Archives of American Art

Winslow Homer and Homer family papers from the Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.homewins
Creators:
Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910
Dates:
1846-1954
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2 Microfilm reels
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Biographical documents; correspondence; notebooks; artworks; scrapbooks; printed material; and photographs; ca. 600 items, total.
Scope and Contents
Awards and certificates; an address book kept by Homer's brother, Arthur; a biographical sketch of Homer by his nephew; correspondence, including letters, some illustrated, from Homer to his family and others, describing daily activities, his health, and his work; letters from Potter Palmer, Thomas B. Clarke, and John Beatty, and family correspondence which mentions Homer; 2 notebooks, containing notes and sketches; sketches and cartoons; 18 watercolors of plants, birds, and insects by Homer's mother; scrapbooks, containing photos of Homer, his studio, reproductions, clippings, a script and related material comparing Whistler and Homer for a radio program; catalogs; an album containing 60 annotated reproductions of artwork; printed material; Homer's Civil War pass; a contract between C. Klackner and Homer regarding the sale of etchings; receipts for sales; an inventory of the collection of Mrs. Charles S. Homer, Jr.; photos of Homer family members, Homer, his friends, and their surroundings in Prout's Neck, Me.; and miscellany.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter, illustrator; New York, N.Y. and Prouts Neck, Me. Illustrator for Harper's Weekly; artist-correspondent during Civil War; moved to Prouts Neck, Me., 1884.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 2932-2933 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1983 by Bowdoin College Museum of Art. The Museum received the material from Homer's descendants in 1964.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Conditions Governing Use
Authorization to publish, quote or reproduce requires written permission from Director, Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Terms of Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Painting, American Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- Maine -- Prout's Neck Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Clarke, Thomas B. (Thomas Benedict), 1848-1931 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Homer, Arthur Benson, b. 1841 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Homer, Charles S., b. 1834 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Homer, Charles S., b. 1809 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Palmer, Potter, 1826-1902 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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