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Collection Citation:
Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Processing of the collection was funded by the Getty Grant Program; digitization of the collection was funded by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and 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.
Young-Hunter's autobiography REVIEWING THE YEARS, (1963); 1 clipping, exhibition announcements and catalogs; photocopies of illustrations by Mary Y. and Young-Hunter from THE CLYDE, London, 1907; and a copy of ARTISTS OF THE ROCKIES AND THE GOLDEN WEST, Summer 1984.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter, portrait painter; Taos, New Mexico. Born in Glasgow, Scotland. Studied at the Royal Academy with Alma-Tadema and Sargent. Came to the U.S. in 1913.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming by Woodrow Wilson Fine Arts, Inc., 1984, as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
An interview with Robert C. Joy conducted 1979 May 4, by Sandra Curtis Levy, for the Archives of American Art. Joy discusses his personal history, his childhood, education, influences on his art and his personal philosophy.
Biographical / Historical:
Robert C. Joy (1910-1993) was a portrait painter from Houston, Tex.
General:
An interview of Charles Fleetwood (3/28/79) conducted by S. Curtis is also on this tape.
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.
Occupation:
Portrait painters -- Texas -- Interviews Search this
Sketches and watercolors of landscapes, concert pianists, and figure studies; portrait drawings of notable people, some autographed; Christmas cards and stationery designed by Worthman; and a scrapbook containing clippings, letters, 1963-1982, and printed material, 1954-1970.
Biographical / Historical:
Portrait painter; Houston, Tex.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1983 by Harry Worthman as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
36 letters to Joy, mostly from patrons thanking him for painting their portraits; 28 photographs of art work; and a scrapbook containing family snapshots and printed material on Joy's career.
Biographical / Historical:
Portrait painter; Houston, Texas.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1979 by Robert C. Joy.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
