Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: McGurk, Jonce I. (Jonce Irwin), 1875-1947
| title | Jonce Irwin McGurk papers, circa 1893-1946 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Letters, writings, financial records, inventories including works in the collection of Percy A. Rockefeller, photographs, printed material documenting the sales and appraisals of works of art by private dealer Jonce Irwin McGurk. Among the correspondents are Percy A. Rockefeller, Eli Lilly, Marcella Hartley Dodge, Andrew Mellon, Gustave Weigand, Mrs. E.F. Hutton, Richard H. Pleasants, Francis P. Garvan, Alfred I. Dupont, Mantle Fielding, and others. |
| extent | 8.0 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Inventories Writings |
| access | Use requires an appointment. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/jonce-irwin-mcgurk-papers-11562 |
| acquisition information | Donated 2003 by Arluvene Thompson, whose husband is McGurk's great nephew. |
| updated | 06/20/2023 11:52:47 |
| .................................................................... | |
| title | Mantle Fielding Papers, 1902-1938 | repository | The Winterthur Library |
| description | Collection consists primarily of Fielding's study notes for Life and Works of Thomas Sully and Life Portraits of Washington. It includes 273 photographs of Sully portraits that correspond to the catalogue in Life Works of Thomas Sully; an incomplete set of proof pages from Life Works with comments made by Fielding; 23 letters from Lawrence Park to Fielding concerning Gilbert Stuart portraits; 14 letters from Thomas B. Clarke about Stuart's portraits of George Washington; (cont.) 125 pieces of correspondence from various individuals and galleries mostly pertaining to portraits of George Washington; a set of clippings, photographs, pages from gallery catalogs, and notes on American artists; a scrapbook with pictures from catalogs relating to European artists; 190 photographs of Washington portraits with notes that correspond to items listed in Life Portraits of Washington; 180 photographs, notes, and engravings that address Washington portraits done by unknown artists or that are of questionable attribution; proof pages for Life Portraits with some clippings about the book; and finally, an annotated copy of Fielding's Catalogue of Engraved Work of David Edwin, with miscellaneous notes and letters about it. Biography or history Mantle Fielding was an architect and authority on colonial painting. Born in New York City, the son of Mantle and Anna M. Stone, he was educated at the Germantown (Pa.) Academy. He graduated in 1883 and then studied architecture at MIT. After working as a draftsman and architect in Philadelphia, he launched an independent firm around 1886 that continued in operation until 1938. Fielding joined the T-square club in 1886. The first of Fielding's numerous publications in the field of art history appeared in 1904. His best known work, Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors, and Engravers, was first published in 1926. Fielding was married to Amy Reeve Williams; they had two children, Richard M. and Frances. For many years, they resided in Germantown. Fielding died at his home there at the age of 76. Location The Winterthur Library: Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, Winterthur, DE 19735. Call Number Col. 207 |
| extent | 7 boxes, 1 volume |
| formats | Notes Photographs Correspondence Clippings |
| access | Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply. |
| record link | http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/COL0207.htm |
| bibliography | Biddle, Edward and Mantle Fielding. The Life and Works of Thomas Sully (1873-1872). (Philadelphia: s.n., 1921). |
| record source | http://library.winterthur.org:8000/cgi-bin/webgw |
| finding aid | Item level finding-aid and name index available at this repository. |
| acquisition information | Catalogue .... of David Edwin transferred from Printed Books. Other items purchased from David Lucas. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:58 |
| .................................................................... | |
| title | Typed notes on the portraits of Franklin. | repository | The Frick Collection and Frick Art Research Library |
| description | Three letters. Call Number MS.050.045 |
| record source | https://library.frick.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/1qqhid8/alma991007239129707141 |
| finding aid | Not available. |
| updated | 10/28/2024 10:34:53 |
| .................................................................... | |