Archives of American Art

Willard Leroy Metcalf sketchbooks

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.metcwill
Creators:
Metcalf, Willard Leroy, 1858-1925
Dates:
1879-1882
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
4 Volumes
(on 1 microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Four sketchbooks representing Metcalf's early sketches.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Landscape painter, illustrator; New York City.Born 1858. Died 1925. Willard Metcalf was one of a group known as The Ten American Painters. He worked in the Southwest U.S. painting Zuni Indians 1881-1883. He was associated with artists' colonies in Old Lyme, Conn., and Cornish, N.H.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel D105 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1963 by IBM, who acquired the sketchbooks along with a painting they purchased for their company collection.

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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Landscape painters -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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