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Archives of American Art
John Frederick Kensett memorial exhibition installation at the National Academy of Design
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.olyprobe
- Creators:
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Olyphant, Robert M., 1824-1918
- Dates:
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1873
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Itemalbum (47 photographic prints)b&w20 1/2 x 16 inches.
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Photograph album presumably owned by Robert M. Olyphant, containing 47 installation views of the John Frederick Kensett Memorial Exhibition, National Academy of Design, March 24-29, 1873.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Robert M. Olyphant was a close friend and art patron of John Frederick Kensett, a leading landscape painter of the Hudson River School who worked extensively in New England and Colorado. Olyphant also served as executor of Kensett's estate.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1993 by David Olyphant, a descendent of Robert M. Olyphant. Although the album is unpublished, the donor believes several copies were made; circumstances of its production are unknown.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Art -- New York N.Y. -- Exhibitions -- Photographs | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Landscape painting -- Exhibitions -- Photographs | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art patrons | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Landscape painters | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Kensett, John Frederick, 1816-1872 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Academy of Design (U.S.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
John Frederick Kensett memorial exhibition (1873 : National Academy of Design) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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