Archives of American Art

Karl R. Free sketchbooks

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.freekarl
Creators:
Free, Karl R., 1903-1947
Dates:
[ca. 1920-1940]
Languages:
Portions are in German.
Physical Description:
1 Item
partial microfilm reel
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Sketchbooks containing sketches and descriptions of art seen in London, Brussels, Antwerp and Germany and figure drawings of animals and humans.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter; New York City. Studied with Joseph Pennell, Boardman Robinson and Kenneth Hayes Miller. WPA artist.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel P16 (fr. 440-737) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming, 1954, by the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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
Artists' preparatory studies Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drawing -- 20th century -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sketchbooks Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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