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Archives of American Art
Selected art related documents from the Woodhouse collection in hte Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.histsocp
- Dates:
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[1817-1843 and undated]
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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6 Items(on 6 fr. of microfilm)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An invitation to William Meredith for the eighth annual exhibition of the Artists' Fund Society "Private View," Apr. 3, 1843; circular letters, Mar. 13, 1834 and Oct. 1834, concerning the finances of the Pennsylvania Academy and the durability of the members. The first letter is signed by Joseph Hopkinson and the second by William Strickland, Henry Inman, Charles Graff, Cephas G. Childs, J. K. Kane, and Nathan Dunn. Also, correspondence between David Hosack and William Meredith, Jan. 12 and 18, 1817, about Thomas Sully's portrait of Gouverneur Morris; and a letter to Nicholas Biddle from Rembrandt Peale, concerning a portrait of Mr. Dennie and a copy for Biddle, with a note by Biddle at the bottom of the page.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel P24 (frames 94-100) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Woodhouse Collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the Archives of American Art, 1955.
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
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Meredith, William M. (William Morris), 1799-1873 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Artists' Fund Society | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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