Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.burbaddi
- Creators:
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Burbank, Addison, b. 1895
- Dates:
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1958-1975
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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- Repository:
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Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Biographical information, sketches, and sketchbooks and letters from Burbank to his wife, Covelle, regarding his travels in Italy.
Scope and Contents
55 sketches and two sketchbooks from Sicliy and Italy, 1959 and undated; letters and postcards, ca. 1958-1959, from Burbank who signed his letters "Petey", to his wife Covelle. Also included is a list of his paintings and their owners as of 1975, provided in a letter written by his widow.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Addison Burbank (1898-1961) was a painter and writer in New York, N.Y.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm: reel 892 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Copies
Biographical information, one sketchbook of Italy and Sicily, 1959; 55 miscellaneous sketches; biographical information and a list of his paintings and their owners as of 1975, provided in a letter written by his widow filmed on reel 892.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1975 and 2003 by Covelle Newcomb Burbank, widow of Addison Burbank. The 1975 material was filmed on reel 892.
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
Archives of American Art
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