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Archives related to: Chapellier Galleries (New York, N.Y.)

titleChapellier Galleries collection of artists' papers, 1816-1972.
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionScrapbook of Irving Wiles containing many original letters and sketches glued in place; sketchbook of Robert Henri with loose sketches and one notebook containing some original sketches, also photocopies of sketches already removed, names of pupils, dates and amounts paid; letters, many illustrated, to William Merritt Chase from Robert Blum; a sketchbook of John F. Kensett; a copy of a book, RIP VAN WINKLE, illustrated by Everett Shinn.

REEL 439 AND SCANNED One photograph of William Merritt Chase and other in the Tile Club trip up the Hudson River, which was previously microfilmed under Photos of Artists I and has subsequently been scanned.
extent300 items (on 1 microfilm reel). reel N68-101
formatsScrapbooks Correspondence Works of Art Photographs Sketchbooks
accessPatrons must use microfilm copy.
record linkhttps://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/chapellier-galleries-collection-artists-papers-7379
record sourcehttp://www.siris.si.edu/
acquisition informationLent for microfilming 1968 by the Chapellier Galleries.
updated03/16/2023 10:29:44
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titleWiles Family Papers, 1850 – 1991
repositorySouthold Historical Society
descriptionThe collection is divided into six series: the Gladys and Irving Wiles Collection; Correspondence from Lemuel & Rachel to Irving; Correspondence of Irving & May with each other; Correspondence of Irving , Gladys, and William R. Jepson; Catalogs, Notebooks, Photos, & Drawings; and Additional Wiles Family Correspondence. The bulk of the collection pertains to the daily lives of the Wiles family, including thoughts on contemporary art of the period, exhibitions, teaching, private family matters, etc.

Of special note are two manuscripts listing works by both Lemuel and Irving over the course of their long careers. Some of the papers are brittle and should be handled with care.

Abstract
The Wiles family were a group of important American artists, mainly associated with the State of New York. Lemuel (1826-1905) was a noted Hudson River School painter while his son, Irving (1861-1905), and granddaughter, Gladys (1888-1983), became noted impressionist portrait painters.

Both Irving and Gladys achieved the rank of “N.A.” from the National Academy of Art and Design in New York, the highest ranking in American art. Lemuel’s wife, Rachel (1827-1898), was also a painter. The material ranges in date from 1850 – 1990.

extent3.0 Linear Feet, approx. 500 Items
formatsCorrespondence Photographs Drawings Notebooks Catalogs
accessThe Archives are open by appointment only. Collection is open for research.
record linkhttp://www.southoldhistoricalsociety.org/pdf/Inventory%20of%20the%20Wiles%20Family%20Papers.pdf
record sourcehttp://www.southoldhistoricalsociety.org
finding aidOnline and in repository.
updated11/12/2014 11:30:06
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