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Archives of American Art
Hereward Lester Cooke papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cookhere
- Creators:
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Cooke, Hereward Lester
- Dates:
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circa 1970-1975
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| Watercolor painting, American -- 19th century | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Watercolorists | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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