Archives of American Art

George Elmer Browne postcards

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.browgeoe
Creators:
Browne, George Elmer, 1871-1946
Dates:
1904-1927
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
51 Items
(on a partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Thirty-eight postcards to Browne and his wife from their son, painter Harold Putnam Browne, and colleagues Anne Balderston, Bertha Beckwith, William Henry Drake, Charles Warren Eaton, Paul King, Roland F. Knoedler, Anna Lou Matthews, and Chauncey F. Ryder, 1904-1927; and 13 postcards to Harold Putnam Browne from his parents and colleagues, 1905-1917.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter, art instructor; New York, New York. Born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Browne studied at the Museum of Fine Arts School of Drawing and Painting, and at the Cowles Art School, Boston. In Paris he studied under Robert-Fleury and at the Academie Julien under Lefebvre.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 2787 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1976 by Mady Marantz, along with the papers of her father, Irving Marantz, whose relationship to Browne is unclear.

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. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art teachers Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drake, W. H. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Eaton, Charles Warren, 1857-1937 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
King, Paul Bernard, Sr., 1867-1947 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Knoedler, Roland F., 1856-1932 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Matthews, Anna Lou, b. 1882 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ryder, Chauncey F., 1868-1949 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Beckwith, Bertha Hall, d. 1925 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Browne, Harold Putnam, 1894-1931 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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