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Creator:

Bywaters, Jerry, 1906-1989  Search this

Subject:

Dallas Museum of Fine Arts  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Jerry Bywaters papers, 1936-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Theme:

Latino and Latin American  Search this

Architecture & Design  Search this

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)5444

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211288

AAA_collcode_bywajerr

Theme:

Latino and Latin American

Architecture & Design

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211288

Creator:

Bywaters, Jerry  Search this

Names:

Dallas Museum of Fine Arts  Search this

Extent:

1 Linear foot

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1936-1978

Summary:

The papers of Jerry Bywaters measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1936 to 1978. The papers document Bywaters' career as a painter and art historian through a resume, interviews, and other professional activity material; artist files consisting of interviews, resumes, clippings, and photographs of works for various artists; and exhibition announcements, catalogs, and other printed material.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Jerry Bywaters measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1936 to 1978. The papers document Bywaters' career as a painter and art historian through a resume, interviews, and other professional activity material; artist files consisting of interviews, resumes, clippings, and photographs of works for various artists; and exhibition announcements, catalogs, and other printed material.

Professional activity files consists of a resume, an interview with art historian Marla Redelsperger, two interviews which are mostly an account of Bywaters' life, and photographs of Bywaters and his artwork.

Artist files consist of files on various artists Bywaters researched during his career. Materials include resumes, clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, interviews, and photographs of the artists or some of their works. Also included are two interviews with architect John Staub and Nina Cullinan who was associated with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Bywaters did not conduct these interviews.

Printed material consists of exhibition announcements, exhibition catalogs, and the article, "Art Museums: Repositories, or Creative Centers?" written by Bywaters.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1: Professional Activity Files, circa 1953-1976 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Artist Files, 1936-1978 (0.6 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Printed Material, 1943-1978 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1)

Biographical / Historical:

Jerry Bywaters (1906-1989) was an American artist, university professor, museum director, art critic and a historian of the Texas region. Based in Dallas, Bywaters worked to elevate the quality of Texas art, attracting national recognition to the art of the region. Bywaters was born in Paris, Texas in 1906, and he studied English at Southern Methodist University. In 1927 he began studying art while traveling through Europe, and he went on to study at Old Lyme Art Colony in Connecticut and at the Art Students League in New York City. Bywaters became known for producing landscapes, still lifes and portrait paintings, as well as lithographic prints and murals. In addition, Bywaters worked as an art and art history professor at Southern Methodist University, and he served as director of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts from 1943 to 1964. Bywaters died in 1989.

Separated Materials:

Correspondence, reel 1512: Originals returned to Jerry Bywaters after microfilming. Some letters were subsequently filed in the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts Registrarial painting files; others are in Southern Methodist University Archives.

Provenance:

Donated 1979 by Jerry Bywaters except for the correspondence on reel 1512, which he lent for microfilming. Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project. Three photographs were inadvertently not microfilmed.

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.

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:

Museum directors -- Texas -- Dallas  Search this

Painters -- Texas -- Dallas  Search this

Topic:

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Jerry Bywaters Papers, 1936-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.bywajerr

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Jerry Bywaters papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9cee440f0-66f6-4bdd-a2bd-152e31f2b7aa

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-bywajerr

Painter:

Jongers, Alphonse 1872-1945  Search this

Subject:

Lane, William Griswold, Mrs. (Elizabeth Diodati Griswold)  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Florence Griswold Museum 96 Lyme Street Old Lyme Connecticut 06371 Accession Number: 2021.9

Date:

1909

Topic:

Portrait female--Waist length  Search this

Control number:

IAP 70580595

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_460083

Creator:

Lyme Historical Society  Search this

Names:

Lyme Art Association (Old Lyme, Conn.)  Search this

Cole, Alphaeus Philemon, 1876-1988  Search this

Dessar, Louis Paul, 1867-1952  Search this

DuMond, Frank Vincent, 1865-1951  Search this

Foote, Will Howe, 1874-1965  Search this

Goodman, William O., 1849-1936  Search this

Griswold, Florence, 1850-1937  Search this

Hassam, Childe, 1859-1935  Search this

Heming, Arthur, 1871-1940  Search this

Hoffman, Harry L., 1874-1966  Search this

Howe, William Henry, 1846-1929  Search this

Metcalf, Willard Leroy, 1858-1925  Search this

Poore, Henry Rankin, 1859-1940  Search this

Ranger, Henry Ward, 1858-1916  Search this

Talcott, Allen Butler, 1867-1908  Search this

Vezin, Charles, 1858-1942  Search this

Vonnoh, Robert William, 1858-1933  Search this

Voorhees, Clark G. (Clark Greenwood), 1871-1933  Search this

Weiland, James, b. 1872  Search this

Wilson, Ellen Axson  Search this

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924  Search this

Extent:

4 Microfilm reels

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Microfilm reels

Interviews

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Date:

[undated] and 1882-1986

Scope and Contents:

Selected material from the Lyme Historical Society's Lyme Art Colony Archives relating primarily to the activities of the Lyme Art Association and Lyme Art Colony (4.0 ft.) and including Florence Griswold's personal papers (0.4 ft.)

REELS 4678-4680: Included are: constitution, by-laws, minutes of the "Lyme Exhibition," 1911-1914, and the Lyme Art Association and Artists' Committee; account books containing treasurer's reports, minutes of annual and artists' committee meetings, expenses, sales, cash assets, and other information; letters from members; files, chiefly on artists, containing letters, a few photographs, writings on the Griswold House, exhibition catalogs, and summaries of conversations and interviews about Griswold and the art colony, conducted in 1954 by a Society staff member;

photographs of artists, the Florence Griswold House, and an exhibition; 4 scrapbooks of clippings, 1933-1940, and a scrapbook about William Henry Howe, ca.1880-1930; notebook of James Weiland chiefly on painting technique; diaries of Clark Voorhees, 1890-1905; a Robert Vonnoh sketchbook; specifications for the Lyme Art Association Gallery; list of locations of artists' work; directions for gilding by Griswold; "Wilson's Return," an account of President Woodrow Wilson's return visit to Lyme; an album containing information on Alphaeus P. Cole's career compiled in 1986; an autograph book, "Ghosts of My Friends," 1909-1914 containing signatures;

exhibition catalogs, announcements and posters; and articles, 1902-1966, regarding the Lyme Art Colony and artists Childe Hassam, Henry Ward Ranger and Louis Dessar.

Also, spliced to end of reel 4680 are additional photographs of artists, exhibition installations, and a photograph album. Included are: Childe Hassam, Willard Metcalf, Charles Vezin, Harry Hoffman, William Henry Howe, Henry Ward Ranger, Will Howe Foote, Frank Vincent DuMond, William O. Goodman and his wife at a ceremony marking his retirement as President of the Association, Florence Griswold, and others; interior and exterior views of the Griswold House; art works; the first exhibition of the Association in the "new" gallery, summer, 1921, and an exhibition in 1926; and an album, "Illustrated Lecture on Wild Animals of New England," containing photos of Howe, Foote, Metcalf, Allen Talcott, Arthur Heming, and others, and the Griswold House.

Artists represented in the artists' files include Thomas Ball, Martin Borgord, William Chadwick, Bruce Crane, Charles H. Davis, Elizabeth Ebert, Will Howe Foote, Harry L. Hoffman, Richard F. Maynard, Henry Rankin Poore, Gregory Smith, Nelson White, and Margaret H. Wright (contains letters from W.Bicknell and Chauncey Ryder).

REEL 4599: Material (0.2 ft.) from the Florence Griswold papers, 1896-1938, includes a biographical note; a posthumous certificate from the American Artists Professional League honoring Griswold; correspondence with artists and others; estate documents and a copy of her will; "The Saga of Florence Griswold's Harp" by Clarence T. Hubbard, an account of the formation of the Colony; postcards showing Griswold and art work in the house by Childe Hassam, William Henry Howe and Henry R. Poore; and obituaries.

Correspondents included in Griswold's papers are George Ainslie, Frank Bicknell, Charles Bittinger, William Chadwick, E.H. Clement, Lewis Cohen, Frank DuMond, Schumacker Duncan, Charles Ebert, Will Howe Foote, Frank B. Gay, Charles L. Goodwin, Walter Griffin, Childe Hassam, Arthur Heming, Harry L. Hoffman, William Henry Howe, William H. Hyde, Lydia Longacre, Willard Metcalf, Curtis Moyer, Henry R. Poore, William S. Robinson, Edith and Edward Rook, Allen B. Talcott, Charles Vezin, Robert and Bessie Vonnoh, Everett Warner, and Ellen and Woodrow Wilson.

Biographical / Historical:

The Lyme Art Association was established in 1914 as an outgrowth of the Lyme Art Colony, in Old Lyme, Conn. In 1921, a summer art gallery was built to house its exhibitions. Henry Ward Ranger is the artist credited with discovering Old Lyme as a painters' haven in 1899, encouraging a few artists to come the following summer. Florence Griswold's summer boarding house became a center for artists who came to Lyme over the years; Griswold even acted as an agent for some of the artists. Gradually membership expanded and the number of exhibitions increased. Ranger and some of his colleagues painted in the Barbizon style, but Impressionism also gained favor there partially due to Childe Hassam's presence in Old Lyme from 1903 onwards.

Other Title:

Lyme Art Colony Archives

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1992 and 1993 by the Lyme Historical Society, Florence Griswold Museum. Records are maintained as the Lyme Art Colony Archives. Arrangement of the photographs was devised by the lender and has been maintained.

Restrictions:

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

Occupation:

Painters -- Connecticut -- Old Lyme  Search this

Topic:

Painting, American  Search this

Impressionism (Art)  Search this

Function:

Artist colonies -- Connecticut

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Identifier:

AAA.lymehist

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw962d32186-4515-4d1f-8aaf-0df3bb407d97

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-lymehist

Creator:

Olinsky, Ivan G. (Ivan Gregorewitch), 1878-1962  Search this

Names:

Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Blashfield, Edwin Howland, 1848-1936  Search this

Church, Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart), 1842-1924  Search this

Karfiol, Bernard, 1886-1952  Search this

Kroll, Leon, 1884-1974  Search this

La Farge, John, 1835-1910  Search this

Sterne, Maurice, 1878-1957  Search this

Waern, Cecilia.  Search this

Photographer:

Clancy, Francis Scott  Search this

Extent:

1.8 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 2 reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1900-1962

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence; photographs; sketches; writings; and printed material.

REEL D116: Business correspondence; photographs; catalogs and clippings. Included are personal notes from Edwin H. Blashfield, Frederick S. Church, Leon Kroll, and Maurice Sterne and a long early series of letters from John La Farge concerning the work Olinsky did with La Farge in Boston prior to 1910.

REEL 1007: 309 photographs, including 254 of Olinsky's works, and 55 personal photos, some of Art Students League group and a few photos of other artists. Included is one of Olinsky taken by Francis Scott Clancy, 1915.

UNMICROFILMED: Five sketches of Olinsky by artist friends, including Bernard Karfiol, 1900; 11 letters, 1962-1963, to Olinsky's daughter, Leonore Miller, mostly letters of condolence; an undated list of his works; a recipe for egg colors; a page of anatomy notes; a copy of JOHN LA FARGE; ARTIST AND WRITER by Cecilia Waern (New York: Macmillan and Co.) 1896; and miscellaneous exhibition catalogs and articles on Olinsky.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter; Old Lyme, Connecticut. Born in Russia.

Provenance:

Material on reel D116 lent for microfilming 1963, and donated in part in 1974, along with unfilmed material, by Leonore O. Miller, daughter of Olinsky.

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 -- Connecticut  Search this

Topic:

Painting, American  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.olinivan

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e8e2640d-986d-4dc6-b88a-9407ff82dd1b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-olinivan

Creator:

Irvine, Wilson Henry, 1869-1936  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet (Gift)

0.2 Linear feet (Loan: 1 v. (on one microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1869-1942

Scope and Contents:

Reel 3564: Diary, February through November 1923, chronicling Irvine's and his wife Lydia's journey across the Atlantic Ocean to England; their daily routine while living in a small English harbor town including painting expeditions and encounters with town folk; and his and Lydia's trip to France and Italy with notes on galleries and exhibitions they visited.

Reel 1233: Correspondence, biographical information; two photographs of work; one photograph of Irvine painting outdoors; copies of work by Irvine; exhibition catalogs and announcements; newspaper and magazine articles.

Biographical / Historical:

Landscape painter; Old Lyme, Conn. Born in Illinois and trained at the Art Institute of Chicago. In the 1930's, he painted THE MACHINE AND ITS PRODUCT, a painting that represents the period's fear of increased machinization as the potential cause of increased unemployment. Irvine also developed a watercolor technique, called aquaprint, that was based on Japanese techniques for marblizing paper.

Provenance:

The donor, Lois Irvine Simpson, is Wilson Henry Irvine's daughter. The relationship to of the lender of the diary, Mrs. Jan Irvine, to Irvine 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. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Painters -- Connecticut -- Old Lyme  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.irviwils

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9959bde87-5b07-4171-a3f2-31d027279bc1

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-irviwils

Creator:

Greacen, Edmund W., 1876-1949  Search this

Names:

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

National Arts Club (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Extent:

1.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Etchings

Photographs

Sketches

Date:

1987-1972

bulk 1905-1949

Summary:

The papers of American Impressionist painter Edmund Greacen measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1897-1972, bulk 1905-1949. The collection consists of biographical information and correspondence both personal and professional in nature, pertaining to his career as well as Greacen's various affiliations including the National Academy of Design, the National Arts Club, the Manhattan School of Art, and the Grand Central School of Art. Writings by Greacen, including an essay, "The Origins of Landscape Painting," and an unpublished book titled "Logic in Drawing" elucidate his perspective on art traditions and art education. There are works of art including pencil drawings and drypoint etchings, as well as photographs depicting portraits of the artist, group portraits documenting Greacen's various academic and professional affiliations, and reproductions of works of art. Also included exhibition catalogs, brochures, and other printed material.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of American Impressionist painter Edmund Greacen measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1897-1972, bulk 1905-1949. The collection consists of biographical information and correspondence both personal and professional in nature, pertaining to his career as well as Greacen's various affiliations including the National Academy of Design, the National Arts Club, the Manhattan School of Art, and the Grand Central School of Art. Writings by Greacen, including an essay, "The Origins of Landscape Painting," and an unpublished book titled "Logic in Drawing" elucidate his perspective on art traditions and art education. There are works of art including pencil drawings and drypoint etchings, as well as photographs depicting portraits of the artist, group portraits documenting Greacen's various academic and professional affiliations, and reproductions of works of art. Also included exhibition catalogs, brochures, and other printed material.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in five series:

Series 1: Biographical and Professional (Box 1, Box 3) Series 2: Correspondence (Boxes 1-2) Series 3: Writings (Box 2) Series 4: Photographs (Boxes 2-3) Series 5: Artwork (Box 3, OV 4)

Biographical / Historical:

Edmund William Greacen (1876-1949) was an American Impressionist painter born in New York City. Greacen traveled extensively throughout Europe early in his career, which afforded him the opportunity to exhibit his work in Paris, and participate in the international art scene both abroad and in New York City. He is particularly known for his oil paintings on canvas and board depicting both human subjects and landscapes. In 1922 he was awarded the Samuel T. Shaw Prize from the Salmagundi Club following his solo show at the Macbeth Gallery. During his career, he was an active member of the Salmagundi Club, the National Academy of Design, and the National Arts Club where he served as Arts Committee Chair. He helped found the Manhattan School of Art as well as the Grand Central School of Art in 1923, and he served as director of both. He was also a member of the Old Lyme Art Colony of American Impressionists at Old Lyme, Connecticut.

Provenance:

The Edmund Greacen papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 1971 by Mrs. Edmund Greacen, Jr., daughter-in-law of Edmund Greacen, and in 2017 by Elizabeth G. Knudsen, granddaughter of Edmund Greacen.

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.

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

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Drawing  Search this

Impressionism (Art)  Search this

Landscape painting  Search this

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

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Etchings

Photographs

Sketches

Citation:

Edmund Greacen papers, 1897-1972, bulk 1905-1949. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.greaedmu

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Edmund Greacen papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9401d0077-9e53-473d-aa61-aa42f4f180b0

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-greaedmu

Creator:

Greacen, Edmund W., 1876-1949  Search this

Subject:

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

National Arts Club (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Type:

Drawings

Etchings

Photographs

Sketches

Citation:

Edmund Greacen papers, 1987-1972, bulk 1905-1949. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Drawing  Search this

Impressionism (Art)  Search this

Landscape painting  Search this

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

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)8252

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210423

AAA_collcode_greaedmu

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210423

Creator:

Olinsky, Ivan G. (Ivan Gregorewitch), 1878-1962  Search this

Subject:

La Farge, John  Search this

Sterne, Maurice  Search this

Waern, Cecilia.  Search this

Blashfield, Edwin Howland  Search this

Church, Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart)  Search this

Karfiol, Bernard  Search this

Kroll, Leon  Search this

Clancy, Francis Scott  Search this

Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Citation:

Ivan Olinsky papers, 1900-1962. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Painting, American  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9224

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211419

AAA_collcode_olinivan

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211419

Creator:

Vonnoh, Robert William, 1858-1933  Search this

Citation:

Robert Vonnoh letters to Bert Kahn, 1930-1933. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)22160

AAA_collcode_vonnrobe

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_22160

Creator:

Vonnoh, Robert William, 1858-1933  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1930-1933

Scope and Contents:

Robert Vonnoh letters to Bert Kahn measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1930-1933. The majority of letters were written and sent from France, with a smaller number sent from New York City and Old Lyme, Connecticut. Vonnoh reflects on his work, his ability to sell his art, and people who purchased or expressed interest in his work. The collection also includes typed transcriptions of select pieces of correspondence and a photograph of a self-portrait, printed and inscribed by the artist.

Biographical / Historical:

Robert William Vonnoh (1858-1933) was an educator and painter in New York, N.Y., Old Lyme, Conn., and Grez, France.­ He and Bert Kahn were friends.

Provenance:

Donated in 2022 by Hinda Abrahamson, Bert Kahn's daughter.

Restrictions:

This collection is temporarily closed to researchers due to archival processing. Contact References Services for more information.

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:

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

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

Identifier:

AAA.vonnrobe

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9cf46f565-4565-4128-9d70-f5f3c6f77fbb

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-vonnrobe

Artist:

Frank A. Bicknell, born Augusta, ME 1866-died Essex, CT 1943  Search this

Medium:

oil on canvas

Dimensions:

32 1/8 x 39 3/8 in. (81.5 x 99.9 cm.)

Type:

Painting

Date:

ca. 1910

Topic:

Landscape\time\morning  Search this

Landscape\season\autumn  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans

Object number:

1910.9.15

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

On View:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 13B

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk79dedea3d-b418-47dc-bdea-6d901728db9d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1910.9.15

Creator:

Ranger, Henry Ward, 1858-1916  Search this

Extent:

1 Linear foot

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1888-circa 1999

bulk 1904-1954

Summary:

The estate papers of New York tonalist painter Henry Ward Ranger, measure one linear foot and date from 1888-circa 1999, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1954.The collection primarily documents the settlement of Ranger's contested will and the administration of his estate, but also provides scattered biographical information on Ranger's life, provenance information about his work, and documentation of the significance of his estate gift to the National Academy of Design. Records include appraisal information including an estate ledger, correspondence and memoranda including two letters from Ranger, court documents, financial and real estate records, news clippings, and two photographs and eight negatives of Ranger.

Scope and Contents:

The estate papers of New York tonalist painter Henry Ward Ranger, measure one linear foot and date from 1888-circa 1999, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1954.The collection primarily documents the settlement of Ranger's contested will and the administration of his estate, but also provides scattered biographical information on Ranger's life, provenance information about his work, and the significance of his estate gift to the National Academy of Design. Records include appraisal information including an estate ledger, correspondence and memoranda including two letters from Ranger, court documents, financial and real estate records, news clippings, and two photographs and six negatives of Ranger.

Series 1 documents the appraisal, administration, and distribution of Ranger's estate by the National Academy of Design. The bulk of the material comprises appraisal records, including an appraisal of Ranger's Noank studio by William Macbeth; correspondence and agreements with museums and other art institutions that received artwork purchased by the Ranger fund, including the Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Des Moines Association of Fine Arts, Fine Arts Society of San Diego, Museum of Fine Arts , Houston, Oberlin College, and others; and financial records documenting assets and liabilities, including cancelled checks, receipts, investment and tax records, and records documenting real estate investments that contributed to the estate. Also found is a folder of personal papers, including two letters from Ranger, and a photograph and six negatives of Ranger, and a folder of nine letters from Ranger family members.

Series 2 primarily comprises court documents and legal counsel notes and correspondence related to the litigation of Ranger's will, and the process of proving the the legitimacy of Ranger's original will and the fraudulence of the will presented by Edith Ranger's lawyers.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as two series.

Series 1: Henry Ward Ranger Estate, 1888-circa 1999 (0.95 linear feet; Boxes 1, 4)

Series 2: Settlement of Will, 1907-1920 (1.05 linear feet; Boxes 1-3)

Biographical / Historical:

Tonalist landscape and marine painter, Henry Ward Ranger (1858-1916), became a full academician of the National Academy of Design in 1906 and bequeathed his entire residuary estate to the academy. The investment of this substantial gift of nearly $400,000, known as the Ranger fund, would provide for the purchase of paintings by living American artists, which were distributed or accessioned by the Smithsonian Institution's then National Collection of Fine Arts.

Ranger was born in western New York State and attended Syracuse University for two years before opening a studio in New York City in the mid-1880s. He traveled to Europe and lived in the Netherlands for several years, where he was influenced by the Dutch watercolorists and the Barbizon masters. Ranger was known for his experiments with pigments and colors, his interiors of forests, and marine views of the shoreline in Connecticut, where he spent summers and helped to establish the artist colony in Old Lyme. He further divided his time between a country studio in Noank, Connecticut, his studio in the city, and trips to Puerto Rico and Jamaica in the winter months.

Following his death in 1916, Ranger's will was probated and involved in costly litigation for two years due to the presentation of another will asserting Ranger's sister, Edith, as the beneficiary. The second will was proven to be false and the Ranger fund went on to make a significant contribution to the Smithsonian's collection of American art, allowing the institution to ultimately claim sixty-six of the paintings purchased by the fund and amass a collection which represented popular academic tastes in American art over more than half a century.

Provenance:

The papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by the National Academy of Design in 2018.

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Citation:

Henry Ward Ranger estate papers, 1888-circa 1999, bulk 1904-1954. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

Identifier:

AAA.ranghenr

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Henry Ward Ranger Estate papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9933106c4-fb10-4df5-81da-e6106878ea4f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-ranghenr

Painter:

Chadwick, William 1879-1962  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum 220 State Street Springfield Massachusetts 01103 Accession Number: 1.91.1

Date:

Ca. 1923

Topic:

Landscape--Connecticut--Old Lyme  Search this

Landscape--Water  Search this

Object--Flower--Laurel  Search this

Waterscape--Inlet--Hamburg Cove  Search this

Control number:

IAP 80046045

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_179251

Painter:

Chadwick, William 1879-1962  Search this

Medium:

Oil

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Landscape--Connecticut--Old Lyme  Search this

Architecture--Domestic  Search this

Control number:

IAP 80046259

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_179462

Painter:

Hassam, Childe 1859-1935  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury Street Worcester Massachusetts 01609 Accession Number: 1940.67

Date:

1905

Topic:

Landscape--Weather--Wind  Search this

Architecture exterior--Domestic--House  Search this

Figure group  Search this

Control number:

IAP 23570223

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_272142

Author:

Andersen, Jeffrey W  Search this

Florence Griswold Museum  Search this

Lyme Historical Society  Search this

Subject:

Hoffman, Harry L. 1871-1964 Exhibitions  Search this

Physical description:

89 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., ports. ; 28 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Biography

Place:

Connecticut

Old Lyme

United States

Date:

1988

C1988

Topic:

Impressionism (Art)  Search this

Artist colonies--Biography  Search this

Painters  Search this

Call number:

N40.1.H6998 A5 1988

N40.1.H6998A5 1988

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_424208

Painter:

Vonnoh, Robert William 1858-1933  Search this

Medium:

Oil

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Goldfield Galleries 8400 Melrose Ave Los Angeles California 90069

Topic:

Landscape--Season--Autumn  Search this

Landscape--Time--Morning  Search this

Landscape--Connecticut--Old Lyme  Search this

Landscape--Valley  Search this

Control number:

IAP 80045273

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_178495

Painter:

Chadwick, William 1879-1962  Search this

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Landscape--Connecticut--Old Lyme  Search this

Architecture--Domestic  Search this

Control number:

IAP 80045418

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_178636

Author:

Talcott, Allen Butler 1867-1908  Search this

New Britain Museum of American Art  Search this

Lyme Historical Society  Search this

Subject:

Talcott, Allen Butler 1867-1908  Search this

Physical description:

24 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 x 26 cm

Type:

Books

Exhibitions

Date:

1983

1983]

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_804912