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Archives of American Art
Charles Griffin Farr papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.farrchar
- Creators:
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Farr, Charles Griffin, 1908-1984
- Dates:
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1917-1977
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.8 Linear feet(212 items, on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
16 letters; a genealogy; 48 exhibition catalogues; a 1943 newsletter of the War Art Unit; 31 clippings; 41 slides and 35 photographs of paintings; and 28 photographs of Farr and friends. Among them are photographs of Balcomb and Gertrude Greene, Karl Kasten, and John Langley Howard, and one by Imogen Cunningham.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter and teacher (San Francisco, Calif.) died 1977.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 1436 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1978 by Charles Griffin Farr.
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 -- California -- San Francisco | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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