Archives of American Art

Oscar Fehrer papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.fehrosca
Creators:
Fehrer, Oscar, 1872-1958
Dates:
1863-1958
Languages:
Some books, printed material, personal documents and letters are in German.
Physical Description:
1.2 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Biographical and personal documents, including family birth certificates, a family tree, a curriculum vitae, a Who's Who entry, and several brief chronologies of Fehrer's life; correspondence, 1895-1934, including ca. 50 business and personal letters received and letters sent to his daughter Catherine; and 113 photographs of Fehrer, his family (including 1 of Fehrer and his daughter Elizabeth by Wanda Von Debschitz-Kunowski, 1911), friends, homes, studios, paintings and other works of art which Fehrer admired and copied. The remainder of the collection, ca. 1,000 items, consists of printed material, undated and 1890's-1950's, including books, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and exhibition catalogues.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Papers are organized into groups by materials type: biographical and personal documents, correspondence, printed material and publications, and photographs. Within each group the arrangement is chronological.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter; Lyme, Conn.

Administration

Reproduction Note
Family birth certificates, the Fehrer family tree and one letter are photocopies.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in the possession of Elizabeth and Catherine Fehrer.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1985 by Catherine and Elizabeth Fehrer, Oscar Fehrer's daughters.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Painting, American -- Connecticut -- Lyme Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- Connecticut -- Lyme Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Artists' studios -- Connecticut Function Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Von Debschitz-Kunowski, Wanda Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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