Archives of American Art

West Elliot Blain research material on Swedish artists

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.blaiwest
Creators:
Blain, West Elliot
Dates:
1755-1958
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
99 Items
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Research material about Swedish artists Gustavus Hesselius (1682-1755) and Adolph Ulric Wertmuller (1751-1811), including Blain's correspondence and notes, photocopies of their wills, and photographs of their work; and clippings and brochures, some relating to Emanuel Swedenborg and Old Swedes Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Administration

Reproduction Note
Wills are photocopies.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred 1979 by the National Collection of Fine Arts to the Archives of American Art.

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
Art, Swedish Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Swedish American art Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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