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Archives of American Art
Christian Brinton scrapbooks
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.brinchrs
- Creators:
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Brinton, Christian, 1870-1942
- Dates:
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1899-1925
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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4 Volumes(on 2 microfilm reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks contain correspondence, clippings, sketches, photographs, and exhibition catalogs. The letters are generally requests for Brinton to lecture, organize an exhibition, or write an article.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Art critic, curator and collector; West Chester, Pennsylvania and New York, N.Y. Born 1870. Died 1942.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 4401-4402 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan and at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in: Free Library of Philadelphia.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collected in 1990 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. Microfilmed by the Free Library of Pennsylvania.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
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Art criticism -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art -- Study and teaching -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art critics -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art critics -- Pennsylvania -- West Chester | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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