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Archives of American Art
Martin Johnson Heade letter to Frederic Edwin Church
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.headmart2
- Creators:
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Heade, Martin Johnson, 1819-1904
- Dates:
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1868
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Item(6 p.)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Writing from New York, April 27, 1868 (continued May 6 and June 16), Heade mentions Church's picture owned by Mr. De Forest, his own painting of a storm in the current exhibition at National Academy of Design, and that his work is selling well in Chicago. He writes how his salt marsh painting came to have a sun very similar to Church's style; that Charles Gould was "black-balled" at the Union League but Heade is now a member because he wants to use their gallery space; his work on a "Spring picture," but the weather is not cooperating; Cincinnati is planning its first big exhibition in ten years; the art scene in Chicago is thriving; Robbins needs a studio and has designs on Heade's; and that he saw Tuckerman. Also included is a typescript of the letter.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 5050 (fr. 981-993) available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by William Sandrik and Dr. Martin Stampien, Jr., 1992. Sandrik purchased the letter at a philatelic show in Washington, D.C., 1992.
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
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Painters -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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