Archives of American Art

Research material on Scott Leighton

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.bainsher
Creators:
Bain, Sherwood E., 1922-
Dates:
1977-1982
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Research material on artist Scott Leighton compiled by Sherwood Bain in preparation for an article published in ANTIQUES magazine, 1978.
Scope and Contents
Included are correspondence about Leighton and his paintings; card files and research notes on Leighton's paintings; a biographical sketch written by Bain; photocopies of articles about Leighton; exhibition catalogs; a research file on artist Delbert Dana Coombs; and photographs and negatives of Leighton's works, his grave, and home.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Sherwood Bain is a stockbroker and amateur art historian residing in Boston. Scott Leighton (full name Nicholas Winfield Leighton) was an animal painter who first worked in Portland, Maine, and periodically worked with Currier & Ives after his move to Boston in 1875.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1991 by Sherwood Bain.

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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Animals in art Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Animals in art Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Animal painters -- Massachusetts -- Boston Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Leighton, Scott, 1848-1898 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Coombs, Delbert Dana, 1850-1938 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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