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Artist:

Richards, William Trost 1833-1905  Search this

Photographic firm:

Detroit Publishing Co.  Search this

Physical description:

1 photomechanical print black and white

Type:

Photomechanical prints

Date:

Copyrighted 1914

Topic:

Waterscape  Search this

Image number:

LOC LC001734

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Photograph Archives

Library of Congress Copyright Deposit Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_140322

Artist:

Richards, William Trost 1833-1905  Search this

Photographic firm:

Detroit Publishing Co.  Search this

Physical description:

1 photomechanical print black and white

Type:

Photomechanical prints

Date:

Copyrighted 1911

Topic:

Waterscape--Coast  Search this

Landscape--United States--New England States  Search this

Image number:

LOC LC001735

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Photograph Archives

Library of Congress Copyright Deposit Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_140323

Artist:

Richards, William Trost 1833-1905  Search this

Photographic firm:

Detroit Publishing Co.  Search this

Physical description:

1 photomechanical print black and white

Type:

Photomechanical prints

Date:

Copyrighted 1910

Topic:

Waterscape--Coast  Search this

Landscape--New Jersey  Search this

Image number:

LOC LC001736

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Photograph Archives

Library of Congress Copyright Deposit Collection

Data Source:

Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_140324

Artist:

Richards, William Trost 1833-1905  Search this

Physical description:

1 folder

Type:

Photograph

Artist files

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Image number:

VFM VF002458

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Data Source:

Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_141112

Artist:

Richards, William Trost 1833-1905  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1894

Image number:

JUL J0072301

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Data Source:

Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_72302

Artist:

Richards, William Trost 1833-1905  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1882

Image number:

JUL J0025147

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Data Source:

Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_25148

Artist:

Richards, William Trost 1833-1905  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1882

Image number:

JUL J0025148

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Data Source:

Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_25149

Artist:

Richards, William Trost 1833-1905  Search this

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1882

Image number:

JUL J0025150

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Data Source:

Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_jul_25151

Creator:

Brewster, Anna Richards, 1870-1952  Search this

Names:

Brewster, W. T. (William Tenney), 1869-1961  Search this

Richards, Anna M. (Anna Matlock)  Search this

Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905  Search this

Extent:

0.8 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Date:

1887-1964

Scope and Contents:

Certificates, letters, legal material, writings, sketchbooks, art works, photographs, printed material, and a scrapbook.

REEL 3796: A scholarship certificate for Cowles Arts School, 1888; a certificate for the National Academy of Design's Dodge Prize, 1890; 7 letters from Brewster's father William Trost Richards, in which he discusses his lodgings in Germany, Anna's paintings, the publication of A NEW ALICE IN WONDERLAND, illustrated by Brewster and written by her mother Anna Matlock Richards, and other matters; letters from Brewster's brothers and husband William; writings by Brewster; a book of poems by Anna Matlock Richards[?], and a book of poetry, LETTER AND SPIRIT: DRAMATIC SONNETS OF INWARD LIFE by Richards, illustrated by Brewster, published by George Allen, 1898 (57 p.); 3 poems by William Brewster;

sketchbooks, undated, one of which contains a photograph of a young woman; 19 pencil and ink illustration sketches; an etching of a stone gate; reproductions of Brewster's art work for A NEW ALICE IN THE OLD WONDERLAND and for miscellaneous greeting cards; clippings; THE HILLS OF MATUNUCK AND THE OLD POST ROAD by Carder H. Whaley, 1964; a photograph of Brewster; and 2 photographs of William T. Brewster.

Also included is a 7-page book LETTER AND SPIRIT: DRAMATIC SONNETS OF INWARD LIFE by Anna Matlock Richards, illustrated by Anna Richards Brewster (1898).

UNMICROFILMED: Marriage certificate, 1905; a passport affidavit, 1918; and a certificate of commendation from the French government, 1920; legal material concerning William Tenney Brewster, including a will, cremation certificate, estate papers, and copyright certificates, 1954-1961; correspondence with Brewster's father William Trost Richards, her husband William, William's brother Edwin, and other family members, 1887-1919; and fourteen letters concerning art related matters, including 3 thank you notes from Dwight Eisenhower (1919-1959); lists of recipients of Brewster's books; reviews of the William Trost Richards memorial exhibition;

8 clippings, 1955-1961; a scrapbook LIBER POKERI created for Brewster by her brother Herbert and her husband containing a drawing and clippings about poker; and a photograph album of Herbert Richards Brewster, 1906-1910.

Biographical / Historical:

Illustrator, painter, writer; New York and Pennsylvania. Collaborated as an illustrator with her mother, poet and author Anna Matlock Richards. Brewster's father, William Trost Richards, was a well-known marine painter. Her brother Theodore William Richards was a professor of chemistry at Harvard and a Nobel Prize winner, and another brother, Herbert Maule Richards, was a professor of botany at Barnard College, Columbia University. Brewster lived nine years in London.

Provenance:

Material on reel 3796 donated 1985 by Susan Brewster McClatchy, Brewster's grandniece except for fr. 5-75, which were returned to McClatchy. Donor of the 1986 gift, Martha Santiago, is the aunt of Susan Brewster McClatchy.

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:

Marine painters  Search this

Illustrators  Search this

Painters  Search this

Topic:

Marine painting, American  Search this

Illustration -- United States  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Identifier:

AAA.brewanna

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-brewanna

Collection Creator:

Library of Congress  Search this

Extent:

3 Items

Container:

Box 43

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Researchers may use prints on file in the Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Advance appointments are required.

Collection Rights:

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Collection Citation:

Library of Congress Copyright Deposit Collection, Photograph Archives, Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Sponsor:

Funding from the Smithsonian Womens' Committee provided support for an initial inventory of the collection.

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Library of Congress Copyright Deposit Collection of photomechanical prints of American art works

Library of Congress Copyright Deposit Collection of photomechanical prints of American art works / Series 1: Photomechanical prints

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Research and Scholars Center

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-saam-photo-loc-ref1295

Creator:

Library Company of Philadelphia. Print Dept  Search this

Names:

Artists' Fund Society of the City of New York  Search this

Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission (1864 : Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this

James S. Earle & Son  Search this

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts  Search this

Pennsylvania State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.)  Search this

United States Sanitary Commission  Search this

Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916  Search this

Lambdin, James Reid, 1807-1889  Search this

Lewis, Edmund Darch, 1835-1910  Search this

Moran, Edward, 1829-1901  Search this

Moran, John, 1831-1903  Search this

Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860  Search this

Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872  Search this

Richards, Frederick de Bourg, 1822-1903  Search this

Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905  Search this

Rothermel, Peter Frederick, 1812-1895  Search this

Sartain family (Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this

Sartain, Emily, 1841-1927  Search this

Sartain, John, 1808-1897  Search this

Sartain, Samuel, 1830-1906  Search this

Sartain, William, 1843-1924  Search this

Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872  Search this

Waugh, Samuel Bell, 1814-1885  Search this

Williams, Isaac, 1817-1895  Search this

Wood, George Bacon, 1832-1910  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet ((on partial microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

[ca. 1850]-1890

Scope and Contents:

Photographs of 19th century artists, including Thomas Sully, Rembrandt Peale, Frederick de Bourg Richards, Edward Moran, John Moran, William Trost Richards, Edmund Darch Lewis, George Bacon Wood, Isaac Williams, James Reid Lambdin, Samuel Bell Waugh, Peter Frederick Rothermel, the Sartain family, the Sartain home, John Sartain, Samuel Sartain, William Sartain, Emily Sartain, Thomas Buchanan Read, Thomas Eakins's motion studies, the Pennsylvania State Capitol, group portraits of women from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Artists Fund Society, James S. Earle and Son, and the Fine Art Gallery at the Great Sanitary Fair.

Biographical / Historical:

Archive repository; Philadelphia, Pa.

Provenance:

Microfilmed in 1986 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. Photographs were compiled from various collections of the Print Dept. of the Library Company of Philadelphia.

Restrictions:

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

Topic:

Photograph collections -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Photographs  Search this

Photography -- Early works to 1900 -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Photographs  Search this

Artists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Photographs  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.librcomp

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-librcomp

Creator:

Weitenkampf, Frank, 1866-1962  Search this

Names:

Arms, John Taylor, 1887-1953  Search this

Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904  Search this

Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924  Search this

Bellows, George, 1882-1925  Search this

Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951  Search this

Biddle, George, 1885-1973  Search this

Britton, James, 1878-1936  Search this

Browne, George Elmer, 1871-1946  Search this

Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926  Search this

Cortissoz, Royal, 1869-1948  Search this

Detwiller, Fred  Search this

Dows, Olin, 1904-1981  Search this

Eby, Kerr, 1890-1946  Search this

French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931  Search this

Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942  Search this

Hart, George Overbury, 1868-1933  Search this

Hoffman, Malvina, 1887-1966  Search this

Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967  Search this

Huntington, Daniel, 1816-1906  Search this

Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971  Search this

Keppel, Frederick, 1845-1912  Search this

Lahey, Richard, b. 1893  Search this

Low, Will Hicok, 1853-1932  Search this

Lozowick, Louis, 1892-1973  Search this

Mowbray, H. Siddons (Harry Siddons), 1858-1928  Search this

Nankivell, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1869-1959  Search this

Nason, Thomas W. (Thomas Willoughby), 1889-1971  Search this

Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926  Search this

Powers, Preston, 1842 or 1843-1904  Search this

Ranger, Henry Ward, 1858-1916  Search this

Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905  Search this

Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1874-1960  Search this

Rosenwald, Lessing J. (Lessing Julius), 1891-1979  Search this

Rothermel, Peter Frederick, 1812-1895  Search this

Sartain, William, 1843-1924  Search this

Smillie, George H. (George Henry), 1840-1921  Search this

Smillie, James David, 1833-1909  Search this

Sternberg, Harry, 1904-2001  Search this

Sterner, Albert, 1863-1946  Search this

Taft, Lorado, 1860-1936  Search this

Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921  Search this

Tryon, Dwight William, 1849-1925  Search this

Volk, Douglas , 1856-1935  Search this

Warner, Olin Levi, 1844-1896  Search this

Weir, John F. (John Ferguson), b. 1841  Search this

Weir, Julian Alden, 1852-1919  Search this

Wickey, Harry  Search this

Wiles, Irving Ramsay, 1861-1948  Search this

Wood, Thomas Waterman, 1823-1903  Search this

Woodbury, Charles H. (Charles Herbert), 1864-1940  Search this

Yewell, George Henry, 1830-1923  Search this

Young, Mahonri Mackintosh, 1877-1957  Search this

Extent:

1,000 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1889-1942

Scope and Contents:

Letters to Weitenkampf, mainly from artists and collectors concerning examples of their works in the library's collection.

Among the correspondents are: John Taylor Arms, Samuel Putnam Avery, John W. Beatty, George Bellows, Frank W. Benson, George Biddle, James Britton, George Elmer Browne, Mary Cassatt, Royal Cortissoz, Frederick K. Detwiller, Olin Dows, Kerr Eby, Daniel C. French, Arnold Genthe, George O. Hart, Malvina Hoffman, Edward Hopper, Daniel Huntington, Rockwell Kent, Frederick Keppel, Richard Lahey, Will H. Low, Louis Lozowick, H. Siddons Mowbray, Frank A. Nankivell, Thomas W. Nason, Joseph Pennell, Preston Powers, Henry Ward Ranger, William T. Richards, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Lessing J. Rosenwald,Peter F. Rothermel, William Sartain, George H. Smillie, James D. Smillie, Harry Sternberg, Albert Sterner, Lorado Taft, Abbott H. Thayer, Dwight W. Tryon, Douglas Volk, Olin L. Warner, John F. Weir, Julian A. Weir, Harry Wickey, Irving R. Wiles, Thomas W. Wood, Charles H. Woodbury, George H. Yewell, Mahonri M. Young, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Curator; New York City. Chief of the Prints Division, New York Public Library.

Provenance:

Microfilmed 1956 by the Archives of American Art with other art-related papers in the Manuscript Division of the New York Public Library. Included in the microfilming project were selected papers of the Art Division and the Prints Division.

Restrictions:

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

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

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

Identifier:

AAA.weitfran

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-weitfran

Creator:

Adelman, Seymour, 1906-  Search this

Names:

Bregler, Charles  Search this

Eakins, Susan Macdowell  Search this

Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916  Search this

Hamilton, James, 1819-1878  Search this

Pach, Walter, 1883-1958  Search this

Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905  Search this

Sartain family (Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this

Sartain, Emily, 1841-1927  Search this

Sartain, Harriet, 1873-1957  Search this

Sartain, John, 1808-1897  Search this

Sartain, Samuel, 1830-1906  Search this

Sartain, William, 1843-1924  Search this

Smith, Russell, 1812-1896  Search this

Smith, Xanthus, 1839-1929  Search this

Extent:

1 microfilm reel

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Microfilm reels

Date:

1845-1958

Scope and Contents:

The microfilm of selections from the Seymour Adelman collection consists of materials relating to the Sartain family and to Thomas and Susan Eakins.

The Sartain materials include letters (1845-1945) to Emily Sartain, Harriet Sartain, John Sartain, Samuel Sartain, and William Sartain. Correspondents include artists William Trost Richards, James Hamilton, Rusell Smith, and Xanthus Smith.

Eakins material includes letters (1931-1958) to Adelman from Charles Bregler, including a few responses from Adelman; Susan Eakins correspondence (1931-1938), mostly from Eakins to Adelman regarding paintings, commissions, exhibitions, articles, and personal matters; and postcards to Susan Eakins and Thomas Eakins (1890-1933) including one from Walter Pach to Susan Eakins. One letter (1868) from Thomas Eakins to Benjamin Eakins; and two letters to Thomas Eakins are also included. Also found are Thomas Eakins' three account/ledger sheets (1870-1895); miscellaneous Eakins family materials; and photographs by Thomas Eakins, Susan Eakins, and others, primarily formal and informal portraits of Thomas and Susan Eakins, their families, and pets.

Biographical / Historical:

Seymour Adelman (1906-1985) was a collector of rare books, prints, letters, and ephemera in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was on committees and boards for several literary and artistic institutions, including the Philadelphia Academy of Art, the print and drawing committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the rare book committees of the University of Pennsylvania and the Free Library of Philadelphia. Adelman met Susan Eakins in the 1930s and became her close friend and promoter of the work of Thomas Eakins.

The Sartain family were a family of engravers and painters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. John Sartain came to the United States from England in 1830 and pioneered mezzotint engraving in the US. Of his eight children, his sons William and Samuel and daughter Emily became artists, as did his granddaughter Harriet. His son Henry, Harriet's father, was a printer and printed engravings in Philadelphia.

Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) was a realist painter and educator in Philadelphia. Eakins taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and promoted a curriculum based on the study of the human figure. He was forced to resign in 1886 after a dispute regarding the use of nude male models in life drawing classes with women artists present. Susan Hanah Macdowell Eakins (1851-1938) was photographer and painter who studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Thomas Eakins, whom she later married. She devoted much of her time to supporting her husband's career. After Thomas Eakins' death in 1916, she painted prolifically. Her first solo exhibition was held in 1976.

Related Materials:

Bryn Mawr College holds the Adelman Collection. Columbia University Rare Books and Manuscripts Library holds the Seymour Adelman collection, 1724-1956.

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1991 by Bryn Mawr College. Microfilmed as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. The material was selected from over 45 linear ft. of manuscript material in the Adelman Collection.

Restrictions:

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

Occupation:

Artists -- United States  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.adelseym

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-adelseym

Creator:

Biesel family  Search this

Names:

Artists Equity Association  Search this

Chicago No-Jury Society of Artists  Search this

Federal Art Project (Ill.)  Search this

Index of American Design  Search this

United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this

University of Chicago. Renaissance Society  Search this

Armin, Emil, 1883-  Search this

Biesel, Charles, 1865-1945  Search this

Biesel, Frances Strain, 1898-1962  Search this

Biesel, Fred, 1893-1954  Search this

Bohrod, Aaron  Search this

Foy, Frances M., 1890-1963  Search this

Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905  Search this

Extent:

3.1 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 3 reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Sketchbooks

Date:

1859-1983

bulk 1915-1983

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence, essays, subject files, art work, clippings and other materials documenting the activities of a Chicago family of artists, the 57th Street Art Colony and the Chicago art world in the early twentieth century.

REELS 4207-4209: Biographical materials, including seven biographical accounts, a 1960 program and a 1961 certificate of honor for Frances Strain Biesel and four biographical accounts of Fred Biesel; correspondence, 1927-1963, primarily concerning activities of Fred and Frances; price lists for works of art; a 1955 estate list of the works of Charles Biesel; mailing lists; miscellaneous receipts, 1928-1961; a notebook, 1931-1934, containing addresses and financial notations concerning the sale of works of art.

writings, including two essays, "Is It Futuristic or Cubistic?" and "The 57th Street Colony," 2 untitled essays concerning the perception of modern art, a short story about an appointment with Charles Biesel, lecture notes by Fred Biesel, "War and Arts Exhibition" (Renaissance Society), an untitled lecture at the University of Chicago Art Gallery, "The Story of Modern Art" (Beverly Hills, 1957), lecture notes concerning printmaking, and a 1945 typescript annotated as the "Bohrod talk." Also included are

subject files, 1939-1962, containing correspondence and printed material on the Federal Art Project (Index of American Design), Renaissance Society, Artists Equity Association, Artists Union of Chicago, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago Society of Artists, and the 1020 Club; art works, including six sketchbooks and miscellaneous drawings, 1907-1919, by the Biesels, a sketchbook, 1859-1878, by William T. Richards, 3 prints, 1928-1932, by Emil Armin, and a 1930 print by Frances Foy;

photographs, 1919-1960, of Biesel family members, friends, a costume party with John Sloan (2), art classes,1920 and 1950, at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Layton School of Milwaukee, "The Ten" opening reception at the Marshall Field Galleries, 1929 (2), Artists Equity members and activities, 1947-1948 (3), and of works of art;

and printed materials, including a scrapbook of clippings, 1915-1916, compiled by Charles Biesel, a scrapbook, 1926-1931, concerning "Ten Artists", clippings, 1897-1962, exhibition announcements and catalogs, 1921-1983, for Biesel and others, including 11 catalogs from the Chicago No-Jury Society of Artists, a 1923 souvenir program for the No-Jury Artists "Cubist Ball", and miscellany.

UNMICROFILMED: Papers, 1934-1944, relating to Fred Biesel's work for the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project in Illinois, including correspondence with John Walley, Increase Robinson, George Thorp, Franklin D. Roosevelt and others; printed material, 1934-1941, including the newsletter "Chicago Artist," 1937, published by the Artists Union of Chicago, and several exhibition catalogs of the National Exhibition of the Index of American Design; a 25 p. typescript of a speech by Holger Cahill; a teachers handbook with silk-screen illustrations of "Let the Artist Speak"; business records including project proposals for the W.P.A.; and Biesel's letter of resignation, 1943.

Biographical / Historical:

Family of artists. Charles Biesel: marine painter, student of William Trost Richards; his son, Fred Biesel, a painter and art administrator; and Fred's wife, Frances Strain Biesel, a painter and director of the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago for many years.

Provenance:

Microfilmed material donated 1985 by Garnett Biesel, son of Fred Biesel; he donated unmicrofilmed material in 1990, after it had been used in preparation for the book The Federal Art Project in Illinois, 1935-1943 (1990), by George Mavigliano and Richard Lawson.

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:

Marine painters -- Illinos -- Chicago  Search this

Painters -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Topic:

Modernism (Art) -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Women painters -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Sketchbooks

Identifier:

AAA.biesfami

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-biesfami

Creator:

Gill, James Dwyer, 1849-1937  Search this

Names:

Bricher, Alfred Thompson, 1837-1908  Search this

Bristol, John Bunyan, 1862-1909  Search this

Brown, George Loring, 1814-1889  Search this

Browne, George Elmer, 1871-1946  Search this

Chase, Harry, 1853-1889  Search this

De Haas, Mauritz Frederik Hendrik, 1832-1895  Search this

Ferguson, H. A. (Henry A), 1851?-1911  Search this

Freer, Frederick W. (Frederick Warren), 1849-1908  Search this

Gay, Edward, 1837-1928  Search this

Harris, Charles Xavier, 1856-1936  Search this

Harrison, E. Ritchie  Search this

Hart, William McDougal, 1823-1894  Search this

Hartley, Jonathan Scott, 1845-1912  Search this

Henry, Edward Lamson, 1841-1919  Search this

Leavitt, Edward C., d. 1904  Search this

Macy, W. Ferdinand  Search this

Macy, W. S. (William Starbuck), 1853-1945  Search this

McCord, George Herbert, 1848-1909  Search this

Rehn, Frank Knox Morton, 1848-1914  Search this

Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905  Search this

Satterlee, Walter, 1844-1908  Search this

Schuchardt, F.  Search this

Shattuck, Aaron Draper, 1832-1928  Search this

Smillie, George H. (George Henry), 1840-1921  Search this

Sonntag, William Louis, 1822-1900  Search this

Story, George Henry, 1835-1923  Search this

Extent:

25 Items ((on 4 partial microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1884-1887

Scope and Contents:

Letters to Gill from artists mostly concerning a fire in Gill's gallery; the receipt of checks; the sale of art works; and the return of unsold pieces.

REEL D8: Letters from George Loring Brown and Alfred Bricher.

REEL D9: Letter from W. S. (William Starbuck) Macy, regarding an incorrect title attributed to a painting on display.

REEL D10: Letters from George Elmer Browne, E. Ritchie Harrison, Edward C. Leavitt, Aaron Draper Shattuck, and George Henry Story.

REEL 2813: Letters from John Bunyan Bristol, Harry Chase, M. F. H. de Haas, H. A. Ferguson, Frederick W. Freer, Edward Gay, Charles X. Harris, William Hart, Jonathan Scott Hartley, Edward L. Henry, W. Ferdinand Macy, George Herbert McCord, Frank Knox Morton Rehn, William Trost Richards, Walter Satterlee, George H. Smillie, William Lewis Sonntag and F. Schuchardt.

Biographical / Historical:

Art dealer; Springfield, Massachusetts.

Provenance:

Letters on Reel 2813 purchased by Archives in 1967. Letters on Reel D8-D10 donated by Charles Feinberg, an active donor and friend of AAA.

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.

Identifier:

AAA.gilljame

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-gilljame

Creator:

Whitney, George, D. 1885  Search this

Names:

Collins, Henry Hill  Search this

Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905  Search this

Extent:

2 Items

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1880

Scope and Contents:

Two letters, March 2 and April 16, from George Whitney to prominent business owner Henry Hill Collins concerning the potential sale to Mr. Collins of the landscape painting "Lion Rock, Cornwall" by artist William Trost Richards. The letters include a detailed description of the painted scene, Richard's painting technique, and the price of the painting. Wright also writes "It is the best work that Mr. R (Richards) has ever done."

Biographical / Historical:

George Whitney (d. 1885) was an art collector from Philadelphia, Penn.

Provenance:

Donated 2007 by Polly Aird, Collins' great-grandaughter.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Identifier:

AAA.whitgeor1

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-whitgeor1

Creator:

Whitney, George, D. 1885  Search this

Names:

Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905  Search this

Whitney, George, D. 1885  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet ((7 items))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Scope and Contents:

Collection contains an album, "The Whitney collection", with 42 carbon prints of paintings in Whitney's collection as well as news clippings relating to the sale of the collection (some items are loose), and a folder with additional clippings on the sale (1885), an article from the Philadelphia Inquirer on William Trost Richards (1973), and a catalogue, "The works of Mr. Wm. T. Richards in the collection of American and foreign paintings to be sold on the account of the late Mr. George Whitney of Philadelphia, on exhibition at the Galleries of the American Art Association." These materials are microfilmed on reel 2029.

In 1979, an anonymous lender lent papers for microfilming (reel 1497), including 112 watercolor sketches and an oil painting, 1875-1889, received by George Whitney in the 1870s and 1880s from William Trost Richards. The artworks mainly depict Rhode Island (primarily Conanicut Island) and England. Most sketches are annotated on the verso with the subject matter and the date they were received by Whitney.

Biographical / Historical:

George Whitney (d. 1885) was a collector; Philadelphia, Pa., and Richards a marine and landscape painter, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania (b. 1833, d. 1905).

Provenance:

The album, catalog and clippings were initially lent for microfilming by Elizabeth H. Friedman, a descendent of Whitney, in 1979. She subsequently donated these materials in 1980. The sketches and painting on reel 1409 were lent for microfilming anonymously.

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  Search this

Marine painters  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Marine painting -- 19th century -- Rhode Island -- Newport  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.whitgeor

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-whitgeor

Creator:

Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905  Search this

Extent:

2 Items

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1914

Scope and Contents:

Handwritten exhibition checklist and price list for "The William T. Richards Exhibition," 1914, (location unknown) and a mounted photograph of Richards' painting Mid Ocean with inscription "Taken from Wm T. Richards picture of Mid Ocean in possession of Sellars (?) of Phila.", undated.

Biographical / Historical:

William Trost Richards (1833-1905) was a marine and landscape painter in Newport, R.I. and Germantown, Pa.

Provenance:

Donated 2010 by the Brooklyn Museum.

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.

Occupation:

Painters -- Pennsylvania  Search this

Painters -- Rhode Island  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.richwill2

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-richwill2

Creator:

Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905  Search this

Names:

Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904  Search this

Coates, Edward Hornor, 1846-1921  Search this

Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916  Search this

Lambdin, George Cochran, 1830-1896  Search this

Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895  Search this

Whitney, George, D. 1885  Search this

Wilcox, William H.  Search this

Extent:

1.8 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Daguerreotypes

Photographs

Date:

1848-1920

Summary:

The William Trost Richards papers measure 1.8 linear feet and date from 1848-1920. The collection documents Richards' personal life and his career as a landscape and seascape painter. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, business files, printed material, photographs, and other miscellaneous materials.

Scope and Contents note:

The William Trost Richards papers measure 1.8 linear feet and date from 1848-1920. The collection documents Richards' personal life and his career as a landscape and seascape painter. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, business files, printed material, photographs, and other miscellaneous materials.

Correspondence files date from 1851 to 1917 and include family correspondence between Richards and his wife Anna as well as with their children. Of note are letters written by William Trost Richards to his wife while he was in Europe, which include many illustrations of his travels. Also found is general correspondence of a personal and professional nature between Richards and friends, artists, art dealers, and collectors, many of whom played a prominent role in Philadelphia society. Writings include essays written by Richards, homemade magazines written and illustrated by the Richards family, and writings by his wife Anna and others. Business files contain financial, legal, and real estate records, and printed material contains an exhibition catalog from 1976, news clippings, and event programs. Miscellany found in this collection include artwork by others, and inventory of paintings by others, compiled by Richards, and an interview transcript with Miriam Thayer Richards. Photographs include images of Richards, his wife Anna, and their home in Newport, Rhode Island.

Arrangement note:

The collection is arranged into 6 series:

Series 1: Correspondence, 1851-1917, undated (Box 1-2; 0.7 linear feet)

Series 2: Writings, 1849-1905, undated (Box 2-4; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 3: Business Files, 1865-1920, undated (Box 4; 3 folders)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1850-1906, 1976, undated (Box 4-5; 5 folders)

Series 5: Miscellany, 1848-1876, undated (Box 5; 5 folders)

Series 6: Photographs, circa 1850-1900 (Box 5; 7 folders)

Biographical/Historical note:

William Trost Richards was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1833. From 1850 to 1858 he worked as a designer and illustrator of ornamental metalwork, and briefly studied draughtsmanship and painting with the German artist Paul Weber. Richards was also an active member of the Forensic and Literary Circle of Philadelphia during the early 1850s. In 1852 he had his first exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and a year later was elected a full Academician. He had great interest in landscapes and geological subjects, and spent summers sketching in the Catskills and Adirondacks. From 1855 to 1856 Richards toured Europe with William Stanley Haseltine and Alexander Lawrie, and was influenced by the Dusseldorf school of landscape painters.

Richards married aspiring poetess Anna Matlack in 1856, and they settled in Germantown, Pennsylvania, where they had eight children, five of which survived to adulthood. In 1858 he attended an exhibition of British art in Philadelphia, and was greatly influenced by the works of Pre-Raphaelite painters. He began painting outdoors, executing precise, naturalistic, yet atmospheric, landscapes. In 1862 he joined the National Academy of Design, and in 1863 joined the Society for the Advancement of Truth in Art, an American Pre-Raphaelite organization. From 1868 to 1874, Richards spent summers on the East Coast and began focusing on marine subjects painted in watercolor, exhibiting often with the American Watercolor Society. Richards also traveled to Europe several times, and lived there from 1879-1880 while trying to find a new direction for his artwork. In 1881 he built a summer house for his family in Newport, Rhode Island and moved there permanently in 1890. His wife Anna died in 1900, and he continued to paint landscapes and seascapes until his death in 1905.

Related Archival Materials note:

Also available on microfilm at the Archives are the Geoge Whitney papers relating to William Trost Richards, 1875-1885, which includes 112 watercolors and an oil painting by William Trost Richards. These items were lent anonymously in 1979 and returned to the lender after they were filmed. They are available on reels 1497.

Provenance:

The bulk of the collection was donated in 1980 by Mrs. James B. Conant, Richards's granddaughter. The Archives microfilmed this portion of the collection on reels 2296-2299 upon receipt. The inventory of paintings by others was donated by Victor Spark in 1954 and filmed on reel 3470.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Rights:

The William Trost Richards papers are owned by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Literary rights as possessed by the donor have been dedicated to public use for research, study, and scholarship. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Marine painters -- Rhode Island -- Newport  Search this

Marine painting -- 19th century -- Rhode Island -- Newport  Search this

Landscape painting -- 19th century -- Pennsylvania -- Germantown  Search this

Landscape painters -- Pennsylvania -- Germantown  Search this

Genre/Form:

Daguerreotypes

Photographs

Citation:

William Trost Richards papers, 1848-1920. 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.richwill

See more items in:

William Trost Richards papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-richwill

Collection Creator:

Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905  Search this

Extent:

5 Folders (Box 5)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1848-1876

undated

Scope and Contents note:

This series contains artwork by others, including small paintings and prints, an award to Richards from the United State Centennial Commission, and a handwritten list of paintings by others, including painter, title, and dimensions of each work. Also found is a transcript of an interview with Mrs. Theodore (Miriam) Richards, primarily discussing her memories of Anna M. Richards.

Arrangement note:

This series has been scanned in its entirety.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

The William Trost Richards papers are owned by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Literary rights as possessed by the donor have been dedicated to public use for research, study, and scholarship. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Collection Citation:

William Trost Richards papers, 1848-1920. 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.richwill, Series 5

See more items in:

William Trost Richards papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-richwill-ref102