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Archives of American Art
Howard M. Gibbs papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gibbhowa
- Creators:
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Gibbs, Howard Manning, 1904-1970
- Dates:
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1904-1975
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2.2 Linear feet(partially microfilmed on 1 reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, sketchbooks, photographs, a scrapbook, and printed material.
Scope and Contents
REEL 1255: A 27 page scrapbook, ca.1930-1969, containing letters and clippings.
Scope and Contents
UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence, 1923-1975, with Erwin S. Barrie, Pietro Pezzati, Vincent L. Price, Thomas Messer, Dorothy Miller, T. Gilbert Brouillette, and others; 27 sketchbooks; 26 sketches; 1 photograph album and ca. 80 photographs of Gibbs, his family and friends, including William Littlefield and the Provincetown Art Association; exhibition announcements, catalogs, press releases, and clippings, ca. 1929-1964.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter; Boston, Massachusetts.
Administration
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel 1255: Originals returned to the lender, Margaret Gibbs, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reel 1255 lent for microfilming 1975 by Margaret Gibbs, wife of Howard. Unmicrofilmed material was donated by Margaret Gibbs, 1975, and by their daughter, Katherine Gibbs Tubman La Fleur, 1976-1978.
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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