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Creator:

Thompson, W. Charles  Search this

Vose, Robert Churchill, 1873-1964  Search this

Type:

Correspondence

Date:

1929 Nov. 30

Topic:

Art market  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)14025

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Vose Galleries of Boston records, circa 1876, bulk 1920-1940

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_14025

Creator:

Vose Galleries of Boston  Search this

Subject:

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille  Search this

Daubigny, Charles Francois  Search this

Jacque, Charles Emile  Search this

Type:

Printed Materials

Date:

1917

Topic:

Art, French  Search this

Exhibitions  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)14026

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Vose Galleries of Boston records, circa 1876, bulk 1920-1940

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_14026

Artist:

Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828  Search this

Sitter:

Dudley Atkins Tyng, 1760 - 1829  Search this

Medium:

Oil on pine panel

Dimensions:

62.2 × 51.4cm (24 1/2 × 20 1/4")

Type:

Painting

Date:

early 19th century

Topic:

Dudley Atkins Tyng: Male  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Vose Galleries of Boston, Inc.

Object number:

MA990246

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm449394b73-e391-4bc2-8638-fdbd726095c5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_MA990246

Artist:

Henry Augustus Loop, 1831 - 1895  Search this

Sitter:

Millard Fillmore, 7 Jan 1800 - 8 Mar 1874  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

49.5 x 34.3cm (19 1/2 x 13 1/2")

Type:

Painting

Date:

1861

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Printed Material\Book  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Home Furnishings\Curtain  Search this

Millard Fillmore: Male  Search this

Millard Fillmore: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York  Search this

Millard Fillmore: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this

Millard Fillmore: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this

Millard Fillmore: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Millard Fillmore: Education\Administrator\University\Chancellor  Search this

Millard Fillmore: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New York  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Vose Galleries of Boston, Inc.

Object number:

DLR00896

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d9cc8941-50f7-4959-b726-403ced206e11

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_DLR00896

Artist:

Christian Gullager, 1 Mar 1759 - 12 Nov 1826  Search this

Sitter:

Abigail Pearce Homer, ? - 1811  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Image: 76.2 x 63.5cm (30 x 25")

Type:

Painting

Place:

United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston

Date:

1792

Topic:

Indeterminable  Search this

Home Furnishings\Curtain  Search this

Abigail Pearce Homer: Female  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Vose Galleries of Boston, Inc.

Object number:

PC990940

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e4054adb-bb50-4d3c-b24a-b53d63e95155

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_PC990940

Artist:

Willard Leroy Metcalf, American, b. Lowell, Massachusetts, 1858–1925  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

34 × 43 5/8 in. (86.2 × 110.6 cm)

Type:

Painting

Date:

1885

Credit Line:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972

Accession Number:

72.200

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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection

School:

American Impressionism

Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py261eb95d9-739c-4a96-b4f3-6e450be75c47

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:hmsg_72.200

Creator:

Thayer, Polly, 1904-2006  Search this

Names:

Copley Society (Boston, Mass.)  Search this

Friends General Conference (U.S.)  Search this

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Search this

Nucleus Club (Boston, Mass.)  Search this

Trustees of Reservations (Mass.)  Search this

Vose Galleries of Boston  Search this

Abramson, Doris E.  Search this

Cortissoz, Royal, 1869-1948  Search this

Hofer, Philip, 1898-1984  Search this

Koval, Dorothy  Search this

Sarton, May, 1912-  Search this

Starr, Donald C.  Search this

Thayer, Ethel Randolph, 1870-1953  Search this

Thayer, Ezra Ripley, 1866-1915  Search this

Tudor, Tasha  Search this

Wheelwright, John, 1897-1940  Search this

Yarnall, Agnes  Search this

Extent:

21.6 Linear feet

0.807 Gigabytes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Photographs

Sound recordings

Sketchbooks

Transcripts

Interviews

Sketches

Video recordings

Drawings

Scrapbooks

Date:

1846-2008

bulk 1921-2008

Summary:

The papers of Boston portraitist and painter Polly Thayer (Starr) (1904-2006) measure 21.6 linear feet and 0.807 GB and date from 1846 to 2008, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1921-2008. The papers document Thayer's personal life and career as a painter, portraitist, and pastel artist. Found within the papers are biographical materials, extensive family papers, correspondence with artists and art venues, interviews, writings, subject files, organization files, exhibition files, art inventory records, printed and digital materials, five sketchbooks, artwork, and photographs.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Boston portraitist and painter Polly Thayer (Starr) (1904-2006) measure 21.6 linear feet and 0.807 GB and date from 1846 to 2008, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1921-2008. The papers document Thayer's personal life and career as a painter, portraitist, and pastel artist. Found within the papers are biographical materials, extensive family papers, correspondence with artists and art venues, interviews, writings, subject files, organization files, exhibition files, art inventory records, printed and digital materials, five sketchbooks, artwork, and photographs.

Biographical material includes a marriage certificate, school records, inventories of possessions, passports, files about the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake in Japan, and a few personal and scattered financial documents such as invoices and receipts for various art related expenses.

Extensive family papers on many of Polly Thayer's immediate and extended family members include obituaries, condolence letters, writings, and printed materials. The most voluminous files are about Polly Thayer's husband Donald Carter Starr, her mother Ethel Randolph Thayer, and her father Ezra Ripley Thayer.

There is limited correspondence with friends and and colleagues, including Royal Cortissoz, Philip Hofer, Tasha Tudor (photocopies), Dorothy Koval, the curator who wrote about Thayer for her first show at Vose Galleries in 2001, as well as two art consultants who helped Thayer inventory her artwork. The bulk of the correspondence is with museums, galleries, and other venues such as the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Copley Society of Boston, and Vose Galleries.

Interviews with Polly Thayer include transcripts as well as sound and video recordings. There is also a sound recording of poet and professor Doris Abramson discussing Catherine Sargent Huntington.

Writings include typescript and handwritten drafts of essays, notebooks, and notes on assorted topics. The bulk of the material was written by Thayer, with a few writings by others.

Subject files are found for people and general interests. The "People" files are collected documents about Thayer's friends, colleagues, artists, and portrait subjects. The files include short biographies, articles, obituaries, a few photographs, two videocassettes and one sound recording. The most voluminous files are on Francis DeLancey Cunningham, the Howe family, Rose Nichols, May Sarton, John Brooks Wheelwright, and Agnes Yarnall. Thayer's "Interests" files consist of articles and clippings on various topics such as animals, humor, and pacifism.

Organization files contain materials related to Polly Thayer's charitable contributions, club memberships and affiliations, including The Chilton Club, Nucleus Club, Religious Society of Friends, and Trustees of Reservations, among others. These files contain seven sound recordings.

Exhibition files contain exhibition catalogs, reviews, clippings, notes, inventory price lists, and other materials about Thayer's solo and group shows.

Art inventory records consist of dismantled binders of inventories that also include photographs of artwork and descriptive information such as the title, medium, and dimensions. There are also photographic inventories of works of art arranged by subject, and several partial art inventories.

Printed materials include two scrapbooks compiled by Polly Thayer's mother containing articles about Thayer, magazines, journals, exhibition catalogs, brochures, exhibition invitations, postcards, clippings, and miscellaneous materials. Digital materials consist of inventories and digitized audio interviews.

Five sketchbooks include figure drawings, portrait sketches, and landscape sketches. Also found are loose drawings of animals, landscapes, and people.

Disbound binders of photographs contain images of works of art that are grouped by subject, including portraits, landscapes, and "mystical/flowers/animals," as well as personal photographs of Polly Thayer and family members, houses, social events, pets, and friends. There is one small disbound photograph album of houses and properties.

Arrangement:

The Polly Thayer papers were organized and inventoried by curator Dorothy Koval and other art consultants prior to arriving at the Archives of American Art, and most likely do not reflect the original order by Polly Thayer. The Archives has maintained the arrangement imposed by Koval for the bulk of the papers. This collection is arranged as 13 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1921-2007 (0.8 linear feet; Box 1, 22, 0.582 GB; ER01-ER02)

Series 2: Family Files, 1846-2006 (2 linear feet; Box 1-3, 22)

Series 3: Correspondence, 1929-2008 (1.3 linear feet; Box 3-5)

Series 4: Interviews, 1995-2004 (0.2 linear feet; Box 5, 0.196 GB; ER03)

Series 5: Writings, 1922-2006 (1.7 linear feet; Box 5-6)

Series 6: Subject Files, circa 1900-2008 (3.3 linear feet; Box 7-10)

Series 7: Organization Files, 1931-2008 (1 linear feet; Box 10-11, 0.029 GB; ER04)

Series 8: Exhibition Files, 1928-2006 (1.9 linear feet; Box 11-13)

Series 9: Art Inventory, circa 1940-1999 (4.6 linear feet; Box 13-17)

Series 10: Printed Material, 1900-2006 (1.8 linear feet; Box 17-19, 22)

Series 11: Sketchbooks, 1930-circa 1970 (0.3 linear feet; Box 19, 23)

Series 12: Artwork, 1927-circa 1990 (0.4 linear feet; Box 19, 23, OV 25)

Series 13: Photographs, 1898-2006 (2.1 linear feet; Box 19-21, 24)

Biographical / Historical:

Polly Thayer (Starr) (1904-2006) was a Boston painter of portraits, landscapes, and still lifes.

Ethel Randolph Thayer, known as Polly, was born in Boston in 1904, the daughter of Professor Ezra Ripley Thayer, also Dean of the Harvard Law School, and Ethel Randolph Thayer, née Clark. Thayer began her drawing lessons at an early age and later attended the Westover Boarding School in Middlebury, Connecticut. Although she signed some of her early paintings Ethel Thayer, by the end of the 1920s she generally signed her work Polly Thayer. She continued to use Polly Thayer as her brush name after she married, although in 1967 she changed her name legally from Ethel Randolph Starr to Polly Thayer Starr.

After graduating from Westover School, Thayer traveled to China, Korea, and Japan with her brother and mother. While in Japan, the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 struck just as their ship was about to leave Yokohama. In the devastation that followed, their ship was used as a hospital and Polly Thayer assisted with nursing the injured.

After returning home, Thayer began her formal studies at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts from 1923 to 1925 where she took painting classes taught by Philip Hale. She eventually left the Boston Museum and began private painting lessons with Hale. While working under Hale, she painted a large nude, Circles, which was awarded the National Academy of Design's coveted Julius Hallgarten Prize in 1929. She also spent the summer of 1924 in Provincetown studying with Charles Hawthorne and traveled to Europe where she studied at the Académie Colarossi in Paris. She later studied in Madrid and, from 1930-1933, at the Art Students League in New York City.

Thayer's first solo exhibition was held on New Year's Eve, 1930 at the Doll & Richards gallery in Boston. The Globe reviewer declared it "surely settles her status as one of the foremost painters in the country." The success of the exhibition led to numerous portrait commissions --any of them exhibited at Wildenstein gallery in New York City --and launched Thayer's career as a portrait artist. Her portrait subjects include Judith Anderson, Jacques Barzun, Maurice Evans, Lewis Galantiere, Robert Hale, May Sarton, John Wheelwright, and Agnes Yarnall, among others. Additional galleries that subsequently gave Thayer solo shows were the Sessler Gallery in Philadelphia; Contemporary Arts and Pietrantonio Galleries in New York; and in Boston the Guild of Boston Artists, Grace Horne Galleries, Child's Gallery, The Copley Society, the St. Botolph Club and the Boston Public Library.

In 1933, Polly Thayer married Donald Starr, a Boston lawyer and avid sailor. They married in Italy and honeymooned in Paris while he took a break from a sailing trip around the world on his schooner "Pilgrim." They had two daughters, Victoria and Dinah. In 1942 Thayer joined the Society of Friends (Quakers) which became an important part of her life and identity. She was active in many educational, charitable and cultural institutions and local clubs. Thayer had long been fascinated by the dynamics, meaning and variety of visual experience. In 1981 the Friends Journal published her essay "On Seeing," a paper she continued to refine until she was ninety-seven.

In the 1950s and 1960s, Polly Thayer began focusing more on landscapes and still lifes and continued to be prolific artist, exhibiting in numerous solo and group exhibits in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. In her later years she renewed an early affiliation with Vose Galleries which she maintained for the rest of her life. In 2001, she was the only living artist whose work was included in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts exhibition "A Studio of Her Own" and a banner of her portrait of May Sarton hung over the entrance to the Museum.

Polly Thayer (Starr) died on August 30, 2006.

Related Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds an oral history interview of Polly Thayer conducted May 12, 1995-February 1, 1996, by Robert F. Brown.

The Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust holds archival materials and artwork by Polly Thayer.

Provenance:

The Polly Thayer (Starr) papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Polly Thayer in 1998 and again in 2008 by Thayer via Stephanie S. Wright, executor. A notebook was donated in 2016 by Dinah Starr, daughter of Polly Thayer (Starr) and merged with the rest of the collection.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

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:

Portrait painters  Search this

Topic:

Painters -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Kanto Earthquake, Japan, 1923  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Sound recordings

Sketchbooks

Transcripts

Interviews

Sketches

Video recordings

Drawings

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Polly Thayer (Starr) papers, 1846-2008, bulk 1921-2008. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust

Identifier:

AAA.thaypoll

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Polly Thayer (Starr) papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-thaypoll

Creator:

Jetté, Ellerton Marcel  Search this

Names:

Griffin, Walter, 1861-1935  Search this

Extent:

1 Item ((on partial microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

[ca. 1970-1973]

Scope and Contents:

A notebook entitled "Information about Walter Griffin, American Impressionist, 1861-1935," containing assorted pertinent material asssembled by Ellerton Jetté, including a twelve page biographical sketch of Griffin, letters to Griffin, honor and awards given Griffin, exhibition catalogs, and miscellany.

Provenance:

The donor, Mrs. Rupert Lovejoy, and her husband were evidently Portland, Maine art collectors who were approached by Jetté regarding their Griffin paintings, while Jetté was assisting in the organization of a Griffin retrospective at the Vose Galleries of Boston.

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:

Art historians -- Maine  Search this

Biographers -- Maine  Search this

Painters -- Maine  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.jettelwg

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-jettelwg

Creator:

Vose, Robert Churchill, 1873-  Search this

Interviewer:

Ley, Ruth  Search this

Names:

Vose Galleries of Boston  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound cassette

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1961 Mar

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Robert C. Vose, Sr. conducted by Ruth Ley for the radio program, "PM East," in honor of Vose's 65th year with the firm.

Biographical / Historical:

Art dealer; Boston, Mass. Died 1964.

Provenance:

Donated 1989 by Robert C. Vose, Jr.

Restrictions:

Untranscribed; use requires an appointment.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Art dealers -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Interviews  Search this

Function:

Art galleries, Commercial -- Massachusetts -- Boston

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.voserobc

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-voserobc

Interviewee:

Vose, S. Morton (Seth Morton), 1909-2007  Search this

Interviewer:

Brown, Robert F.  Search this

Names:

Vose Galleries of Boston  Search this

Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910  Search this

Hunt, William Morris, 1824-1879  Search this

Karolik, Maxim  Search this

Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945  Search this

Paxton, Elizabeth Okie  Search this

Richardson, Edgar Preston, 1902-1985  Search this

Robinson, Thomas V., 1938-  Search this

Sample, Paul, 1896-1974  Search this

Seyffert, Leopold  Search this

Valentiner, Wilhelm Reinhold, 1880-1958  Search this

Whorf, John, 1903-1959  Search this

Extent:

87 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1986 July 24-1987 April 28

Scope and Contents:

An interview of S. Morton Vose conducted 1986 July 24-1987 April 28, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.

Vose speaks of the pervasive effect of his family's art gallery upon his life; studying languages at Harvard College; his affiliation with the gallery from 1927 on; the increasing emphasis on American painting during his career at the Vose Gallery, and the gradual de-emphasis on European work. He reminisces about some Vose Gallery clients, especially Maxim Karolik, and some art dealers; he discusses a traveling exhibition he was involved in; he speaks of the gallery's relations with prominent museum personnel, such as William Reinhold Valentiner and E.P. Richardson. Vose also discusses the pitfalls of appraising art collections, his father's last years, and the firm's move, and his recent work on a dictionary of American painters. He recalls William Morris Hunt, Thomas Robinson, Leopold Seyffert, Catherine Morris Wright, Maxim Karolik, Elizabeth Paxton, Paul Sample, John Whorf, Hermann Dudley Murphy, Winslow Homer, James Fitzgerald, Arthur Healey, and many others.

Biographical / Historical:

Seth Morton Vose (1909-2007) was an art dealer and art historian from Brookline, Massachusetts.

General:

Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 8 digital wav files. Duration is 5 hr., 25 min.

Provenance:

These interviews are part of the Archives' 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.

Restrictions:

Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.

Occupation:

Art dealers -- Massachusetts -- Interviews  Search this

Art historians -- Massachusetts -- Interviews  Search this

Function:

Art galleries, Commercial -- Massachusetts -- Boston

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.voses86

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-voses86

Creator:

Vose Galleries of Boston  Search this

Names:

Arthur U. Newton Galleries  Search this

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this

Ehrich Galleries (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Howard Young Galleries (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Jill Newhouse (Gallery)  Search this

M. Knoedler & Co.  Search this

Macbeth Gallery  Search this

Milch Galleries  Search this

Norton Gallery and School of Art  Search this

R.C. & N.M. Vose (Firm)  Search this

Robert C. Vose Galleries  Search this

Hassam, Childe, 1859-1935  Search this

Hoffman, Malvina, 1887-1966  Search this

Jonniaux, Alfred, b. 1882  Search this

Ladd, Anna Coleman, 1878-1939 (sculptor)  Search this

Norton, William E., 1843-1916  Search this

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925  Search this

Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921  Search this

Vose, Robert C. (Robert Churchill), 1911-1998  Search this

Vose, Robert Churchill, 1873-  Search this

Extent:

25.6 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Manuscript

Date:

circa 1876

1890s-1996

bulk 1920-1940

Summary:

The records of Vose Galleries of Boston measure 25.6 linear feet and date from circa 1876, 1890s-1996 with the bulk of materials dating from 1920s-1930s. Nearly 90 percent of the collection documents the gallery's handling of American paintings and portraits through incoming and outgoing business correspondence with artists, clients, galleries, and museums, including considerable correspondence with portrait artist Alfred Jonniaux and clients regarding commissioned portraits. Other materials include client files; artists' biographies; records of sales, consignments, framing, restoration, and banking, mostly from the 1940s-1960s; and scattered exhibition catalogs, newspaper clippings, and postcards. Also found is a handwritten manuscript regarding the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, PA and a 1991 videotape about the Vose Galleries and its founding family.

Scope and Contents note:

The records of Vose Galleries of Boston measure 25.6 linear feet and date from circa 1876, 1890s-1996 with the bulk of materials dating from 1920s-1930s. Nearly 90 percent of the collection documents the gallery's handling of American paintings and portraits through incoming and outgoing business correspondence with artists, clients, galleries, and museums, including considerable correspondence with portrait artist Alfred Jonniaux and clients regarding commissioned portraits. Other materials include client files; artists' biographies; records of sales, consignments, framing, restoration, and banking, mostly from the 1940s-1960s; and scattered exhibition catalogs, newspaper clippings, and postcards. Also found is a handwritten manuscript regarding the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, PA and a 1991 videotape about the Vose Galleries and its founding family.

Correspondence of note is with artists Childe Hassam, Malvina Hoffman, Alfred Jonniaux, and John Singer Sargent; galleries Ehrich Galleries, Clapp & Graham Co., M. Knoedler & Co., Macbeth Galleries, Milch Galleries, Newhouse Galleries, Arthur U. Newton Galleries, Norton Galleries, and Howard Young Galleries; the estates of Anna Coleman Ladd and William E. Norton; and the family of Abbott H. Thayer.

Researchers should note that the records do not comprehensively span the gallery's history or operations. The bulk of the collection is correspondence from Robert C. Vose's era running the Robert C. Vose Galleries in the 1920s-1930s and, lesser so, under Robert C. Vose, Jr.'s direction in the 1970s. There is little material in the collection which dates before the 1910s or the 1950s-1960s, other than correspondence regarding Alfred Jonniaux and some financial records. There is a handful of correspondence which covers the period of R.C. & N.M. Vose Gallery. Records loaned for microfilming should be consulted for materials outside of the bulk dates of this collection, especially for materials from the late 1800s-early 1900s.

Arrangement note:

The collection is arranged as 5 series:

Series 1: Correspondence, 1895-1996 (Boxes 1-23; 22.6 linear feet)

Series 2: Customer Files, 1912-1946 (Boxes 23-24; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 3: Art-Related Files, circa 1876, 1890s-1947 (Box 24; 7 folders)

Series 4: Financial Records, 1911-1962, 1991 (Boxes 24-25; 1.8 linear feet)

Series 5: Printed Materials, circa 1904-1990 (Boxes 25-26; 0.4 linear feet)

Biographical/Historical note:

Vose Galleries is a long time family run art gallery based in the Boston, Mass. area.

In 1841, Joseph Vose purchased Westminster Art Gallery, a small Providence, Rhode Island art gallery founded by Ransom Hicks. At the age of 19 in 1850, Joseph's son Seth Morton Vose joined the gallery and five years later became director. The gallery's primary business until the late 1860s was frame making, gilding and art supplies. Seth Morton Vose had a passion for art, especially the French painters of the Barbizon School and he slowly began buying and exhibiting artwork. By 1882, the gallery regularly exhibited in Boston.

Seth's son Robert C. Vose joined the business in 1896, and managed the gallery's Boston office from 1897. Robert broadened the gallery's horizons by showing his fine stock of Barbizon, Dutch, English and American artists throughout America, while his younger brother, Nathaniel, and his cousin, Charles Thompson, handled the Boston gallery. During the next sixty-seven years, Robert C. Vose moved the gallery into a position of national prominence.

In 1924, Nathaniel left the gallery and established his own gallery in Providence. The Boston gallery's name changed to Robert C. Vose Galleries, and around the same time, took over the Carrig-Rohane framing company. In 1931-1932, Robert's three sons, Robert C. Vose, Jr., Seth Morton Vose II, and Herbert Vose, joined the firm. The gallery continued to show exhibitions in Boston, and the sons took turns joining their father on the road. The gallery's name was changed to Vose Galleries of Boston, Inc. in 1952. In 1963, Vose Galleries moved to their current location at 238 Newbury Street in Boston. Robert C. Vose passed away in 1964.

Robert C. Vose, Jr.'s sons, Abbot W. Vose and Robert C. Vose III, joined the gallery in 1968 and 1970, respectively. Robert C. Vose, Jr. passed away in 1998. The Vose Galleries of Boston continues to operate at Newbury Street under the direction of the sixth generation of the Vose family.

Related Archival Materials note:

The Archives of American Art holds several separately cataloged collections related to Vose Galleries of Boston, including the Carrig-Rohane Shop records (1903-1962); oral history interviews with Seth Morton Vose (July 24, 1986 - April 28, 1987) and Robert C. Vose, Jr. (June 27 - July 23, 1986); a sound recording and videotape of a Robert C. Vose, Jr. lecture at the Somerset Club (May 14, 1987); a sound recording of an interview with Robert C. Vose (March 1961); the Miscellaneous Art Exhibition Catalog collection containing Vose Galleries exhibition catalogs, circa 1900-1941; and, Robert C. Vose, Jr. typescripts and clippings, 1961, on microfilm reels 3480 and 4314.

Separated Materials note:

The Archives of American Art also holds material lent for microfilming.

Reel B1 contains a scrapbook compiled by Seth Vose and annotated by Robert Vose that contains clippings, 1886-1900, and an 1889 letter from author and critic Alfred Trumble; and a scrapbook compiled and annotated by Robert C. Vose spanning the years 1920-1940, 1897, and 1905, containing clippings and handwritten lists.

Reel 2380 includes numerous photographs, circa 1890-1964, of Seth Morton Vose, Robert C. Vose, Sr., artists, collectors, and dealers associated with Vose Galleries; a Macbeth Gallery "smoker" in honor of Emil Carlsen; a drawing of Charles Emil Heil by George F. Wing, and a charcoal drawing after Monticelli by Albion Harris Bicknell. Many of the photographs are annotated by Robert C. Vose.

Reels 3936-3940 are comprised of account books, 1871-1887; a journal, 1889-1903, a ledger, 1889-1901; invoice books, 1896-circa 1954, inventories of paintings and drawings in stock, 1884, 1892 and 1906; exhibition records, 1911-1982?; traveling exhibition records, 1915-1949; and a record of paintings sold, 1876-1894. Written permission is required to access these reels.

Reels 4593-4594 contain clippings, undated and 1891-1989, chiefly about purchases, sales and exhibitions, but also pertaining to art dealers, museums, artists, and art events.

Reel 4909 contains a scrapbook of clippings, announcements, programs, and other printed materials, 1882-1993.

Lent materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Provenance:

From 1965-1994, Vose Galleries of Boston loaned materials to the Archives of American Art for microfilming. Robert C. Vose, Jr. also donated records in several installments from 1974 to 1997.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Rights:

Reels 3936-3940: Authorization to publish, quote or reproduce requires written permission from an officer of the Vose Galleries. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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 dealers -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Topic:

Artists -- United States -- Photographs  Search this

Picture frame industry -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Picture frames and framing  Search this

Art galleries, Commercial -- Rhode Island -- Providence  Search this

Art galleries, Commercial -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Art, Modern -- 19th century -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Manuscript

Citation:

Vose Galleries of Boston records, circa 1876, 1890s-1996, bulk 1920s-1930s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution Collection Care Preservation Fund

Identifier:

AAA.vosegall

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Vose Galleries of Boston records

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-vosegall

Interviewee:

Vose, Robert C. (Robert Churchill), 1911-1998  Search this

Names:

Vose Galleries of Boston  Search this

Karolik, Maxim  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound cassette (Sound recording)

13 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Pages

Sound recordings

Date:

1987 May 14

Scope and Contents:

A lecture delivered 1987 May 14, by Robert C. Vose, at the Somerset Club, Boston, Massachusetts.

Vose recalls some of the major American paintings sold by the Vose Galleries. He speaks of the thirty to forty year cycles in popularity and prices of American paintings, and of leading collectors, particularly Maxim Karolik.

Biographical / Historical:

Robert C. Vose (1911-1998) was an art dealer from Boston, Massachusetts.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 50 min..

Provenance:

The lecture was given at the Somerset Club for members of the Archives of American Art. Vose agreed to its being recorded and included in the Archives' collection.

Occupation:

Art dealers -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Function:

Art galleries, Commercial -- Massachusetts -- Boston

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.vose87

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-vose87

Creator:

Orr, Elliot, 1904-1997  Search this

Names:

Federal art project (Mass.)  Search this

Macbeth Gallery  Search this

Vose Galleries of Boston  Search this

Whitney Museum of American Art  Search this

Wildenstein Galleries  Search this

Bridaham, Lester Burbank  Search this

Landgren, Marchal E.  Search this

Sherman, Frederic Fairchild, 1874-1940  Search this

Extent:

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

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Date:

1910-1984

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence (1929-1984), a price list, subject files, notes, writings, art works (1929-1935), scrapbooks, printed material (1931-1984), and photographs document the life and career of Elliot Orr.

Reel D23 (frames 905-1246): One hundred twenty-five letters exchanged between Orr, his wife Elizabeth, and Frederic Fairchild Sherman discuss their art work (1934-1940). Other materials consist of a 6-page typescript, ELLIOT ORR: A CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN PAINTER, by Marchal Landgren and an exhibition catalog for Orr (1936). A scrapbook about Frederic Fairchild Sherman contains clippings, photographs of works of art and illustrated poems by Sherman (1938-1940).

Reel 497: Letters were exchanged between Elliot Orr and his colleagues, dealers, galleries, and purchasers. Correspondents include Lester Burbank Bridaham, Marchal Landgren, Macbeth Gallery, Vose Galleries, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Wildenstein Galleries (1935-1955). Other materials consist of a curriculum vitae (1938), a Christmas card (1935), a clipping, and 3 exhibition catalogs (1938-1956).

Unfilmed: Correspondence, primarily between Orr, his family, and his colleagues including Frederic Fairchild Sherman (1929-1984), includes one letter with a sketch of "Andrews Mill and Farm". Subject files contain letters, printed material, and photographs concerning Orr's work for the Federal Art Project of Massachusetts (1938-1974) and the auction of Orr's collection of primitive art (1961-1969). Other materials consist of lists of works of art, a hand-made book, SONNETS, containing poems by Sherman and illustrated by Orr (1940), and a price list of works consigned to the Munson Gallery (1972).

Unfilmed: Art works include 6 studies for Orr's painting MacDOUGAL STREET (1935) and a sketch of Orr by Eugene Thomason (1929). Three scrapbooks contain letters, clippings, and exhibition announcements and catalogs (1928-1942). Printed material includes clippings (1931-1984), exhibition catalogs (1934-1984), and 2 books, ROMANTIC PAINTING IN AMERICA (1943) and AMERICAN WATER COLORS, DRAWINGS, AND PRINTS (1952), which contain reproductions of Orr's works. An album contains photographs of Orr, his family, home, and studio (1910-1957). Other photographs show Frederic Fairchild Sherman (1940) and Orr's works of art.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter; Chatham, Massachusetts. Born Flushing, New York. In 1927, Orr was a student of Charles Hawthorne in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and from 1927 to 1929, he studied at the Grand Central School of Art in New York under George Pierce Ennis, Henry B. Snell, and Wayman Adams. From 1929 to 1930 he studied under George Luks.

Provenance:

Portions of material on D23 (fr. 905-1214) lent for microfilming 1962; portions of material on D23 (fr. 1215-1246), reel 497 and unmicrofilmed donated 1971-1984 all by Elliot Orr.

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

Topic:

Painting, American  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Identifier:

AAA.orrellip

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-orrellip

Creator:

Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945  Search this

Names:

Vose Galleries of Boston  Search this

Abbott, Mary Ogden, 1894-1981  Search this

Barrie, Erwin S., 1886-1983  Search this

Prendergast, Maurice Brazil, 1858-1924  Search this

Ryder, Chauncey F., 1868-1949  Search this

Sizer, Theodore, 1892-1967  Search this

Tarbell, Edmund Charles, 1862-1938  Search this

Trowbridge, Alexander Buell, 1868-1950  Search this

Extent:

2.8 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Prints

Sketches

Sketchbooks

Place:

Mexico -- description and travel

Date:

circa 1878-1982

Summary:

The papers of painter and frame maker Hermann Dudley Murphy measure 2.8 linear feet and date from circa 1878-1982. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, writings, personal business records, printed materials, a scrapbook, photographs, and original artworks, including sketchbooks.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of painter and frame maker Hermann Dudley Murphy measure 2.8 linear feet and date from circa 1878-1982. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, writings, personal business records, printed materials, a scrapbook, photographs, and original artworks, including sketchbooks.

The bulk of the papers focus on the later part of Herman Dudley Murphy's career. Specifically, correspondence focuses on the sale of still-life paintings and sketches and sketchbooks are mostly from Murphy's travels through Europe and Mexico from the 1920s to the 1930s. Correspondents include Mary Ogden Abbott, Edwin S. Barrie, Maurice Prendergast, Chauncey Ryder, Theodore Sizer, Edmund Tarbell, Alexander Trowbridge, and Vose Gallery among others. Personal business records comment on the sale of works of art from 1897 until 1944. Printed materials include clippings and exhibition catalogs spanning Murphy's career. One scrapbook contains photos and printed materials. Photographs and snapshots are of Hermann Dudley Murphey and family, family travels, and works of art and frames. Artwork consists of loose sketches, prints, and sketchbooks.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged as 8 series.

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1887-circa 1940 (Box 1; 7 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1890-1962 (Box 1; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings and Notes, circa 1900-1942 (Box 1; 7 folders)

Series 4: Personal Business and Financial Records, 1897-1944 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1889-1982 (Box 1-2; 0.9 linear feet)

Series 6: Scrapbook, circa 1910 (Box 2; 1 folder)

Series 7: Photographs, circa 1878-circa 1950 (Box 2; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 8: Artwork, 1892-circa 1940 (Box 2-4; 0.8 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

Hermann Dudley Murphy (1867-1945) was a painter and frame maker active in Boston, Massachusetts.

Hermann Dudley Murphy was born in Massachusetts in 1867. He studied art under Edmund Tarbell at the Boston Museum School and later in Paris at the Académie Julian. His early career focused on portraiture and landscape painting. While in Paris, Murphy learned to make frames for artworks. After exhibiting at the 1913 Armory Show, Murphy rejected Modernism and painted still-life. He was known for his Tonalist style and his floral still-life paintings which included objects d'art such as Chinese ceramics, bronze statues, and textiles. Additionally, Murphy taught art classes at the Harvard School of Architecture and the Worcester Art Museum School.

Murphy married Caroline Bowles Murphy with whom he had two children, Carlene and Dudley Murphy. After Caroline died, he married artist Nellie Littlehale. With Nellie, he shared an interest in deck-seat canoeing. Murphy died in 1945.

Provenance:

The collection was donated in 1985 by Alexander B. and Dudley D. B. Samoiloff, grandsons of Hermann Dudley Murphy.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

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  Search this

Topic:

Picture frames and framing -- Massachusetts  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Prints

Sketches

Sketchbooks

Citation:

Hermann Dudley Murphy papers, circa 1878-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Identifier:

AAA.murpherm

See more items in:

Hermann Dudley Murphy papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-murpherm

Creator:

Low, Sanford B. D. (Sanford Ballard Dole), 1905-1964  Search this

Names:

New Britain Museum of American Art  Search this

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Marsh, Reginald, 1898-1954  Search this

Vose, Robert C. (Robert Churchill), 1911-1998  Search this

Vose, Robert Churchill, 1873-  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet ((186 items on 1 microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1931-1975

Scope and Contents:

Biographical data; personal and business correspondence, including letters from Thomas Hart Benton, Reginald Marsh, Robert Vose and Robert Vose, Jr. of Vose Galleries of Boston, Inc., and others; writings; exhibition catalogs; printed materials regarding the Sanford Low Memorial Collection of American Illustration; 3 sketches by Low, clippings on Low and the activities of the New Britain Museum of American Art; photographs of Low, of Low with Benton, Thomas Craven and Denys Wortman, and photographs of the installation of a Low retrospective exhibition, 1963.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter, illustrator, block printer, decorator, designer, educator, museum director, New Britain, Conn. and Martha's Vineyard, Mass. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Was instrumental in organizing and founding the New Britain Museum of American Art, and was its director for a number of years.

Provenance:

The donor, Virginia Low, is the widow of Sanford Low.

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:

Designers  Search this

Educators  Search this

Illustrators  Search this

Museum directors  Search this

Painters  Search this

Printmakers  Search this

Topic:

Painting, American  Search this

Function:

Art museums -- Connecticut -- New Britain

Identifier:

AAA.lowsanbd

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-lowsanbd

Creator:

Jonniaux, Alfred, b. 1882  Search this

Names:

Vose Galleries of Boston  Search this

Extent:

5.3 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Date:

1893-1969

Scope and Contents:

Biographical accounts, correspondence, business records (1936-1968), art works, photographs, a photograph album, printed material, and 2 scrapbooks document the life and career of Alfred Jonniaux.

Biographical material consists of a membership card to The Bath Club (1930) and 3 biographical accounts. Correspondence includes letters between Jonniaux, his family, his clients, and his dealers, the Vose Galleries, discussing his work and exhibitions (1915-1967). Business records include 9 address books, business cards, check stubs, a customs form, insurance forms for the shipment of paintings, receipts for art supplies (1936-1967), a fee schedule for portraits, a price list (1961), and a lease for his New York studio. Art works consist of 32 drawings and 11 sketchbooks.

Photographs (1893-1964) show Jonniaux, members of his family, friends, his portraits, and the works of others. An album also contains photographs of his works. Printed material includes clippings (1938-1969) and exhibition announcements and catalogs (1943-1962). Two scrapbooks contain clippings (1921-1964), exhibition announcements and catalogs (1931-1959), and 4 letters discussing his work (1951-1955).

Biographical / Historical:

Portrait painter. Born in Brussels, Belgium. Following study at the Academie des Beaux Arts, Brussels, and as a draftsman in Paris, Jonniaux began his career as a portraitist in London. He immigrated to the United States during World War II, becoming a citizen in 1946. During his first ten years in America, he established studios in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. His exhibitions led to many portrait commissions from leading figures in all spheres of American life.

Provenance:

Donated by art dealer David J. Carlson of Carlson Gallery, San Francisco, California.

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:

Portrait painters -- United States  Search this

Topic:

Portrait painting, American  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Identifier:

AAA.jonnalfr

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-jonnalfr

Creator:

Carrig-Rohane Shop  Search this

Names:

Carrig-Rohane Shop (Boston, Mass.)  Search this

Thulin-Murphy (Firm : Boston, Mass.)  Search this

Vose Galleries of Boston  Search this

Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945  Search this

Thulin, Walfred, 1878-1949  Search this

Vose, Robert Churchill, 1873-  Search this

Extent:

6.7 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1903-1962

Summary:

The Carrig-Rohane Shop records measure 6.7 linear feet and date from 1903 to 1962. The records document the founding of the Boston company, frame design and production, and the financial transactions of the shop. The numerous framing records, such as pattern and specification order books, are particularly valuable for researching and matching custom frames with specific works of art of the late 19th and early 20th century. The frame patterns are also useful for researchers interested in the history of frame design.

Scope and Content Note:

The Carrig-Rohane Shop records date from 1903 to 1962, and measure 6.7 linear feet. The records document the founding of the company, frame design and production, and the financial transactions of the shop. Series 2: Frame Orders and Specifications is particulary valuable for researching the frames used for late 19th and early 20th century American works of art. The frame patterns can be cross-referenced with the orders to obtain visual documentation of the frame desing used with a specific work of art. The frame patterns are also useful for researchers interested in the history of frame design.

The records of the Carrig-Rohane Shop also include financial and business records, printed material, sketches of frames, and photographs of sketches and sculptures.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into seven series:

Series 1: Frame Patterns, circa 1903-1962 (boxes 1-2, 1 linear ft.)

Series 2: Frame Orders and Specifications, 1904-1962 (boxes 2-5, 3 linear ft.)

Series 3: Financial Records, 1908-1939, undated (boxes 5-7, 1.9 linear ft.)

Series 4: Business Records, 1903-1955, undated (box 7, 11, 0.6 linear ft.)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1906 (box 7, 0.1 linear ft.)

Series 6: Works of Art, 1931, 1936, undated (boxes 7, OV 10, 0.1 linear ft.)

Series 7: Photographs, undated (box 7, 0.1 linear ft.)

Historical Note:

In 1903 Herman Dudley Murphy, Walfred Thulin and Charles Prendergast began making frames and in 1906 H.D. Murphy opened "The Frame Shop of Herman Dudley Murphy" on Clarendon Street in Boston.

According to the meeting minutes, on June 13, 1911, the frame shop incorporated under the name "The Thulin-Murphy Co." with Walfred Thulin as the President. The shop name was then changed to "Carrig-Rohane" on February 5, 1914, and on October 23, 1915, the shop came under the management of Robert Churchill Vose, Sr. and Nathaniel Morton Vose.

The corporation was eventually dissolved on March 29, 1939, and the framing operations moved to the Vose Galleries' premises.

Provenance:

The Carrig-Rohane Shop records were donated by Robert Churchill Vose, Jr., Duxbury, Massachusetts, April 4, 1974, January 13, 1975, April 5, 1984, February 1, 1986, and March 17, 1987.

Funding for the processing and microfilming of this collection was provided by a grant from the Eli Wilner & Company, Inc., New York, New York.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Patrons must use microfilm copy.

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.

Topic:

Works of art  Search this

Picture frames and framing  Search this

Art, American  Search this

Picture frame industry -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Carrig-Rohane Shop records, 1903-1962. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.carrshop

See more items in:

Carrig-Rohane Shop records

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-carrshop

Interviewee:

Vose, Robert C. (Robert Churchill), 1911-1998  Search this

Interviewer:

Brown, Robert F.  Search this

Extent:

172 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Date:

1986 June 27-July 23

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Robert C. Vose conducted 1986 June 27-1986 July 23, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical:

Robert C. Vose (1911-1998) was an art dealer, Vose Galleries of Boston.

General:

Originally recorded 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 25 min.

Provenance:

These interviews are 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.

Topic:

Art dealers -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Interviews  Search this

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.vose86

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-vose86

Artist:

John Erik Christian Petersen, 1839 - 1874  Search this

Sitter:

Daniel Webster, 18 Jan 1782 - 24 Oct 1852  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

149.9 x 99.1cm (59 x 39")

Type:

Painting

Date:

19th century

Topic:

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Daniel Webster: Male  Search this

Daniel Webster: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this

Daniel Webster: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Massachusetts  Search this

Daniel Webster: Politics and Government\Cabinet Member\Secretary of State  Search this

Daniel Webster: Politics and Government\US Senator\Massachusetts  Search this

Daniel Webster: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New Hampshire  Search this

Daniel Webster: Education\Orator  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Vose Galleries of Boston, Inc.

Object number:

MA990144

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4afe898f7-b2a6-423c-bdd5-b11f82cf052b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_MA990144

Collection Creator:

Vose Galleries of Boston  Search this

Container:

Box 18, Folder 17

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1928-1929

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

Reels 3936-3940: Authorization to publish, quote or reproduce requires written permission from an officer of the Vose Galleries. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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.

Collection Citation:

Vose Galleries of Boston records, circa 1876, 1890s-1996, bulk 1920s-1930s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution Collection Care Preservation Fund

See more items in:

Vose Galleries of Boston records

Vose Galleries of Boston records / Series 1: Correspondence

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-vosegall-ref1204