Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Suhr, William, 1896-1984
| title | William Suhr papers, ca. 1846-2003, bulk 1928-1982 | repository | The Getty Research Institute |
| description | The collection provides fairly comprehensive coverage of Suhr’s activities and achievements as a paintings conservator including documentation on the most notable paintings that Suhr treated. The restoration photographs of many paintings in American museums (especially in Cincinnati, Cleveland, San Francisco, and Toledo) and private collections are frequently annotated with restoration information, and Suhr’s original treatment notes are also integrated with these photographs. The photographs are followed by clippings files. The collection also contains business papers, including correspondence, account ledgers, goods received receipts, date books, and the log of his photographer, Mr. Gray, in New York; articles about Suhr, a sound recording of a biographical interview of Suhr, and a filmed interview with Suhr made for the Detroit Institure of Arts; personal papers including documentation about Suhr’s family, his efforts to formalize his immigration status and his activities during World War II; and documentation of Suhr’s own art work in the form of photographs, transparencies and exhibition notices. Biographical or Historical Notes: An American paintings conservator trained in Berlin, William Suhr was conservator for the Detroit Institute of Arts for seven years, and for the Frick Collection for over 40 years. |
| extent | 97.5 linear ft. (169 boxes) |
| formats | Photographs Correspondence Financial Records Ephemera Notes |
| access | Open for use by qualified researchers, except for unreformatted audio visual materials. |
| record link | http://archives2.getty.edu:8082/xtf/view?docId=ead/870697/870697.xml |
| record source | http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cat132939 |
| finding aid | Unpublished finding aid; available in the repository; folder-level control. Preliminary inventory available in the repository; folder-level control. Online inventory, SUHR, available on the repository’s STAR system for item-level access to negatives. |
| acquisition information | Accession Number: 870697 |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:48 |
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| title | William Suhr Conservation Ledgers, 1938–1957 | repository | The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library |
| description | Two ledgers succinctly record the conservation work William Suhr completed from 1938 to 1957. Each entry consists of the date the artwork was received, owner of artwork, the artist and title, conservation treatment performed, the amount charged, and the date completed. In addition to his work for the Frick, Suhr's clientele included prominent collectors, dealers, and museums. Volume one dates from 1938 to 1945 and volume two dates from 1945-1957. The first entry for a Frick work is on December 19, 1938 for Frans Hals' "Portrait of a Woman" and the latest entry for a Frick work is October 1957 for a Pietà attributed to the School of Avignon. Location Frick Archives Call Number MS.018 |
| extent | 0.25 Linear feet (2 volumes) |
| access | These records are open for research by appointment under the conditions of The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives Access Policy. For all inquiries or to schedule an appointment, please contact the Archives Department at archives@frick.org. |
| record source | https://library.frick.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/1qqhid8/alma991007473299707141 |
| updated | 09/01/2022 11:11:00 |
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