4599-ba94-3cd09a12fd8f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-sellchar
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Snow Scene [art work] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Artist:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Image number:
JUL J0121805
See more items in:
Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_121806
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Francis Guy: artist file, [photographs]

Artist:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Physical description:
1 folder
Type:
Photograph
Artist files
Topic:
Art, British  Search this
Image number:
VFM VF001303
See more items in:
Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_139732
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Pennington Mills, View Upstream, (painting)

Painter:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
State of Maryland Peabody Art Collection 350 Rowe Boulevard Annapolis Maryland 21401
Date:
Ca. 1804
Topic:
Occupation--Industry  Search this
Landscape--River  Search this
Architecture exterior--Industry--Mill  Search this
Control number:
IAP 70660040
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_130490
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Pennington Mills, Jones Falls Valley, Looking Upstream, (painting)

Painter:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
On loan to Baltimore Museum of Art Art Museum Drive Baltimore Maryland 21218 Accession Number: L.57.4
Lent by State of Maryland Peabody Art Collection 350 Rowe Boulevard Annapolis Maryland 21401 Accession Number: P.I.10.29
Date:
1804
Topic:
Architecture exterior--Industry--Mill  Search this
Architecture exterior--Industry--Pennington Mills  Search this
Landscape--River--Jones Falls River  Search this
Landscape--Maryland--Baltimore  Search this
Control number:
IAP 60290029
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_69244
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Mount Vernon (Front View), (painting)

Painter:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
United States Department of State (Ln: Dietrich Bros Amer. Corp.) Diplomatic Reception Rooms Washington District of Columbia 20520
Date:
Ca. 1798-1800
Topic:
Architecture--Civic--Mount Vernon  Search this
Landscape--Virginia--Mount Vernon  Search this
Control number:
IAP 60700050
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_70702
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Summer View of Brooklyn, (painting)

Painter:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Brooklyn Historical Society 128 Pierrepont Street Brooklyn New York 11201
Date:
Ca. 1817-1820
Topic:
Landscape--Season--Summer  Search this
Cityscape--New York--Brooklyn  Search this
Cityscape--New York--New York City  Search this
Control number:
IAP 36070044
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_41764
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East Front of Mount Vernon, River View, (painting)

Painter:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Topic:
Architecture  Search this
Control number:
IAP 70510490
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_129024
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Courtyard of Mount Vernon, West Front, (painting)

Painter:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Date:
Ca. 1791
Topic:
Architecture--Other--Courtyard  Search this
Architecture--Civic--Mount Vernon  Search this
Control number:
IAP 70510491
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_129025
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Mount Vernon, Courtyard, West Front, (painting)

Painter:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association Mount Vernon Virginia 22121
Topic:
Architecture exterior--Civic--Mount Vernon  Search this
Landscape--Virginia--Mount Vernon  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Control number:
IAP 70510309
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_128858
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View of Brooklyn in the Winter of 1816-17, (painting)

Painter:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
New York Public Library Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street New York New York 10018
Date:
Ca. 1820
Topic:
Cityscape--Season--Winter  Search this
Cityscape--New York--Brooklyn  Search this
Control number:
IAP 36370036
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_47920
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Tontine Coffee House, New York City, (painting)

Painter:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West New York New York 10024 Accession Number: 1907.32
Date:
Ca. 1797
Topic:
Cityscape--New York--New York City  Search this
Cityscape--Street--Wall Street  Search this
Cityscape--Street--Water Street  Search this
Architecture exterior--Commercial--Tontine Coffee House  Search this
Control number:
IAP 36362304
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_46913
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Mount Vernon (Rear View), (painting)

Painter:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
United States Department of State (Ln: Dietrich Bros Amer. Corp.) Diplomatic Reception Rooms Washington District of Columbia 20520
Topic:
Architecture--Domestic  Search this
Landscape--Virginia--Mount Vernon  Search this
Control number:
IAP 60700011
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_70663
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Winter Scene in Brooklyn, (painting)

Title:
Brooklyn Snow Scene, (painting)
Brooklyn Snow Piece, (painting)
Brooklyn in Winter, (painting)
Painter:
Coleman, Louisa Ann 1833-1884  Search this
Guy, Francis 1760-1820 (copy after)  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings-Copy
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue New York New York 10029 Accession Number: 53.2
Date:
1853
Topic:
Cityscape--New York--New York City  Search this
Cityscape--New York--Brooklyn  Search this
Cityscape--Weather--Snow  Search this
Cityscape--Season--Winter  Search this
Architecture exterior--Farm--Barn  Search this
Architecture--Vehicle--Cart  Search this
Architecture--Vehicle--Sleigh  Search this
Animal--Dog  Search this
Animal--Horse  Search this
Animal--Cattle  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Control number:
IAP 36180055
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_43042
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Perry Hall, Home of Harry Dorsey Gough, (painting)

Painter:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum Winterthur Delaware 19735
Date:
1797-1808
Topic:
Architecture exterior--Domestic--House  Search this
Landscape--Farm  Search this
Animal--Cattle  Search this
Animal--Sheep  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Control number:
IAP 08110031
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_39671
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View of Harpers Ferry, (painting)

Painter:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Medium:
Oil on panel
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Cincinnati Art Galleries 635 Main Street Cincinnati Ohio 45202
Date:
1808
Topic:
Landscape--Virginia--Harpers Ferry  Search this
Landscape--River--Potomac River  Search this
Architecture--Boat--Canoe  Search this
Architecture exterior--Military--Armory  Search this
Control number:
IAP 67920490
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_444290
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Pennington Mills, Jones Falls Valley, Looking Downstream, (painting)

Painter:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
On loan to Baltimore Museum of Art Art Museum Drive Baltimore Maryland 21218 Accession Number: L.57.3
Lent by State of Maryland Peabody Art Collection 350 Rowe Boulevard Annapolis Maryland 21401 Accession Number: P.I.10.28
Date:
1804
Topic:
Architecture exterior--Industry--Mill  Search this
Architecture exterior--Industry--Pennington Mills  Search this
Landscape--River--Jones Falls River  Search this
Landscape--Maryland--Baltimore  Search this
Control number:
IAP 60290030
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_69245
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Carter's Tavern at the Head of Lake George, (painting)

Title:
Carter's Tavern, Head of Lake George, (painting)
Carter's Tavern on Lake George, (painting)
Painter:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Detroit Institute of Arts 5200 Woodward Avenue Detroit Michigan 48202 Accession Number: 68.39
Date:
1817-1818
Topic:
Landscape--New York--Lake George  Search this
Landscape--Lake--Lake George  Search this
Architecture exterior--Commercial--Tavern  Search this
Architecture exterior--Commercial--Hotel  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Control number:
IAP 61021516
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_75233
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Annapolis, (painting)

Painter:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Topic:
Cityscape--Maryland--Annapolis  Search this
Control number:
IAP 71930127
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_157220
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Mt. Deposit (or Surrey) near Baltimore, (painting)

Title:
Mount Deposit (Surrey), (painting)
Painter:
Guy, Francis 1760-1820  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Maryland Center for History and Culture 610 Park Avenue Baltimore Maryland 21201
Date:
Ca. 1805
Topic:
Landscape--Maryland--Baltimore  Search this
Architecture exterior--Domestic  Search this
Portrait group  Search this
Control number:
IAP 19241100
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_261778

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