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Theodore Wores, 1859-1939 : a retrospective exhibition : paintings from the collection of Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson, San Francisco, supplemented with paintings from the collection of the Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County / essays and selections by Michael Preble

Author:
Preble, Michael 1947-  Search this
Wores, Theodore 1858-1939  Search this
Huntsville Museum of Art  Search this
Subject:
Wores, Theodore 1858-1939  Search this
Shenson, A. Jess Art collections Exhibitions  Search this
Shenson, Ben Art collections Exhibitions  Search this
Physical description:
[54] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
California
San Francisco
Date:
1980
[1980?]
Topic:
Painting--Private collections  Search this
Call number:
ND237.W86 A4 1980
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_653291

Theodore Wores papers, 1881-1967

Creator:
Wores, Theodore, 1858-1939  Search this
Subject:
Duveneck, Frank  Search this
Gray, Percy  Search this
Keith, William  Search this
Peck, Orrin  Search this
Peters, Charles Rollo  Search this
Russel, Alexander, Mrs  Search this
Sandona, Matteo  Search this
Tilden, Douglas  Search this
Shenson, A. Jess  Search this
Bohemian Club (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this
Citation:
Theodore Wores papers, 1881-1967. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 19th century -- United States  Search this
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8630
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210810
AAA_collcode_woretheo
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210810

Portions of newspaper publicity received by Theodore Wores, from 1881-1938 : scrapbook

Author:
Wores, Theodore 1858-1939  Search this
Shenson, Ben  Search this
Shenson, A. Jess  Search this
Subject:
Wores, Theodore 1858-1939  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 30 cm
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1881
1881-1938
Call number:
N40.1.W917 W88
N40.1.W917 W88
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_392733

Theodore Wores, the Japanese years : an exhibition of paintings from the collection of Ben Shenson and A. Jess Shenson

Author:
Wores, Theodore 1858-1939  Search this
Oakland Museum  Search this
Subject:
Wores, Theodore 1858-1939  Search this
Shenson, Ben Art collections  Search this
Shenson, A. Jess Art collections  Search this
Physical description:
48 p. : ill. (part col.) ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Exhibitions
Date:
1976
Call number:
ND237.W86 A4 1976
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_871223

Theodore Wores papers

Creator:
Wores, Theodore, 1858-1939  Search this
Names:
Bohemian Club (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this
Duveneck, Frank, 1848-1919  Search this
Gray, Percy, 1869-1952  Search this
Keith, William, 1838-1911  Search this
Peck, Orrin, 1860-1921  Search this
Peters, Charles Rollo, 1862-1928  Search this
Russel, Alexander, Mrs  Search this
Sandona, Matteo, b. 1883  Search this
Shenson, A. Jess  Search this
Tilden, Douglas, 1860-1935  Search this
Extent:
296 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1881-1967
Scope and Contents:
Letters received, 1884-1967, concern Wores' art work, the Bohemian Club, the work of sculptor Douglas Tilden, and other matters. William Keith writes of his own work and choice of subject matter. Other correspondents include Orrin Peck, Frank Duveneck, Charles Rollo Peters, Mrs. Alexander Russel, Matteo Sandona, and Percy Gray. In addition, there are two scrapbooks, 1881-1938; a typescript of CALIFORNIA ART RESEARCH, 1937-Abstract from WPA Project 2874, which is a monograph on Wores with penciled corrections by him; and 5 articles from THE CENTURY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE, 1889-1899, 4 of them written by Wores, and 1 illustrated by him.
Biographical / Historical:
Landscape painter, portrait painter, illustrator, teacher. Year of birth also cited as 1860. Born in San Francisco, resided many places.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming April 1974 by A. Jess Shenson, M.D., along with his brother Ben who spent many years researching Wores.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Portrait painters  Search this
Illustrators  Search this
Landscape painters  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 19th century -- United States  Search this
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.woretheo
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97d8e0f2e-310c-47c5-9738-ec4a0fae0bcc
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-woretheo

Theodore Wores, 1858-1939 : a retrospective exhibition, Huntsville Museum of Art / essay and selections by Michael Preble

Author:
Preble, Michael 1947-  Search this
Subject:
Wores, Theodore 1858-1939  Search this
Shenson, Ben Art collections  Search this
Shenson, A. Jess Art collections  Search this
Physical description:
[52] p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1980
Call number:
N40.1.W917 H9
N40.1.W917H9
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_145789

Theodore Wores : the Japanese years : an exhibition of paintings from the collection of Dr. Ben Shenson and Dr. A. Jess Shenson, the Oakland Museum-Great Hall, Low Bay, March 16 through May 16, 1976

Author:
Oakland Museum Art Department  Search this
Baird, Joseph Armstrong  Search this
Subject:
Wores, Theodore 1858-1939  Search this
Shenson, Ben  Search this
Shenson, A. Jess  Search this
Physical description:
48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Art collections
Date:
1976
Call number:
N40.1.W917O2
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_95911

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