Archives of American Art

Edward Willis Redfield, Center Bridge, Pennsylvania letter to Mr. Morris

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.redfedwa2
Creators:
Redfield, Edward Willis, 1869-1965
Dates:
1900 May 12
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Item
folded sheet
21 x 15 cm.
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter, one folded sheet, dated May 12, 1900. Letter was written by landscape painter Edward Willis Redfield to Mr. Morris (possibly Harrison S. Morris, Director of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts). Redfield describes the highlights of the American sections of the Paris Exposition Universalle of 1900, including paintings loaned from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Edward Willis Redfield (1869-1965) was a landscape painter in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 2016 by art historian Christine I. Oaklander who purchased the letter at auction.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900 (Paris, France) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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