Archives of American Art

Charles Avery Aiken papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.aikechar
Creators:
Aiken, Charles Avery, 1872-1965
Dates:
1872-1965
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2.4 Linear feet
(480 items)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Correspondence; a financial record book; bank statements, bills and receipts; writings and notes, including notes on artists; a pencil drawing on vellum of a woman playing a cello; exhibition catalogs and announcements; 3 guestbooks, two of them from the Fifteen Gallery, New York City; transcripts of 3 radio interviews; and printed materials, 1940-1943 and undated, relating to the American Water Color Society, periodicals, and clippings.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter; Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1965 by Charles Avery Aitken.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Keywords

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Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Fifteen Gallery (New York, N.Y.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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