Archives of American Art

Edwin Walter Dickinson papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.dickedwi
Creators:
Dickinson, Edwin Walter, 1891-1978
Dates:
1909-1971
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
20.2 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The papers of painter Edwin Walter Dickinson (1891-1978) measure 20.2 linear feet and date from 1909-1971. Included are photographs of works of art and personal photographs, object files, correspondence, a biographical account, and printed material.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Edwin Walter Dickinson (1891-1978) was a painter in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Dickinson studied with William Merritt Chase at the Art Students League and was a member of Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Material on 35mm microfilm reels D93-D96 and 1130 is available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reels D93-D96 & 1130: Originals returned to Edwin Dickinson after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
A majority of the collection was donated in 2020 by Steven C. Baldwin, Edwin Dickinson's grandson. Material on reels D93-D96 and 1130 was lent for microfilming in 1962 and 1976 by Edwin Dickinson. A small portion of unmicrofilmed material was donated in 1972 by Edwin Dickinson.

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.

Related Materials
Also in the Archives is material lent for microfilming on reels D93-D96 including 36 journals, 1916-1961, by Edwin Dickinson. The original journals are available at Syracuse University. Also in the Archives on microfilm reel 1130 are photographs, 1909-1965, of Dickinson and others, including Bill [Vaclav] Vytlacil, Richard Parmenter, Ross E. Moffett, Ted Beall, Henry Sutter, L.W. Veeder, R. H. Ives Gammell, Raymond J. Eastwood, Eugene Fitch, Thomas Bouchard, William F. Halsall, Charles W. Hawthorne, Coulton Waugh, and Charles Heinz.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Painting, American Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- Massachusetts Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bouchard, Thomas (1895-1984) Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Eastwood, Raymond James, 1898- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gammell, R. H. Ives (Robert Hale Ives), 1893-1981 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Halsall, William Formby, 1841-1919 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hawthorne, Charles Webster, 1872-1930 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Heinz, Charles, 1885-1955 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Moffett, Ross Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Vytlacil, Vaclav, 1892-1984 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Waugh, Coulton, 1896-1973 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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