Archives of American Art

Gilbert Davis Munger memorial catalog

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.munggilb
Creators:
Munger, Gilbert Davis, 1836 or 7-1903
Dates:
1904 January 1
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Item
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Memorial catalog about Munger's life and career including illustrations of his work. It was "compiled by a friend, assisted by his relatives, and from reliable art critics both in America and Europe..."

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Landscape painter and engraver. Birth date given as both 1836 and 1837. Munger worked early in his career as an engraver for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Later he painted many scenes of Niagara Falls, Venice, and the Barbizon country of France. He lived many years in Paris before returning to the U.S. in 1893.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 1821 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original in Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota, Duluth.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1980 by the Tweed Museum of Art.

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
Engravers Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Landscape painters Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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