Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Fosburgh, Minnie Astor
| title | James Whitney Fosburgh papers, 1937-1978. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Correspondence, financial materials, exhibition materials, photographs, and printed materials. REEL 2156: Correspondence with Jacqueline Kennedy concerning the restoration of the White House, with friends concerning Fosburgh's portrait of John F. Kennedy for the cover of LIFE magazine, with Frederick Mortimer Clapp, and concerning an alumni exhibition at Yale; general correspondence; lists of works of art and addresses; f inancial material; press releases and clippings regarding the White House resotration; articles by Fosburgh; a catalog for the above mentioned exhibition at Yale University; and photographs of Fosburgh and his wife. UNMICROFILMED: Notes for lectures given by Fosburgh at the Frick Collection; notes and writings on art; and typescripts of published articles. Also included is a pilot's log book kept by Fosburgh. Bio / His Notes: Painter, portrait painter, and writer; New York, N.Y. |
| extent | 1.4 linear ft., reel 2156 |
| formats | Microfilm Correspondence Financial Records Exhibition Files Photographs |
| access | Use of unmicrofilmed materials requires an appointment and is limited to Washington, D.C. storage facility. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm copy. |
| record link | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/james-whitney-fosburgh-papers-8910 |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/james-whitney-fosburgh-papers-8910 |
| acquisition information | Donated 1981 by Leila Fosburgh Wilson, Fosburgh's sister. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:04 |
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