Archives of American Art

The life, work, and significance of George Loring Brown : American landscape painter / by Thomas Whittlesey Leavitt

Summary
Collection ID:
AAA.leavthom
Creators:
Leavitt, Thomas W.
Dates:
undated
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
226 Pages
(on partial microfilm reel)
ill.
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Fine arts department, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., September 1957.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Leavitt: Museum director and art historian. Born January 8, 1930. Director of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. The subject of his dissertation, George Loring Brown (1814-1889), was a painter, engraver and etcher, Massachusetts, who studied and travelled in Europe, primarily Italy.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel D169(frames 19-257) available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1964, provenance unknown.
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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Painting, American Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Landscape painting Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Brown, George Loring, 1814-1889 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Repository Contact
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