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Draftsman:

Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833  Search this

Medium:

Black ink on cream paper

Type:

albums (bound) & books

Album

Object Name:

Album

Made in:

France

Date:

1806-12

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-552

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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-552

Variant company name:

Established 1826; Jane's office ; Modern American home  Search this

Company Name:

Heywood-Wakefield Streamline Maple  Search this

Related companies:

Heywood-Wakefield  Search this

Includes:

Trade catalog

Black and white images

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Gardner, Massachusetts, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Furniture and furnishings  Search this

Topic:

Furniture industry and trade  Search this

House furnishings  Search this

Interior decoration  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10234

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10234

Variant company name:

Modern American Home  Search this

Company Name:

Gordon-Van Tine Co.  Search this

Notes content:

for homebuilders, high quality millwork, lumber, roofing, paint and hardware

Includes:

Trade catalog and price lists

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Davenport, Iowa, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Furniture and furnishings  Search this

Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this

Architectural designs and building materials  Search this

Topic:

"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this

Adhesives  Search this

Architectural design  Search this

Building materials  Search this

Furniture industry and trade  Search this

House furnishings  Search this

Interior decoration  Search this

Paint industry and trade  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10231

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10231

Company Name:

Highbee's  Search this

Notes content:

clothing ; accessories ; glassware ; ceramics ; decor ; furnishings

Includes:

Trade catalog and price lists

Color images

Physical description:

2 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Clothing (including hats; shoes; accessories; etc)  Search this

Department store; dry goods and mail order catalogs  Search this

Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this

Furniture and furnishings  Search this

Topic:

Beverage industry  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Commercial catalogs  Search this

Department stores  Search this

Distilleries  Search this

Dress accessories  Search this

Dry-goods  Search this

Food industry and trade  Search this

Furniture industry and trade  Search this

Hats  Search this

House furnishings  Search this

Interior decoration  Search this

Shoes  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_42655

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_42655

Designer:

Johann Michael Hoppenhaupt II, 1709–ca. 1750  Search this

Type:

ornament

Book

Made in:

Germany

Date:

1753

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-221

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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-221

Artist:

Jeremiah Gurney, 12 Oct 1812 - 21 Apr 1895  Search this

Sitter:

Jeremiah Gurney, 12 Oct 1812 - 21 Apr 1895  Search this

Medium:

Salted paper print

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet: 41.4 × 35.9 cm (16 5/16 × 14 1/8")

Mount: 46.4 × 35.9 cm (18 1/4 × 14 1/8")

Frame: 80 × 64.7 cm (31 1/2 × 25 1/2")

Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

c. 1859

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Printed Material\Book  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Printed Material\Papers  Search this

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this

Jeremiah Gurney: Male  Search this

Jeremiah Gurney: Literature\Writer  Search this

Jeremiah Gurney: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Dealer\Art dealer  Search this

Jeremiah Gurney: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer\Daguerreotypist  Search this

Jeremiah Gurney: Science and Technology\Inventor\Photography  Search this

Jeremiah Gurney: Crafts and Trades\Craftsman\Jeweler  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Larry J. West

Object number:

S/NPG.2007.71

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm443497ad4-b8fd-40ae-bce7-028d2b218180

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.2007.71

Artist:

Arthur Grace, born 7 May 1947  Search this

Sitter:

Robert Joseph Dole, born 22 Jul 1923  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image: 25.7 × 10.7 cm (10 1/8 × 4 3/16")

Sheet: 35.6 × 27.8 cm (14 × 10 15/16")

Type:

Photograph

Place:

United States\New Hampshire\Grafton\Plymouth

Date:

1988

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair  Search this

Architecture\Fireplace  Search this

Robert Joseph Dole: Male  Search this

Robert Joseph Dole: Politics and Government\Presidential Candidate  Search this

Robert Joseph Dole: Politics and Government\US Senator\Majority Leader  Search this

Robert Joseph Dole: Politics and Government\US Senator\Kansas  Search this

Robert Joseph Dole: Military\Officer  Search this

Robert Joseph Dole: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Kansas  Search this

Robert Joseph Dole: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of Arthur Grace) The Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the country’s first private museums, was established in 1869 to promote art and American genius. In 2014 the Works from the Corcoran Collection were distributed to institutions in Washington, D.C.

Object number:

S/NPG.2019.47

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Arthur Grace

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Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f1e87edb-c8c0-4f63-87d5-a5b3b8920698

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.2019.47

Artist:

John Bradley, active 1831 - 1847  Search this

Sitter:

Mr. Fowler, 19th century  Search this

Medium:

Oil and distemper on canvas

Dimensions:

34 in. x 28 in. (86.36 cm x 71.12 cm)

Type:

Painting

Date:

1836

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Printed Material\Newspaper  Search this

Home Furnishings\Drape  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Chain  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Brooch\Cameo  Search this

Mr. Fowler: Male  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester

Object number:

97.19 MAG

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/sm40a73ccc4-e7d0-4cb1-8a6b-129d8e661ee4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_97.19_MAG

Artist:

John Bradley, active 1831 - 1847  Search this

Sitter:

Mrs. Fowler, 19th century  Search this

Medium:

Oil and distemper on canvas

Dimensions:

34 in. x 28 in. (86.36 cm x 71.12 cm)

Type:

Painting

Date:

1836

Topic:

Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this

Interior  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Printed Material\Book  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Brooch  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this

Home Furnishings\Drape  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Chain  Search this

Costume\Hair Accessory  Search this

Costume\Hair Accessory\Comb  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Brooch\Cameo  Search this

Mrs. Fowler: Female  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester

Object number:

97.20 MAG

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/sm4d643e0a4-6175-4af3-b268-76ac17be1c8f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_97.20_MAG

Artist:

Naomi Savage, 25 Jun 1927 - 22 Nov 2005  Search this

Sitter:

Lukas Foss, 15 Aug 1922 - 1 Feb 2009  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet: 25.3 × 20.3 cm (9 15/16 × 8")

Mat: 55.9 × 40.7 cm (22 × 16")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1949

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Lukas Foss: Male  Search this

Lukas Foss: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this

Lukas Foss: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this

Lukas Foss: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this

Lukas Foss: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Conductor  Search this

Lukas Foss: Art Award\Rome Prize  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.97.115

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Estate of Naomi Savage

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Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4730099e2-0eb5-4c0c-b3a3-b0e3bbd83a76

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.97.115

Artist:

Naomi Savage, 25 Jun 1927 - 22 Nov 2005  Search this

Sitter:

Alan Scott Hovhaness, 8 Mar 1911 - 21 Jun 2000  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet: 25.1 × 20 cm (9 7/8 × 7 7/8")

Mat: 55.9 × 40.7 cm (22 × 16")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1949

Topic:

Interior\Interior with Exterior View  Search this

Architecture\Window  Search this

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this

Home Furnishings\Curtain  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Tie\Necktie  Search this

Music\Music stand  Search this

Alan Scott Hovhaness: Male  Search this

Alan Scott Hovhaness: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.97.116

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Estate of Naomi Savage

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44a139280-ed29-458e-8d6d-fa37788aa457

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.97.116

Artist:

Naomi Savage, 25 Jun 1927 - 22 Nov 2005  Search this

Sitter:

Nicolas Slonimsky, 27 Apr 1894 - 25 Dec 1995  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet: 23.1 × 18.7 cm (9 1/8 × 7 3/8")

Mount: 26.8 × 19.7 cm (10 9/16 × 7 3/4")

Mat: 55.9 × 40.7 cm (22 × 16")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1949

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Tie\Necktie  Search this

Nicolas Slonimsky: Male  Search this

Nicolas Slonimsky: Humanities and Social Sciences\Musicologist  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.97.118

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Estate of Naomi Savage

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm478badb17-ce32-4a79-8ec9-9c91d73700f2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.97.118

Artist:

Naomi Savage, 25 Jun 1927 - 22 Nov 2005  Search this

Sitter:

Virgil Garnett Thomson, 25 Nov 1896 - 30 Sep 1989  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image/sheet: 25.2 x 20.1 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1949

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Tie\Necktie  Search this

Virgil Garnett Thomson: Male  Search this

Virgil Garnett Thomson: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this

Virgil Garnett Thomson: Humanities and Social Sciences\Critic\Music  Search this

Virgil Garnett Thomson: Pulitzer Prize  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.97.119

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Estate of Naomi Savage

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Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a2426560-3a16-4cf7-8113-a388a44b1984

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.97.119

Artist:

Naomi Savage, 25 Jun 1927 - 22 Nov 2005  Search this

Sitter:

Edgard Varèse, 22 Dec 1883 - 6 Nov 1965  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet: 25.3 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 7 15/16")

Mat: 56 × 40.7 cm (22 1/16 × 16")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1949

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Architecture\Window  Search this

Edgard Varèse: Male  Search this

Edgard Varèse: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this

Edgard Varèse: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Conductor  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.97.120

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Estate of Naomi Savage

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Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4182708b3-af2c-4569-bce0-6b10116b3189

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.97.120

Artist:

Unidentified Artist  Search this

Possibly:

Mrs. Gillespie, mid 18th - 19th century  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

65.5cm x 52.8cm (25 13/16" x 20 13/16"), Sight

Type:

Painting

Date:

c. 1825

Topic:

Costume\Jewelry\Necklace  Search this

Interior  Search this

Costume\Headgear\Hat\Bonnet  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Ribbon  Search this

Mrs. Gillespie: Female  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Private Collection

Owner: Private collection

Object number:

SSSA4099

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/sm4158ecb91-74a6-43d8-8e45-6fbbc5203724

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_SSSA4099

Creator:

Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this

Names:

Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this

Collection Creator:

Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this

Extent:

1 Glass negative (b&w, 18 cm. x 13 cm.)

Type:

Archival materials

Glass negatives

Place:

Asia

Iran

Iran -- Kermanshah -- Linjan

Scope and Contents:

Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 11, vol. 2 reads, "Pīr i Bakrān. Interior."

Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.11: Photo File 11 (2 vols.), "Persian Architecture and Landscapes," Subseries 4.11.2: vol. 2; Image No. 237 (Negative Number: 2618). Pir-i Bakran, interior. Decorated spandril."

Arrangement:

Glass Negatives, numbered from 1 to 3850, are housed in document boxes, and stored on shelves."

Local Numbers:

FSA A.6 04.GN.2618

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Art of the Islamic World  Search this

Archaeology  Search this

Architecture  Search this

Decoration and ornament  Search this

Stucco  Search this

Shrines  Search this

Genre/Form:

Glass negatives

Collection Citation:

Ernst Herzfeld Papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946

Identifier:

FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.6 04.GN.2618

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Ernst Herzfeld Papers

Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 4: Photographic Files

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-fsa-a-06-ref28279

Creator:

Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this

Names:

Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this

Collection Creator:

Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this

Extent:

1 Glass negative (b&w, 18 cm. x 13 cm.)

Type:

Archival materials

Glass negatives

Place:

Asia

Iran

Iran -- Kermanshah -- Linjan

Scope and Contents:

Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 11, vol. 2 reads, "Pīr i Bakrān. Interior. Decorative panel."

Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.11: Photo File 11 (2 vols.), "Persian Architecture and Landscapes," Subseries 4.11.2: vol. 2; Image No. 243 (Negative Number: 2623). Pir-i Bakran, interior. Side panel."

Arrangement:

Glass Negatives, numbered from 1 to 3850, are housed in document boxes, and stored on shelves."

Local Numbers:

FSA A.6 04.GN.2623

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Art of the Islamic World  Search this

Archaeology  Search this

Architecture  Search this

Decoration and ornament  Search this

Shrines  Search this

Stucco  Search this

Genre/Form:

Glass negatives

Collection Citation:

Ernst Herzfeld Papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946

Identifier:

FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.6 04.GN.2623

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Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 4: Photographic Files

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-fsa-a-06-ref28285

Creator:

Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this

Names:

Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this

Collection Creator:

Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this

Extent:

1 Glass negative (b&w, 13 cm. x 18 cm.)

Type:

Archival materials

Glass negatives

Place:

Asia

Iran

Iran -- Kermanshah -- Linjan

Scope and Contents:

Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 11, vol. 2 reads, "Pīr i Bakrān. Detail."

Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.11: Photo File 11 (2 vols.), "Persian Architecture and Landscapes," Subseries 4.11.2: vol. 2; Image No. 247 (Negative Number: 2629). Pir-i Bakran, interior. Decoration."

Arrangement:

Glass Negatives, numbered from 1 to 3850, are housed in document boxes, and stored on shelves."

Local Numbers:

FSA A.6 04.GN.2629

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Art of the Islamic World  Search this

Archaeology  Search this

Architecture  Search this

Decoration and ornament  Search this

Shrines  Search this

Stucco  Search this

Genre/Form:

Glass negatives

Collection Citation:

Ernst Herzfeld Papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946

Identifier:

FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.6 04.GN.2629

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Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 4: Photographic Files

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-fsa-a-06-ref28289

Creator:

Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903  Search this

Names:

Company of the Butterfly  Search this

Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)  Search this

Salon (Exhibition : Paris, France)  Search this

Salon des refusés  Search this

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)  Search this

Anderson, Christine  Search this

Beck, J. W.  Search this

Boehm, Joseph Edgar, Sir, 1834-1890  Search this

Bronson, Katharine de Kay, 1834-1901  Search this

Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924  Search this

Burnett, Swan M. (Swan Moses), 1847-1906  Search this

Ford, Sheridan, d. 1922  Search this

Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913  Search this

Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870  Search this

Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830-1896  Search this

Lucas, George A., 1824-1909  Search this

Pollitt, Herbert Charles Jerome, 1871-1942  Search this

Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Postcards

Pamphlets

Date:

1863-1906, circa 1940

Summary:

The collection measures 0.2 linear feet and provides scattered documentation of the career of American-born British-based painter and etcher James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) through 39 items from Whistler to various recipients, including 25 letters, 9 telegraphs, 3 invitations, one thank you card and a postcard. The collection also contains 4 letters from others, 7 catalogs of Whistler exhibitions, a note from the back of Whistler's painting The Beach at Selsey Bill, and a 1906 copy of Wilde v. Whistler: being an acromonious correspondence on art between Oscar Wilde and James A. McNeill Whistler, a pamphlet containing letters originally published in London newspapers between 1885 and 1890.

Scope and Content Note:

The collection measures 0.2 linear feet and provides scattered documentation of the career of American-born British-based painter and etcher James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) through 39 items from Whistler to various recipients, including 25 letters, 9 telegraphs, 3 invitations, one thank you card and a postcard. The collection also contains 4 letters from others, 7 catalogs of Whistler exhibitions, a note from the back of Whistler's painting The Beach at Selsey Bill, and a 1906 copy of Wilde v. Whistler: being an acromonious correspondence on art between Oscar Wilde and James A. McNeill Whistler, a pamphlet containing letters originally published in London newspapers between 1885 and 1890.

The Whistler letters found here touch on some important events in Whistler's career. One letter to George Lucas, an American art dealer in Paris, discusses his plans to send Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl to the Paris Salon of 1863. Rejected by the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 1862, the painting was also refused by the Paris Salon but shown ultimately in the landmark exhibition at the Salon des Refusés.

Also found are a circa 1879 letter to the eldest son of Robert E. Lee, General George Washington Custis Lee, with whom Whistler had been a cadet at West Point, recommending sculptor Joseph Boehm for an equestrian statue for memorializing Lee and expressing Whistler's veneration for the Confederate general; a circa 1880 letter from Whistler, written during his 14 months in Venice, to Katharine de Kay Bronson, who presided over the expatriate community there; 2 circa 1892-1893 letters documenting Whistler's determination to pursue Sheridan Ford through the courts in response to Ford's publication of a contraband version of Whistler's book The Gentle Art of Making Enemies; and a circa 1897 letter to J. W. Beck, sent in response to Beck's request on behalf of the Royal Academy that he exhibit with the British contingent at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. In the letter Whistler insults Sir Frederic Leighton, the Royal Academy's president, retaliating against previous slights including having his paintings hung well above eye-level, or "skied".

Although few, if any, records survive about the creation of The Company of the Butterfly, a syndicate established in 1897 for selling Whistler's work, the collection contains one letter from Christine Anderson, the secretary of the Company, to one of it's first clients, Herbert Charles Pollitt.

The collection also contains an 1883 invitation from Whistler to Dr. Swan Burnett and his wife, children's author Frances Hodgson Burnett, to view etchings and drypoints and a note written by Whistler and signed with the butterfly, taken from the back of the painting Beach at Selsey Bill (1865).

Seven catalogs dating from 1892-1910 and circa 1940 document Whistler exhibitions in London and the United States.

Seven of the Whistler items are signed with his butterfly signature and all letters sent after his wife's death in May 1896 are on mourning stationary.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 1 series:

Series 1: James McNeill Whistler Collection, 1863-1906, circa 1940 (Box 1; 0.2 linear ft.)

Biographical Note:

London-based painter and etcher, James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) was born in Lowell, Massachusetts and lived in St. Petersburg and London as a child before returning to the United States on the death of his father in 1849. After a failed attempt at a military career at West Point from 1851-1853, he worked as a draftsman for the Coast Survey from 1854-1855 where he received technical instruction in etching. Whistler then left for Paris and remained an expatriot for the rest of his life, living alternately in Paris and London. He studied briefly in Paris at the Ecole Impériale, but was influenced more heavily by his own studies of the great masters and his contemporaries, including Henri Fantin-Latour, Charles Baudelaire, Gustave Courbet, and Edouard Manet.

Whistler's reputation as an etcher was firmly established with the 1858 publication of his group of "French Set" etchings. Shortly thereafter he settled in London and began work on his first major painting At the Piano (1859). His paintings, such as Symphony in White No. 1 The White Girl, (1862; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.) and later portraits such as Arrangement in Black and Grey No. 1: The Artist's Mother (1871; Musée d'Orsay, Paris), won him international acclaim. His style was not easily defined although he was influenced by Realism and Impressionism and by Japanese art styles, which can be seen in his "Nocturne" landscapes, exhibited in 1877 at the Grovesnor Gallery in London, and influenced the development of his "butterfly signature" in the 1860s.

When art critic John Ruskin wrote a scathing review of the "Nocturnes" exhibition, Whistler sued for libel and won, although the resulting legal fees drove him into bankruptcy. He spent 14 months in Venice on a commission for the Fine Art Society and produced a succession of etchings and pastels that were subsequently exhibited in 1883 and helped to stabilize his financial situation.

In 1885 Whistler, famous for his witty and flamboyant personality, published his Ten O'Clock Lecture which espoused his belief in "art for arts sake," and asserted his refusal to ascribe narratives or morality to his art. Whistler's "Ten O'Clock" drew a response from Oscar Wilde and a public discourse between the two men followed in the London newspapers. It was later published in the pamphlet Wilde v. Whistler: being an acrimonious correspondence on art between Oscar Wilde and James A. McNeill Whistler.

In 1890 Whistler published The Gentle Art of Making Enemies, a collection of his best letters and witticisms. The book had originally been the idea of American journalist Sheridan Ford, to whom Whistler had advanced money which he then withdrew with the intent of completing the project alone. When Ford retaliated with a contraband edition of the book, Whistler pursued him through the courts and Ford was tried in Belgium in 1891.

Toward the end of his life Whistler focused increasingly on etching, drypoint and lithography, in addition to interior decoration such as the Peacock Room for Frederick Leyland's London residence begun in 1876. A happy marriage to Beatrix Godwin in 1888 ended in her death in May 1896. By the time of his death in London in 1903, Whistler was regarded as major artist of international renown.

Related Material:

The Archives holds several collections relating to James McNeill Whistler including the Katherine Prince collection relating to James McNeill Whistler, 1835- 1892; Edward Guthrie Kennedy papers concerning James McNeill Whistler in the New York Public Library, 1850-1902 and Selected papers concerning James McNeill Whistler in the New York Public Library, 1830-1950 (available on microfilm only, reel N25; originals reside at the New York Public Library); and James McNeill Whistler collection in the University of Glasgow, Special Collections, circa 1830-1963 (available on microfilm only, reels 4600-4611 and 4683-4699; originals reside in the Glasgow University Library, Dept. of Special Collections).

Provenance:

The collection was compiled from a series of accessions donated between 1959 and 2003. Most of the items in the collection were given to the Archives of American Art by Charles Feinberg in 1959. The pamphlet Wilde v. Whistler was donated by Mrs. Lois Field in 1964 and an invitation to Dr. and Mrs. Burnett was donated by Martha Fleischman in 2003.

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:

Art dealers -- France -- Paris  Search this

Painters  Search this

Topic:

Painting, American  Search this

Etchers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Postcards

Pamphlets

Citation:

James McNeill Whistler collection, 1863-1906, circa 1940. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Identifier:

AAA.whisjame2

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

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Collection Creator:

Cox, Allyn, 1896-1982  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1916-1982

Scope and Contents:

General correspondence documents Cox's career and professional relationships with artists and architects, art institutions and organizations, federal, state and local government agencies and members of congress; private clients including banks and residences; and private social clubs in which Cox was active.

Cox's work at the United States Capitol is well represented here through correspondence, resumes, legal documents including contracts, condition reports, congressional reports and resolutions, and photographic material. Substantial correspondence between Cox and Representative Frank Schwengel document their earliest discussions when Cox first indicated his interest in the Capitol commission, and their ongoing professional relationship as the work continued. Also found is correspondence with artists Arthur Conrad, Adrian Lamb and Deane Keller who worked under Cox in his capacity as supervising artist on the portraits for the Senate Reception Room; and correspondence with the United States Capitol Historical Society, the office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Smithsonian Institution, and various historical societies and organizations with whom Cox consulted during the research phases of the Capitol projects. Correspondence with Cox's assistant, Cliff Young, is generally filed separately.

14 folders of records including correspondence, memoranda, and contracts, document Cox's work for the George Washington Masonic National Memorial.

American Battle Monuments Commission records include correspondence and contracts with architects Francis Keally and John Harbeson, and mosaic fabricator Fabrizio Cassio. Also found is correspondence with: architects John Barrington Bayley, Charles Downing Lay, Philip Trammell Shutze, with whom Cox collaborated on a variety of private residences including the Calhoun House in Atlanta, Georgia, and Roscoe DeWitt, who worked with Cox on a commission for St. Paul's Hospital in Dallas, Texas; artists Stuart Frost, Edward Laning; historian Bernard Berenson; interior decorator Emma Romeyn; journalist Joseph C. Harsch; models, including Jay Martin; and writer Katharine Hayden Salter who wrote many letters to Cox on the subject of Kenyon Cox.

Dumbarton Oaks records include correspondence with Mildred Bliss, Venetian Art Mosaics Inc Studio, and others involved in the project to replace Cox's deteriorating exterior loggia mural of Diana and Actaeon with a glass mosaic design of the painting. Cox's work with Venetian Art Mosaics Inc. also extended to other projects, such as the mosaic panels for the General Grant National Memorial (formerly Grant's Tomb), in New York City.

Art Students League correspondence docments Cox's role as instructor at the League, 1940-1941. Art Commission of the City of New York records document Cox's service on the Art Commission.

Correspondence with Nathaniel Pulsifer, and with Essex County Greenbelt Assocation, documents matters related to the Cox Reservation, a property purchased by Allyn Cox in 1940 as a summer home with a barn which he used as his studio, and which he donated to the Essex County Greenbelt in 1974.

Cox's membership in private social organizations, including nomination and acceptance of new members, can be found in the the Century Association, Cosmopolitan Club, and Cosmos Club folders.

Arrangement:

Correspondence is arranged alphabetically, typically in named files for those correspondents represented with 5 or more items, and general letter files for all others.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Glass plate negatives are housed separately and are closed to researchers,

Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Allyn Cox papers, 1856-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.coxally, Subseries 2.2

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Allyn Cox papers / Series 2: Correspondence

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

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