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Archives of American Art
John William Casilear papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.casijohn
- Creators:
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Casilear, John William, 1811-1893
- Dates:
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1832-1962
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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80 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, including two letters to engraver and landscape painter John Frederick Kensett, 1832-1833, four to his son, John W. Casilear, Jr. 1891-1892; typed excerpts from a diary kept by Kensett, 1840-1841; genealogical and biographical material including family documents, articles and publication extracts about Casilear, compiled and/or annotated by Grace Casilear Burr, John W. Casilear, Jr., and historian Foster Wild Rice; five original Casilear engravings; reproductions of art works; lists of art work; and family photographs, including a daguerreotype of Casilear, and two unidentified ambrotypes.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Engraver, painter. The Casilear family were engravers of bank notes. In 1840, Casilear along with friends John Frederick Kensett, Asher B. Durand and others, went to Europe to study art.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel D177 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Reproduction Note
Some reproductions of paintings, and the listings of work contributed to the National Academy of Design are photocopies.
Reproduction Note
Kensett diary selections are typed excerpts.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original Kensett diary in: Whitney Museum of Art.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Lawrence Fleischman, who received them from Foster Wild Rice, 1962. Rice, the great-grandson of bank note engraver Nathaniel Jocelyn, wrote a brief history of the Jocelyn family of engravers, The Jocelyn Engravers (1948), with whom Casilear was associated in the bank note engraving business. He acquired the papers from Grace Casilear Burr (d. 1906), and Miss Elinor Woolson, Casilear descendents.
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
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank notes -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Engravers | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Landscape painters | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Casilear, John W., 1868-1937 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Kensett, John Frederick, 1816-1872 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Rice, Foster Wild | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Burr, Grace Casilear | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Woolson, Elinor | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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