Archives of American Art

Hereward Lester Cooke papers

Summary
Collection ID:
AAA.cookhere
Creators:
Cooke, Hereward Lester
Dates:
circa 1970-1975
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
3,000 Items
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Research notes, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material compiled in the 1970's for a proposed book, AMERICAN WATERCOLORS 1866-1910, intended to be a comprehensive biographical index of American watercolorists.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Curator, National Gallery of Art, Wash., D.C. Lived 1916-1975.
Administration
Reproduction Note
Exhibition catalogs are photocopies.
Existence and Location of Originals
Location of originals unknown.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Some of the papers compiled by Cooke were destroyed by fire.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Citation
Hereward Lester Cooke papers. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institiution.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Watercolor painting, American -- 19th century Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Watercolorists Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Repository Contact
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