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Archives related to: Macbeth Gallery
| title | Macbeth Gallery records, 1838-1968 (bulk 1892-1953). | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | The records provide almost complete coverage of the gallery's operations from its inception in 1892 to its closing in 1953. Through extensive correspondence files, financial and inventory records, printed material, scrapbooks, reference and research material, and photographs of artists and works of art, the records document all aspects of the gallery's activities, charting William Macbeth's initial intention to lease his store "for the permanent exhibition and sale of American pictures" through over sixty years of success as a major New York firm devoted to American art. The collection measures 132.2 linear feet and dates from 1838 to 1968 with the bulk of the material dating from 1892 to 1953. Correspondence files form the bulk of the collection and records the day-to-day transactions of the gallery with artists, dealers, curators, and collectors. The correspondence found here documents all aspects of the gallery's activities including relationships with artists, arrangements for loans, consignments, and sales; the development of public and private collections; and the involvement of the gallery owners in the art community. In addition to general correspondence there is a group of correspondence that pertains directly to requests for gallery publications and a series of letterpress books containing five years of copies of the gallery's outgoing letters. The financial and shipping records provide a detailed record of the gallery's financial transactions through a variety of ledgers and account books. These records provide insight into art buying and collecting tendencies throughout the first half of the twentieth century. They also record the effect of fluctuations in the economy including the Depression of the 1930s. Records in this series can be used more effectively in conjunction with the card files in Series 3: Inventory Records. The information found here supports that found in Series 2: Financial and Shipping Records and consists of card files recording stock disposition and a series of stock books. The card files are an invaluable tool for tracking the artwork that passed through Macbeth's hands. Includes printed material published by Macbeth Gallery in addition to exhibition catalogs from other galleries and organizations, art publications, and loose magazine articles and news clippings. Publications represented are the Macbeth Gallery publications Art Notes and Biographical Notes in addition to a set of bound volumes, comprising an almost complete run of the pre-Civil War American art journal The Crayon. The scrapbooks are the collection's main source of Macbeth Gallery exhibition catalogs and related news clippings. They provide comprehensive coverage of the gallery's history and include material on day-to-day events at the gallery as well as important occasions such as the 1908 exhibition of "The Eight" and the gallery's fortieth, fiftieth and sixtieth anniversaries, news of the art world in general and some photographs. Due to their fragile nature, scrapbooks can be consulted only on microfilm. The reference files consist of reference and research files relating to American artists and containing material gathered over time by the Macbeths and Robert G. McIntyre. Several references are made in the gallery's outgoing correspondence to the fact that the gallery was compiling a summmary of ownership of paintings by the best known American artists. Documentation related to this endeavor can be found here in a folder of collection lists of artwork in private and public collections. Named artist files contain important information regarding the provenance of paintings, including some by Gilbert Stuart and Winslow Homer. Other material found here includes photographs of artwork, biographical information on the artists listed, scattered correspondence, clippings, notes, and copies of reference material from printed sources. Miscellaneous material contains transcripts of several lectures and essays written by Robert Macbeth, and an essay on Winslow Homer which he wrote for Living American Art. Also found here is a folder containing notes for a lecture on Israeli art by Robert G. McIntyre; an original drawing and a print by Robert W. Weir; and a transcript allegedly of excerpts from the journal of Marsden Hartley apparently transcribed by an unknown member of the Macbeth Gallery staff. The remaining materials found here are miscellaneous business records of Robert G. McIntyre. The photographs include a rich collection of images of many of the artists whose work was handled by the Macbeth Gallery, as well as photos of the gallery and the artwork. A substantial number of the photographs are original silver gelatin and platinum prints; there are also several daguerrotypes and an original photo postcard. Many of the photographs are autographed and some are addressed to the gallery. The artist most heavily represented in the photograph files is Winslow Homer. The photographs of artists have been digitally scanned and may be viewed on the AAA Digital Collections Database. I. Correspondence, 1838-1968. II. Financial and Shipping Records, 1892-1956. III. Inventory Records, 1892-ca. 1957. IV. Printed Material, 1838-1963. V. Scrapbooks, 1892-1952. VI. Reference Files, 1839-1959. VII. Miscellaneous Files, 1912-1956. VIII. Photographs, ca. 1880-1968. |
| extent | Total: 132.2 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 194 reels) reels NMc1-NMc81, 439-441, 2820-2823 & 3091-3092 reels 2564-2667 & 3094 |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Inventories Scrapbooks Clippings |
| access | Use requires an appointment. Scrapbooks: Fragile; 14 of the 20 originals closed; researchers must use microfilm reels NMc1 - NMc4 for access. |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/macbeth-gallery-records-9703 |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | Reels NMc 1-NMc 81, 2564-2667, 2820-2823, & 3094: Finding Aid available at AAA offices. Electronic finding aid available at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/findingaids/macbgal.htm |
| acquisition information | Material on reels NMc 1-NMc 81, 2564-2667, 2820-2823, 3094 & unmicrofilmed portions donated in several installments, 1955-1966, by Robert G. McIntyre and estate. McIntyre was the last owner of the Macbeth Gallery and nephew of William Macbeth. Material on reels 3091-3092 donated 1974 by Phoebe C. and William Macbeth II, grandchildren of William Macbeth. All former accessions were merged and reprocessed in 2004; the arrangement of the collection does not match the microfilmed materials. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:45 |
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| title | John Quinn ledgers, 1909-1924. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Ledgers detailing the art purchases of John Quinn. Entries include the Association of American Painters and Sculptors listing purchases from the Armory Show, February to June 1913, of works by Cezanne, Renoir, Raymond Villon-Duchamp, Andre Derain, Jules Pascin, Odilon Redon, Walt Kuhn, Jacques Villon and others. Also entered are purchases from Alfred Stieglitz's Photo-Secession Gallery for paintings by Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Severini and Stanton Macdonald-Wright. Purchases from art dealers include M. Knoedler & Co. (for works by Morton Schamberg), Montross Gallery (for works by Arthur B. Davies, Maurice Pendergast, Walt Kuhn, Charles Sheeler, Max Weber), William Macbeth Gallery, Durand Ruel & Sons, and Ambroise Vollard. Other entries of note include those for Jacob Epstein, one for Tiffany Studios detailing extensive refurbishing and refinishing of numerous items of furniture, and one for the Penguin Club enumerating the cost incurred for the installation of the VORTICIST EXHIBITION. |
| extent | 2 v. (ca. 390 p. on 1 microfilm reel) |
| formats | Microfilm |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | None |
| acquisition information | Lent for microfilming 1986 by Thomas F. Conroy, Quinn's nephew by marriage. Mr. Conroy intends to donate these papers to the New York Public Library where the John Quinn Memorial Collection is housed. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:52 |
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| title | Robert G. McIntyre papers, 1903-1957. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Letters, research correspondence, sketchbooks, watercolor sketch, typescripts, and snapshots. REEL 3092: Eight letters from McIntyre's uncle, William Macbeth, regarding business at the Macbeth Gallery, 1909; letters of condolence upon the death of Robert Macbeth, 1940; research correspondence for MARTIN JOHNSON HEADE (1949), 1944-1950; 3 sketchbooks, ca. 1946-1957, containing pencil sketches; a watercolor sketch; typescripts of articles; lectures and notes; and snapshots of McIntyre with family and friends. REEL D10: Research material, including a letter to Benhaim Newhouse from Albert Rosenthal about Henry Inman; a letter to McIntyre from Francis Peabody Colburn enclosing a photograph of himself [photograph also appears on reel 1817 with AAA's Photographs of Artists-Collection II]; letters from Jon Corbino and from William James, both with photographic portaits; correspondence with E.P. Richardson concerning various donations made to the Archives of American Art; and material on portraits by Gilbert Stuart. UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence with McIntyre's mother, wife and relatives, 1903-1930. REEL 1817 AND SCANNED One photograph of Felicia Meyer (wife of Reginald Marsh), was previously microfilmed under Photos of Artists I and subsequently scanned and returned to the McIntyre papers. Co-Creator: Macbeth, William, 1851-1917 Rosenthal, Albert, 1863-1939 Colburn, Francis Peabody, 1909- Corbino, Jon, 1905-1964 James, William, 1882-1961 |
| extent | 1.4 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 1 reel) reels D10, 1817 (fr. 310-311) and 3092 |
| formats | Microfilm Correspondence Sketchbooks Typescript Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | All material donated 1955-1962 by McIntyre and the McIntyre Estate. Photograph of Colburn on reel D10 also microfilmed in 1980 (reel 1817) with AAA's Photographs of Artists Collection Two. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:52 |
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| title | William Macbeth papers, 1870-1919. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | A family genealogy; four diaries in which Macbeth describes his family, life and work in Ireland, travelling to the U.S., working for Frederick Keppel and Co., his courtship to Jessie Walker, travels, starting the Macbeth Gallery, and other routine matters; two travel journals from European trips, an obituary from AMERICAN ART NEWS, and a clipping. The diaries and journals contain notes by Macbeth's granddaughter, Phoebe C. Macbeth. |
| extent | 0.2 linear ft. (9 items on partial microfilm reel). roll 3091 |
| formats | Diaries |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated by Macbeth's grandchildren, Phoebe C. Macbeth and William Macbeth,II |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:52 |
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| title | Edwin Coupland Shaw papers, 1864-1937. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Correspondence with dealers, artists, museums, publishers, photography studios, and others regarding art purchases, loans, and Shaw's collection; and 16 v. of scrapbooks containing photographs, letters, and biographical information on artists. Much of the correspondence with artists relates to Shaw's requests for the information which was then used in the scrapbooks. Also included is one volume compiled in 1947 outlining the contents of the scrapbooks. 16 vol. of scrapbooks, 1864-1930, relating to artists represented in Shaw's collection, containing letters, many from artists, photographs of artists and their work, biographical data, clippings and articles, and comments on their work; and 1 v., "Notes: Edwin C. Shaw Collection of Paintings," compiled in 1947, and annotated "Used at Women's Art League Meeting at Miss Shaw's in 1947 by Mrs. [Jane S.] Barnhardt, who compiled it, and then given to the Art Institute Library," containing an outline of the contents of the 16 v. of scrapbooks. Artists represented in the scrapbooks include J. Carroll Beckwith, Frank W. Benson, Ralph Blakelock, Emil Carlsen, William Merritt Chase, Timothy Cole, Elliott Daingerfield, Cyrus B. Dallin, Charles Davis, Warren Davis, Gleb Derujinsky, Charles M. Dewey, Thomas W. Dewing, Paul Dougherty, Frank Duveneck, Charles Eaton, Frederick Frieseke, George Fuller, Lillian Genth, Childe Hassam, Charles Hawthorne, William Morris Hunt, George Inness, John Johansen, Isidore Konti, John La Farge, William Lathrop, Frederick MacMonnies, Hermon A. MacNeil, Willard Metcalf, Herman Dudley Murphy, J. Francis Murphy, A. Phimister Proctor, Henry Ward Ranger, William Ritschel, Felix Russmann, Albert P. Ryder, Eugenie F. Shonnard, Lars Gustaf Sellstedt, Elliot Torrey, Dwight Tryon, Helen M. Turner, John Twachtman, Elihu Vedder, Bessie P. Vonnoh, Robert Vonnoh, Horatio Walker, J. Alden Weir, Frederick Ballard Williams, Henry Wolf and "The Ten." Correspondence, ca. 1916-1941, concerning art acquisitions with dealers Erwin S. Barrie of Grand Central Art Galleries; Thomas Whipple Dunbar; Frederic Newlin Price and T.H. Russell of Ferargil Galleries; W. Frank Purdy of the Gorham Co. Dept. of Sculpture and later the School of American Sculpture; D.H. Hatfield of Hatfield ? Thomas Gerrity of M. Knoedler ? Robert Macbeth, Robert McIntyre and Henry Miller of the Macbeth Gallery; Albert Milch of E.? Newman Montross of Montross Gallery; J.E. Batts of the Thurber Art Galleries; Robert C. Vose of R.C. ? Howard Young of Howard Young Galleries; and J.W. Young; correspondence with artists and/or their families requesting the artist's portrait, biographical information and background, including letters from Elliot Daingerfield, Charles Dewey, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, John C. Johansen, Willard Leroy Metcalf, Hervey W. Minns, Hermann Dudley Murphy, A.P. Proctor, Eugenie Shonnard, Elliot Torrey, Dwight W. Tryon, Helen M. Turner, and Horatio Walker, and the families of J. Carroll Beckwith, George Inness, Lars Gustaf Sellstedt, John Henry Twachtman and J. Alden Weir; correspondence with the Dayton Art Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art regarding works lent for exhibition; with publisher Frederic Fairchild Sherman; with photography studios; and other miscellaneous. correspondence. |
| extent | 3 microfilm reels. |
| formats | Microfilm |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/edwin-coupland-shaw-papers-8467 |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | Finding aid describing materials in the scrapbooks for each artist is available at AAA offices. |
| acquisition information | Lent for microfilming 1976 and 1992 by the Akron Art Museum. Shaw bequethed his art collection and papers to the Museum, then named the Akron Art Institute. Original or duplicate materials: Originals in the Akron Art Museum. |
| updated | 11/01/2017 15:29:41 |
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| title | Collection of Macbeth Gallery exhibition checklists and newspaper clippings, (bulk 1906-1935). | repository | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| description | Collection of checklists (pamphlets, folded sheets, and broadsides) of exhibitions of the works of contemporary American painters, including one-person exhibitions for Paul Dougherty, Katherine S. Dreier, Frederick Frieseke, Childe Hassam, Robert Henri, George Inness, Joseph Pennell, Chauncey F. Ryder and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Vol. 3 includes 7 newspaper clippings (1930-1935) about the Gallery. Bio/History: Founded in 1892 by William Macbeth and continued by his son, Robert W. Macbeth, the Gallery was the first to be devoted exclusively to the work of American artists, holding annual exhibitions of thirty paintings by thirty artists. Originally located at 237 Fifth Avenue in New York City, the Gallery moved to 450 Fifth Avenue in 1906, then to 15 East 57th Street in 1924, opening an annex at 19 East 57th Street in 1933 before relocating to smaller quarters at 11 East 57th Street in 1935. LOCATION / CALL NUMBER Watson Library Bookcage N8655.N48 M33 1906-1944 v.1 1906-1922 Watson Library Bookcage N8655.N48 M33 1906-1944 v.2 1923-1929 Watson Library Bookcage N8655.N48 M33 1906-1944 v.3 1930-1944 |
| extent | 4 v. (164 items) : ill. ; 26 cm. or smaller. |
| formats | Ephemera Exhibition Catalogs Clippings Microfilm |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://library.metmuseum.org/record=b1328592~S1 |
| finding aid | Electronic reproductions available via the internet at http://arcade.nyarc.org, or http://library.metmuseum.org/ |
| acquisition information | Volumes were disbound and the contents rehoused in three boxes and one portfolio. Macbeth Gallery exhibition checklists and pamphlets digital project at Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:52 |
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| title | Jon Corbino artist file. | repository | Whitney Museum Library |
| description | The Library continues to add material to its files, including articles, biographies, bibliographies, photographs, reviews, small catalogs, invitations, and correspondence. Includes obituary from NY Herald-Tribune and small catalogs from Rehn Gallery and Kleemann Galleries. Also a list of paintings sold by Macbeth Gallery, 1943. Bio/History: The vertical files of the Whitney Library originated with the Museum's founding in 1930 and include research materials on 20th century American art. Central to the collection are the files of the American Art Research Council, an agency administered by the Whitney Museum between 1942 and 1948, in cooperation with thirty museums and university art departments, to document and authenticate American art. The library now serves as a repository for the AARC records. The Council compiled records of the works of leading American artists, including information as to medium, size, signature, date, history, owners, exhibitions, reproductions and auction sales. |
| extent | 1 folder. |
| formats | Ephemera Inventories Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:57 |
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| title | Vose Galleries of Boston records, circa 1876, 1890s-1996, bulk 1920s-1930s. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | 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 the 1920s-1930s and, lesser so, from 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. 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. Bio / His Notes: Vose Galleries (founded 1841) is a long time family run art gallery based in the Boston, Mass. area. Additional forms: Materials lent for microfilming on reels B1, 2380, 4593-4594, and 4909 available for use at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Reels 3936-3940 available for use only at Archives of American Art offices. Loc. of Assoc. Material: From 1965-1994, Vose Galleries of Boston loaned materials to the Archives of American Art for microfilming which are available on microfilm reels B1, 2380, 3936-3940, 4593-4594, and 4909 and by interlibrary loan. These materials were returned after microfilming and not included in later donations from the gallery. 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, and containing clippings and handwritten lists. Reel 2380 contains 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 contain 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. 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. Cite as: Vose Galleries of Boston records, circa 1876, 1890s-1996, bulk 1920s-1930s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. |
| extent | 25.6 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Photographs Scrapbooks Financial Records Microfilm |
| access | REELS 3936-3940: ACCESS RESTRICTED; written permission required. Microfilmed portion must be consulted on microfilm. Use of unmicrofilmed portion requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. storage facility. Reels 3936-3940: Authorization to publish, quote or reproduce requires written permission from an officer of the Vose Galleries, 238 Newbury St., Boston, Mass.02116 |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | Index to clippings on reels 4593-4594 is available at AAA offices. |
| acquisition information | Scrapbooks on reel B1 lent for microfilming by the Vose Galleries, 1955. Photographs on reel 2380 lent for microfilming, 1981, and unfilmed material donated by the Vose Galleries, 1965 through 1995, including 4 ft. of clippings microfilmed on reels 4593-4594. The clippings were originally compiled by Sibbie Marsh, long-time gallery assistant, and then by Robert C. Vose, Jr. after he joined the firm, circa 1931. The scrapbook on reel 4909 was lent for microfilming 1994. Account books and other records on reels 3936-3940 were processed and microfilmed by the Getty Art History Information Program in 1987; the film was donated by the Getty although the records are retained by Vose. Continuing additions to the records are transferred to the Archives by Robert C. Vose, Jr. as he finishes his use of them in writing a lengthy series of vignettes from the firm's history. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:57 |
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| title | Lorenzo James Hatch and Hatch family papers, 1902-1937. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Letters, 1908-1914, from Lorenzo Hatch, his wife Grace, her sister Effie Harrison, and Hatch's son, Harrison, to family members, written during their years in Peking, China where Hatch was hired to create and establish a currency printing agency for the government. Topics include their introduction to the emperor and empress and their experiences during the 1911 Revolution. Also included are personal photographs, 1908-ca.1920, primarily of the Hatch family in China; examples of currency designed by Hatch; newspapers clippings and a catalog for an exhibition of Hatch's paintings at Macbeth Gallery, 1937. |
| extent | 1.2 linear ft. |
| formats | Clippings Correspondence Exhibition Catalogs Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/lorenzo-james-hatch-and-hatch-family-papers-10222 |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 1989 by Janet Young Brockmoller, Hatch's grandniece. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:57 |
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| title | Charles Webster and Marion Campbell Hawthorne papers, 1870-1983. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Correspondence of Charles and Marion Hawthorne, their son Joseph and his wife Hazel Hawthorne; photographs of Hawthorne family and Cape Cod School of Art; printed material; exhibition records; diary pages; and a drawing reflect activities of influential painting instructor Charles Hawthorne, his school, the Cape Cod School of Art, and publications by his wife and son about him. The correspondence includes letters from Europe, 1898 and later letters pertaining to the Cape Cod School of Art, ca. 1910-1930. Among the photographs are two of Hawthorne instructing an art class, one of artists' model Joy Stillman, 1927, one of Hawthorne's home, which he used as a studio, one of his student Julie Morrow de Forest, and one of a bust of Hawthorne by Albin Polasek. Also found are research files on Charles by Joseph, Hawthorne, ca. 1961, and printed material from Provincetown Art Association and American Academy of Art. 114 photographs, 1870's-1930, of Hawthorne, his family, friends (including William Paxton and Abbott H. Thayer), art classes, models, his studio, home and views of Provincetown. In addition there are an etching by Marion C. Hawthorne; a memorial catalog; a photographic self-portrait, and a printed reproduction. 35 photographs, including Charles and Marion Hawthorne, their residence, classes taught by Charles Hawthorne, Provincetown, Mass.; and a study for a painting by Joy Stillman, a student of Charles Hawthorne. Also included are 4 printed announcements for classes. Pages from Marion C. Hawthorne's diary, 1911 and 1928-1929; letters from Marion to her parents and correspondence between Charles and Marion, and with Joseph, undated and ca. 1900-1932; letters from the Macbeth Gallery, ca. 1909-1923; a letter from John Gellatly, 1907; a copy of a letter from Abbott H. Thayer, 1916; and letters from others. Some of the letters are annotated by Joseph Hawthorne. Biographical material on Charles and Marion Hawthorne; correspondence, 1902-1978; financial records, 1901-1902 and 1928-1930; photographs of the Hawthorne family and the Cape Cod School of Art, ca. 1899-1930s, newspaper clippings, ca. 1918-1984; writings on Charles by Marion and Joseph; a drawing of Charles, 1907; price lists for jewelry, undated; a notebook kept by Harry N. Campbell, director of the Cape Cod School of Art, regarding art supplies for the school; biographical studies about Charles by Joseph, ca. 1980's; lists of names and addresses by Marion; and exhibition catalogs and Cape Cod School catalogs, 1913 and 1926. Photographs and slides of Hawthorne's work, including photos from an album attributed to Peter A. Juley. Among the photos is one of Charles taken by Carolyn Geiger, ca. 1928 (a similar copy is filmed reel D38, fr. 306-307); and a chronological list of Hawthorne's correspondence in an unknown hand; and miscellaneous correspondence. Bio/History: Painters; Provincetown, Mass.; Marion, b. 1870, d. 1945; Charles, b. 1872, d. 1930. |
| extent | 2.2 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 6 reels) |
| formats | Correspondence Photographs Diaries Microfilm Printed Materials |
| access | Microfilmed portion must be consulted on microfilm. Use of unmicrofilmed portion requires an appointment |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/charles-webster-and-marion-campbell-hawthorne-papers-9007 |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Material on reels D38, 2788 and 2884-85 was lent for microfilming in 1961 and 1982 by Joseph Hawthorne, son of Marion and Charles Hawthorne. Joseph later donated the previously microfilmed material in 1993, except for majority of frames 1-51 and all of frames 975-1923 on reel D38 which he retained. The material on reel 1435 was lent for microfilming in 1978 by the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, which had received it from Joseph Hawthorne. Hazel Hawthorne, Joseph's widow, donated additional material, reel 5113 and unfilmed, in 1995. Location of Original: Reel D38 (fr. 1-51): Originals returned to Joseph Hawthorne after microfilming. Reel 1435: Originals returned to The Provincetown Art Association and Museum after microfilming. |
| updated | 12/22/2014 15:26:18 |
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| title | Constance Richardson letters from E.P. Richardson and others, 1935-1957. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Letters to Constance Richardson, most from her husband E.P. Richardson (unmicrofilmed), 1942, and condolence letters she received upon his death in 1985. The remainder relate to Richardson's own painting career. UNMICROFILMED: 41 letters and 5 postcards from E.P. Richardson to Constance, whom he refers to as "Dearest treasure," My Darling," or other terms of endearment, 1937-1950, written while travelling in his capacity as curator and director at the Detroit Institute of Art, from Holland, Massachusetts, Ottawa, London, Michigan and other cities. Many are from 1942 while Richardson resided in the Hotel Bellevue in Beacon Hill, Mass., regarding painter Washington Allston. In addition to Allston, he mentions Amy Lowell, Coleridge, Carlos Lopez, Sadakichi Hartmann, the Bertoias, among others. He also reflects on the war with Japan and other current events of the 1940s, but most letters are of a personal nature concerning their relationship or his remarks on his colleagues. Richardson mentions many of the paintings he was trying to acquire for the Institute. The 1985-1986 correspondence consists of letters of condolence to Constance. Some letters enclose clippings; most envelopes are annotated by Constance regarding their contents. REEL 267: Letters mostly from Hazel J. Lewis of Macbeth Gallery concerning the sale and exhibition of Richardson's paintings. Also included are catalogs; financial records; and clippings. REEL 3470: Letters to Richardson from: the Hoosier Salon Patrons Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, requesting her painting "Hot Sun"; from Edith Wilkinson, daughter of Sanford Gifford, May 18 and 31, 1952; and from Lloyd Goodrich, October 19, 1955 and Robert O. Parks, November 4, 1955, commending her exhibition at Wildensteins. REEL D10: A letter from Sigfried F. Aram, written on a menu for Cafe Geiger, undated; and an extra dinner menu from Cafe Geiger, New York City. Bio / His Notes: Painter; Detroit, Mich. Married Edgar P. Richardson, who was a director of the Detroit Institute of Arts (1945-1962) and founder of the Archives of American Art. |
| extent | 0.4 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 3 reels) reels D10, 267, 3470 |
| formats | Correspondence Postcards Microfilm |
| access | Microfilmed portion must be consulted on microfilm. Use of unmicrofilmed portion requires an appointment and is limited to AAA's Washington, D.C. storage facility. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 1960 and 1986 by Constance C. Richardson. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:57 |
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| title | Jay H. Connaway papers, 1896-1979. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Biographical material; correspondence of Jay H. and Louise B. Connaway, 1922-1979, with the Macbeth Gallery, Edna and Frank Spencer, friends, students of Jay Connaway Art School, and others; notes; sketches, sketchbooks, and oil paintings; financial material; files of the Southern Vermont Art Center; scrapbooks containing printed material; letters and photographs; correspondence from the Veteran's Administration regarding Connaway's students studying under the G.I. Bill; photographs and photograph albums of Connaway, his family, and works of art; printed material; 12 tapes (5") of Jay and Louise Connaway and others discussing their careers, and a partially transcribed interview (19 p.) of Jay Connaway conducted by his wife, Louise Connaway, October 1969; and miscellany. ADDITION: 50 oil paintings and sketches by Connaway; 1 oil sketch by Fritz Talbot; letters, including condolence letters; income tax returns; lists of expenses; minutes of trustees' meetings of Southern Vermont Art Center (1960-1967): and printed material. Bio / His Notes: Painter, instructor; Monhegen Island, Maine. |
| extent | 15.1 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Notes Sketches Photographs Printed Materials |
| access | Unmicrofilmed; use requires an appointment and is limited to Washington, D.C. storage facility. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 1978-1992 by Louise B. Connaway, widow of Jay Connaway, and Connaways' daughter, Leonebel M. Connaway. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:57 |
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| title | Rockwell Kent papers, [circa 1840]-1993, bulk 1935-1961 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Correspondence, manuscripts, printed matter, art work, and photographs that provide comprehensive coverage of Kent's career as a painter, illustrator, designer, writer, lecturer, traveler, political activist, and dairy farmer. Voluminous personal and professional correspondence with his three wives, five children, and other relatives, as well as with literally hundreds of friends--both lifelong and of brief duration--illuminates Kent's private life and contributes to understanding of his complex character. Among the many correspondents of note are: his wives Kathleen Whiting Kent, Frances Lee Kent, and Shirley (Sally) Johnstone Kent Gorton; his art teachers William Merritt Chase, Robert Henri, and Kenneth Hayes Miller; fellow artists Elmer Adler, Tom Cleland, Arthur B. Davies, Hugo Gellert, Harry Gottleib, Marsden Hartley, Charles Keller, and Ruth Reeves; collectors Duncan Phillips and Dan Burne Jones; critics J. E. Chamberlain and Walter Pach; and dealers Charles Daniel, Felix Wildenstein, and Macbeth Galleries. Kent corresponded with such diverse people as Arctic explorers Peter Freuchen, Knud Rasmussen, and Vilhjalmar Steffanson; composer Carl Ruggles and songwriters Lee Hays and Pete Seeger; civil rights pioneers Paul Robeson and Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois; writers Bayard Boyesen, Scott and Helen Nearing, and Louis Untermeyer; and art historian and print curator Carl Zigrosser. Kent's interest and involvement in the labor movement are reflected in correspondence with officials and members of a wide variety and large number of unions and related organizations, among them: the Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Union of America, Farmers' Union of the New York Milk Shed, International Workers Order, National Maritime Union, and United Office and Professional Workers of America. Of special interest is his participation, often in leadership roles, in various attempts to organize artists. Files on the American Artists' Congress, Artists League of America, The Artists Union, United American Artists, and United Scenic Artists contain particularly valuable material on the movement. A supporter of New Deal efforts to aid artists, Kent was actively interested in the various programs and often was critical of their limitations; he advocated continuing federal aid to artists after the Depression abated. Iincluded within the collection is correspondence with the Federal Arts Project, Federal Fine Arts Project, Federal Writers' Project, and the War Department, as well as correspondence with the Citizens' Committee for Government Art Projects and President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the subject. Manuscripts include "Rockwellkentiana," "Greenland Journal," "To Thee!," "Of Men and Mountains," "A Voyager's Log, Part II," and final chapters of his autobiography, "Its Me O Lord," covering the period after publication in 1955 until just before his death in 1971. Also included are various articles, speeches, radio addresses, book and exhibition reviews, catalog essays, and poems by Kent. Printed matter including publications and exhibition posters; news clippings about Kent, and articles written and or illustrated by Kent; also, clipping files on subjects of interest to him. Art work consists of drawings, prints, and sketches including work done in Greenland, and set designs for the Benjamin Britten opera "Peter Grimes." Also included are drawings by children. Photographs are of works of art by Kent, places visited by Kent, Kent and family (including portraits by Arnold Genthe, ca. 1920, and Carl Van Vechten, ca. 1930), and miscellaneous subjects including: "Direction" and other boats, home and Asgaard farm, Eskimo artifacts, and whales. See also unmicrofilmed addition. Also included is a reel of 35mm motion picture film, 3 min., no sound, b&w (transferred to video) of Kent in Greenland?, showing dog sled, Kent and family?, and village scenes. Bio / His Notes: Painter, printmaker, illustrator, designer, and commercial artist. Kent also pursued careers as as a writer, professional lecturer, and dairy farmer. He travelled extensively, and was a political activist who supported the causes of organized labor, civil liberties, civil rights, anti-Fascism, and peace and friendship with the Soviet Union. |
| extent | 88 linear ft. (on 106 microfilm reels) Addition: 1.7 linear ft. reels 5153-5256 |
| formats | Microfilm Manuscript Printed Materials Correspondence X rays |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. Permission to quote, reproduce or publish may be needed from Plattsburgh State University of New York art museum. |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/rockwell-kent-papers-9557/more |
| record source | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/rockwell-kent-papers-9557 |
| finding aid | Both on site at the repository, Archives of American Art, and on its web site. |
| acquisition information | Donated 1969 and 1971 by Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell Kent, and in 1996 by Shirley (Sally) Kent Gorton. Funding for the processing, microfilming, and publication of the finding aid was provided by The Henry Luce Foundation. Additional photos, art works and writings were donated 2001 by the Shirley Gorton Johnstone estate. |
| updated | 12/15/2014 12:12:20 |
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| title | Elliot Orr papers, 1910-1984. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | 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. Bio / His Notes: 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. |
| extent | 1.4 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 2 reels) reels D23 and 497 |
| formats | Microfilm Works of Art Exhibition Catalogs Correspondence Photographs |
| access | Microfilmed portion must be consulted on microfilm. Use of unmicrofilmed portion requires an appointment |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | 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. Location of Original: Reel D23 (letters, typescript, and catalog): Originals returned to the lender, Elliot Orr, after microfilming. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:57 |
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| title | Macbeth Gallery exhibition checklists and pamphlets | repository | The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library |
| description | Electronic reproductions of exhibition check lists and pamphlets held in the Frick Art Reference Library are available via http://arcade.nyarc.org. 453 items are available via the online catalog, 285 can be consulted at The Frick Collection & Frick Art Reference Library, and 168 can be consulted at the Thomas J. Watson Library at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
| extent | 453 items |
| formats | Electronic Resource |
| access | These records are open for research under the conditions of The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives access policy. Contact the Archives Department for further information at archives@frick.org |
| acquisition information | Macbeth Gallery exhibition checklists and pamphlets digital project at Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| updated | 11/29/2022 15:55:27 |
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| title | Miscellaneous art exhibition catalog collection, 1813-1953, bulk 1915-1925 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | The collection comprises circa 770 items, dating from 1813-1953, the bulk of which are exhibition catalogs from New York City art galleries for the first two decades of the twentieth century, representing exhibitions of mainly modernist art. Catalogs for exhibitions held in Boston (mainly pre-1900) and a few other cities are also present. Included are several rare catalogs, notably one for the "Eight" held at Macbeth Gallery in 1908. Besides catalogs, the collection also contains exhibition announcements, gallery publications, and other printed material. The collection is especially relevant for the study of early American modernism, and is useful in understanding the role of art galleries, exhibitions, the art market, and the exhibition catalog itself, in American art. Historical Note: In 1979, the American Antiquarian Society donated approximately 1,500 exhibition catalogs and art-related printed material to the Archives of American Art (AAA). The Society had received most of them over a long period of time, many of them addressed to the director, Charles Brigham. For several years subsequent to the donation, AAA sporadically added exhibition catalogs to the collection from various sources. Some of these additions are annotated in the hand of Walt Kuhn and are presumed to have been part of his papers in the Archives. |
| extent | 4.4 linear feet |
| formats | Exhibition Catalogs |
| access | Use of original papers requires an appointment. |
| record source | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/miscellaneous-art-exhibition-catalog-collection-9520 |
| acquisition information | The bulk of the collection was donated 1979 by the American Antiquarian Society, who presumably assembled them from various sources. Others were received individually, while many are annotated in the hand of Walt Kuhn and are presumed to have originally been part of his papers in the Archives. In 2005, additional catalogs were integrated, some of which are presumed to have been removed from various collections over the years. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:17 |
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