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Archives related to: William Clausen Galleries
| title | William Clausen Galleries Letters received, 1896-1918. |
| repository | The Getty Research Institute |
| description | The letters contain discussions of sale prices and commissions; exhibitions at the Clausen galleries; the packing, transport, and delivery of art works (many of them portraits); and the design and manufacture of frames, as Clausen apparently made frames as well. Among the 90 artists represented, several were prominent portraitists and landscape painters of their time, including Emil Carlsen, Henry Mosler, John Francis Murphy, Walter L. Palmer, Henry R. Poore, and Irving R. Wiles. Biographical and Historical Notes William Clausen established his galleries in New York City in 1889, in part to encourage American collectors to buy works by American artists. |
| extent | ca. 293 items. |
| formats | Financial Records Exhibition Files Business Papers Correspondence |
| access | Open for use by qualified researchers. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cat268965 |
| record source | http://library.getty.edu/vwebv/searchBasic |
| finding aid | Unpublished inventory available in the repository; item-level control. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:33 |
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| title | [Letters], 1906, Scarboro, Maine [to] William Clausen, New York. |
| repository | Haverford College Library |
| description | Concern the sale and treatment of his painting, Hound & Hunter, for which Mr. Clausen paid $1000. Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910. Clausen, William. |
| extent | 4 items ; 23 x 15 cm. or smaller. |
| formats | Telegram |
| access | For use in library only |
| record source | http://library.haverford.edu/ |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:47 |
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