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Archives of American Art
Gerrit A. Beneker papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.benegerr
- Creators:
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Beneker, Gerrit A. (Gerrit Albertus), 1882-1934
- Dates:
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1869-1972
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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7 Linear feet(partially microfilmed on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, sketchbooks, printed material, financial material, and photograhs.
Scope and Contents
REEL 876: Sketchbooks; clippings; biographical material; correspondence; sketches; an extremely detailed gross income, an expense ledger; exhibition material; publications containing Beneker's work; and photographs of Beneker, his work, and others.
Scope and Contents
UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence; sketchbooks and sketches; illustrations; editorials; posters; calendars; drafts of writings; notes; clippings; scrapbooks; bills and receipts; catalogs; writings of Brison van Vranken Beneker; and sketches by Beneker's father, Bart Beneker.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, draftsman, and illustrator; Massachusetts.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm Reel 876 Available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on Reel 876 lent for microfilming in 1975 by Beneker's daughter Katharine Beneker Murphy. Unmicrofilmed material donated 1976 by the Estate of Gerrit A. Beneker via his daughter, Katharine Beneker Murphy.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm.
Keywords
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Art, American -- Massachusetts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painting, Modern -- 20th century | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Illustrators -- Massachusetts | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters -- Massachusetts | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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