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Archives of American Art
Albert Winslow Barker selected papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.barkalbe
- Creators:
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Barker, Albert W. (Albert Winslow), 1874-1947
- Dates:
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1903-1947
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Microfilm reels2 linear feet on 2 microfilm reels
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The microfilmed Albert Winslow Barker selected papers contain biographical information, including resumes and a typescript by Barker's wife; correspondence with his publisher and dealer, Elizabeth Whitmore; correspondence with Bolton Brown, John Taylor Arms, Albert Fowler, print societies, and suppliers; letters regarding exhibitions; a manuscript on lithography; notes on a course with Brown; clippings; photographs; drawings; and information on the Bolton Brown memorial exhibition organized by Barker.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Albert Winslow Barker (1874-1947) was a lithographer and educator in Pennsylvania. Born in Chicago, Barker studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts before teaching at the School of Industrial Arts in Philadelphia. In 1913 he enrolled at Haverford College and earned his A.B. before earning his Ph.D. in Classical Greek from the University of Pennsylvania in 1921. From 1921 to 1929 he served as the Director of Art Education in the Public School District of Wilmington, Delaware. In 1927 Barker studied with lithographer Bolton Brown. Barker devoted the rest of his artistic career to lithography, producing over 200 works.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 3757-3758 available at Archives of American Art offices, Bryn Mawr College Library, the Free Library of Philadelphia, through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in Bryn Mawr College Library, Special Collections.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection was donated to Bryn Mawr College by Elizabeth Barker and Agnes Davis, daughters of Barker. Microiflmed 1986 as part of Archives of American Arts' Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Bryn Mawr College Special Collections holds the Elizabeth Barker and Agnes Davis collection of the papers of Albert Winslow Barker, 1888-1982.
More Information
Other Finding Aids
Other Finding Aids
Finding aid available on microfilm.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Prints -- Technique | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Printmakers -- Pennsylvania | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Whitmore, Elizabeth | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Arms, John Taylor, 1887-1953 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Brown, Bolton, 1864-1936 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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