Archives of American Art

Charles Griffin Farr papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.farrchar
Creators:
Farr, Charles Griffin, 1908-1984
Dates:
1917-1977
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Painters -- California -- San Francisco Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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