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Archives of American Art
S. P. (Sylvester Phelps) Hodgson sketchbooks
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hodgs
- Creators:
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Hodgson, S. P. (Sylvester Phelps), 1830-1906
- Dates:
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1856-1878
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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4 Items(on 1 microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Biographical data sheet, handwritten copy of his obituary, and two sketchbooks which also contain a few watercolor sketches, as well as a draft of an article entitled "Thoughts on the Effects of Light and Shade as influenced by the atmosphere, showing a rule by which you may know how to manage detail in distance," Feb. 1856.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter; Boston, Massachusetts.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 104 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to lender after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The lender, H.T. Hodgson acquired the papers through inheritance.
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
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