Archives of American Art

Ammi Phillips papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.philammi
Creators:
Phillips, Ammi, 1788-1865
Dates:
1958-1959
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2 Volumes
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Scrapbook pages containing research notes regarding primitive American art; articles on early American artists, or limners, and their works; research material regarding Ammi Phillips.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Portrait painter and folk artist; New York (State)

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel N68-21 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to lender, the Museum of Early American Folk Art, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1968 by the Museum of Early American Folk Arts.

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
Portrait painting -- 19th century -- History -- New York (State) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Folk art Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Portrait painters Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Folk artists Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Limners Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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