Archives of American Art

Rosenthal Collection of Drawings by American Artists inventory

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.freelibr
Creators:
Free Library of Philadelphia. Prints Dept
Dates:
[ca. 1927-1930]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Item
microfilm reel
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
A 27 page inventory of drawings and sketchbooks by American artists in the Rosenthal Collection in the Free Library of Philadelphia's Prints Department. The inventory lists artists, their dates, and titles of works in the collection donated by Albert Rosenthal.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Albert Rosenthal was a portrait painter, printmaker, writer and collector in Philadelphia. In 1927 he began donating a collection of 846 drawings by American artists of the 19th and early 20th centuries to the Free Library of Philadelphia.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel P5 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming, 1954, by the Free Library of Philadelphia.

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
Drawing, American -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rosenthal, Albert, 1863-1939 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rosenthal Collection of Drawings by American Artists Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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