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Archives of American Art
Joseph Pennell letters
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pennjosl
- Creators:
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Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926
- Dates:
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1890-1926
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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52 Items(on 2 partial microfilm reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letters from Pennell to various individuals.
Scope and Contents
REEL 3898: 17 letters written by Pennell from London and New York to various individuals. Some of the letters regard French culture, exhibitions in Paris and London, and art in America. Two letters to Thornton Oakley regard the Philadelphia Watercolor Club. Also includes the title page layout for "Play in Provence" by Pennell and his wife.
Scope and Contents
REEL D10: Letters from Pennell to E. Mathens, Gerald Christy, John Lane, William S. Evans, Bookman, C.M.R., The Ironmonger, Joseph Jackson, E. J. Sleigh, A. (Albert) Rosenthal, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wright Crawford, Stanley V. Henkels, Henry S. Bonerman, S.I.C.S., and other unidentified people, 1890-1925. Also included is a form filled out by Pennell for the Societe des Aquafortistes Belges and clippings.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Printmaker; Philadelphia, Pa. Married Elizabeth Robins Pennell.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3898 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan and at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel D10 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel 3898: Originals in Haverford College Library, Quaker Collection, Haverford, Pa.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reel 3898 lent for microfilming 1987 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. Material on reel D9 donated 1955-1962 by Charles E. Feinberg, an active donor and friend of AAA.
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
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Printmakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Bonerman, Henry S. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Christy, Gerald | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Crawford, Andrew Wright, Mrs | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Henkels, S. V. (Stanislaus Vincent), 1854-1926 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Jackson, Joseph, 1867-1946 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Lane, John, 1854-1925 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Mathens, E. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sleigh, E. J. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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