Archives of American Art

Dodge Macknight papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.mackdodg
Creators:
MacKnight, Dodge, 1860-1950
Dates:
1888-1950
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
18 Items
(on 1 microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An essay, "The Canyon Country of Utah"; correspondence; a scrapbook of clippings; two exhibition catalogs; three photographs of Macknight; and the first of a limited edition of DODGE MACKNIGHT, WATER COLOR PAINTER, by Desmond Fitzgerald, 1917.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Watercolorist, painter; Sandwich, Mass. During the 1920's Vose Gallery, Boston, sold out every one of MacKnight's paintings. He also used the name W. Dodge Macknight.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 1902 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bruce after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1980 by Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bruce, the niece of Dodge Macknight.

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
Watercolor painting, American Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- Massachusetts Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Watercolorists -- Massachusetts Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fitzgerald, Desmond, 1846-1926 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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