Archives of American Art

Frank Duveneck papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.duvefrap
Creators:
Duveneck, Frank, 1848-1919
Dates:
1845-1919
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
(on a partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Correspondence, 1845-1919, of Duveneck and his wife, Elizabeth Boott Duveneck. Included are two letters from Duveneck to Theodore Wores and 7 letters from Julius Rolshoven. Other correspondents include John W. Beatty, William Couper, Daniel Chester French, Mrs. Walter Shirlaw, and Thad Welch. Many of the letters from Elizabeth Boott were written from Europe, including 11 to William Morris Hunt's painting class (1876-1880), and a lengthy account of her travels written to her father (1881).

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter and teacher; Munich, Germany and Cincinnati, Ohio. Married his student, Elizabeth Boott, 1886. Following her death in 1888, Duveneck returned to the United States to teach at the Cincinnati Art Academy.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 1097 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Reproduction Note
All photocopies.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in possession of: Cincinnati Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1974 by Cincinnati Historical Society; photocopies discarded after microfilming.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Munich school of painting Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painting, American Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art teachers Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shirlaw, Florence M. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rolshoven, Julius, 1858-1930 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wores, Theodore, 1858-1939 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Welch, Thaddeus, 1844-1919 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Couper, William, 1853-1942 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hunt, William Morris, 1824-1879 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Duveneck, Elizabeth Boott, 1846-1888 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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