Archives of American Art

[Photographs of paintings]

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.dunnesth
Creators:
Dunn, Esther Haines
Dates:
[ca. 1948-1962]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
36 Items
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
36 photographs of works of art collected by Esther Haines Dunn including 32 of paintings by Thomas Cole, 1 of THE FALL by John Frederick Kensett, and 3 of paintings by Sanford Robinson Gifford.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Collector.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3814 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The donor, Joan Wright, is Dunn's neice. It is not known why Dunn collected these photographs.

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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Painters Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cole, Thomas, 1801-1848 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kensett, John Frederick, 1816-1872 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gifford, Sanford Robinson, 1823-1880 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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