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Archives of American Art
Gilbert Davis Munger memorial catalog
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.munggilb
- Creators:
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Munger, Gilbert Davis, 1836 or 7-1903
- Dates:
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1904 January 1
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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
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