Archives of American Art

J. Leonard Benson writings on William Merritt Post

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.bensj
Creators:
Benson, J. L. (Jack Leonard)
Dates:
ca. 1985
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.25 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Unpublished manuscripts, undated: "William Merritt Post: A Painter of Light in the Marshes" and "The Earliest Drawings of William Merritt Post, both containing photographs to illustrate the text; and biographical notes on Post. Also included are photocopies of 2 articles by Post, 1909 and 1910.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Art historian; professor emeritus of Classical art at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Post was a late nineteenth century landscape painter, New England.

Administration

Existence and Location of Originals
Duplicate copies also available at New York Public Library, Art Department.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by J. Leonard Benson, 1993.

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.
Conditions Governing Use
Photographs produced by Benson: Authorization to quote or reproduce for purposes of publication requires written permission from J. Leonard Benson. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Terms of Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Landscape painting, American -- 19th century -- Sources Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art historians Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Landscape painters -- Connecticut Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Post, William Merritt, 1856-1935 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
https://www.aaa.si.edu/services/questions