Archives of American Art

Selected art related documents from the Library Company of Philadelphia

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.librcopa
Creators:
Library Company of Philadelphia
Dates:
1785-1883
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
3 Items
partial microfilm reels
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous art related letters, pamphlets and catalogs selected from the Library Company of Philadelphia's manuscript collections. Included are a group of letters to Albert Newsam, treasurer of the Gallaudet Monument Association, regarding the monument to Rev. Thomas Gallaudet. Miscellaneous artists' letters include: Charles Willson Peale, Franklin Peale, Rembrandt Peale, Titian Peale, William Kneass, Alexander Anderson, John Neagle, Joseph O. Pyatt, John Sartain, P.S. Duval, William Rush, Benjamin West, Emanuel Leutze, Hiram Powers, Calvert Vaux, Thomas Sully, Joshua Shaw, and others.
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous printed material includes pamphlets on works by Hiram Powers, 1847 and 1848, Charles Steinhauser, 1848, Peter F. Rothermel, 1852, G.P.A. Healy, 1832?, and Margareeta Hinchman; auction catalogs for "The Meade Gallery," Mar. 15, 1853, the collection of Solomon W. Roberts, Apr. 26-27, 1883, the collection of Joseph Bonaparte, Count de Survilliers, Sept. 17-18, 1845, and Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte, June 25, 1847; catalogs for the Albany Gallery of the Fine Arts' Third exhibition, 1848, and the Library Company's portrait collection; and "Modern Art Education" by Joseph Langl, 1875.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel P6 (fr.1174-1443); P7 (fr. 1-127); and P9 (751-964) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in: Library Company of Philadelphia.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1955 by the Library Company of Philadelphia.

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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art, American Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Artists -- United States Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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