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Archives of American Art
Griffith Baily Coale papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.coalgrif
- Creators:
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Coale, Griffith Baily, 1890-
- Dates:
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1897-1945
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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6,000 Items(on 6 microfilm reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Biographical and genealogical material; family correspondence; files kept while a Navy artist during World War II; writings; sketchbooks; calendars and record books, 1926-1945; correspondence, printed material, and photographs regarding mural commissions; correspondence and printed material regarding exhibitions, lectures, publications and organizations; and miscellany.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Mural, marine painter; New York, N.Y. Born in Baltimore, Maryland. Naval artist during World War II, director of the Marine Historical Association, Mystic, Connecticut, and trustee of Marine Museum, New York City. d. 1950.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels D65-D70 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1961 by Mrs. Griffith Baily Coale, widow of Griffith Coale.
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.
More Information
Other Finding Aids
Other Finding Aids
Microfilm inventory available at Archives of American Art offices.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Naval battles in art | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Naval history -- Pictorial works | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sketchbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Marine painters | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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