Archives of American Art

Charles Waldo Love papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.lovechar
Creators:
Love, C. Waldo (Charles Waldo), 1881-1967
Dates:
1887-1975
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.6 Linear feet
(on 3 microfilm reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Personal and professional correspondence between Love, the Love family, and colleagues including artists, Lawrence Murphy, Dudley Carpenter, E. Corwin, James Harvey, and others; photographs of Love, his studio, family and works; sketches and preliminary drawings; etchings; monoplate prints; illustrations and a portfolio containing examples of Love's work as a commercial artist; scrapbook; financial accounts; exhibition material; articles and notes by Love; transcript of a taped interview with Love, 1966; printed material; clippings; and miscellaneous items.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter, commercial artist; New York, N.Y. Charles Waldo Love; Waldo; Wal; b. Wash., D.C.; lived in Calif., London, Denver, Col., NYC, Paris, and Chicago and Indiana; d. Dec. 16, 1967, Denver, Co.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 967-969 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Letters by Charles Love, to him from his wife Orilla, sketches, drawings, monoplate prints, original illustrations and a portfolio: Originals returned to Mary Cornish after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reels 967-969 donated 1975 by Mary Cornish, daughter of Love, except letters written by Love, letters written to Love by his wife Orilla, and artwork, which Cornish lent for microfilming, 1975.

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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Painting, American Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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