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Archives of American Art
[Photographs of paintings]
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dunnesth
- Creators:
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Dunn, Esther Haines
- Dates:
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[ca. 1948-1962]
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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 |
Archives of American Art
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