Richards, T. Addison (Thomas Addison), 1820-1900 Search this
Extent:
2 Items (sound files, digital, wav file)
16 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1985 September 26
Scope and Contents:
An interview with Robert Powell Coggins conducted 1985 September 26, by Liza Kirwin, for the Archives of American Art.
Coggins speaks of his family and educational background; growing up in Marietta, Georgia; his first purchase of English portraits and Dutch still lifes; his decision to concentrate on collecting Southern American art; his interest in various southern painters including Willie M. Chambers, Nell Choate Jones, Elliott Daingerfield, and Thomas Addison Richards; efforts to refine and expand the collection by acquiring art that captures the "tranquil, slow, relaxed politeness of the true South"; and his continuing struggle to be accepted by art historians and museum officials.
Biographical / Historical:
Robert Powell Coggins was a physician and art collector from Marietta, Georgia.
General:
Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 4 min.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Topic:
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Georgia -- Marietta -- Interviews Search this
National Association of Women Artists (U.S.) Search this
Extent:
0.4 Linear feet ((545 items on 3 microfilm reels))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Date:
1924-1968
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence, sketchbooks and drawings, printed material and photographs.
Reels 1003-1004: Correspondence includes 26 letters regarding Jones' career as artist, civic leader, and president of the National Association of Women Artists, and 1 letter each from Sen. Richard Russell and Orval E. Faubus to R.L. Carswell; biographical material; 115 clippings; 3 sketchbooks and 9 drawings; 45 catalogs and announcements; 21 lists of exhibits of the NAWA; miscellaneous papers; and a scrapbook containing ca. 110 clippings, announcements and other material.
Reel 1008: 105 photographs, mostly of Jones' work.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter; Brooklyn, New York.
Provenance:
Donated 1972 by Nell Choate Jones.
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
