School of Practical Art (Boston, Mass.) Search this
Extent:
4 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketchbooks
Date:
1869-1975
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence, printed material, photographs, biographical data, and sketchbooks.
REEL 940: Personal and official correspondence with attached explanatory notes by Mrs. Reddie; biographical data and reminiscences; a certificate of award; exhibition material, 1953-1966; reproductions of Reddie's work; clippings; and photographs of Reddie and his work.
UNMICROFILMED: 50 sketches and 5 sketchbooks; ca. 300 photographs of Reddie's work and his family; exhibition catalogs from the MacIvor Reddie Gallery and from the School of Practical Art (now the Art Institute of Boston); and clippings on artists, horses, and various topics.
Biographical / Historical:
Educator, watercolorist, landscape, portrait, marine painter, and gallery owner; Cohasset, Mass. Taught at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Provenance:
Unmicrofilmed material was donated by Mrs. Elizabeth Reddie, Reddie's wife, 1973. Material on reel 940 was lent for microfilming by her, 1975.
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.
