Archives of American Art

Susan Eakins letter

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.eakisusa
Creators:
Eakins, Susan Macdowell
Dates:
1929 July 4
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Page
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
A letter to Mr. C. [Charles] W. Cranmer, a friend of Thomas Eakins, which responds to Cranmer's query regarding Thomas Eakins' portrait of Professor Barker, and places in context the two photographs of Thomas Eakins enclosed. One of the photos was donated with the letter.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lived 1851-1938. Full name Susan Hannah Macdowell Eakins. Married to painter, photographer Thomas Eakins.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel D10 (fr. 1151) available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Robert McIntyre.

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

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Painters -- Pennsylvania Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cranmer, C. W. (Charles W) Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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