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Archives of American Art
Hedley Rhys papers relating to Maurice Prendergast
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rhyshedl
- Creators:
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Rhys, Hedley Howell
- Dates:
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1938-1988
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.2 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Rhys' resume; letters, 1975-1988, regarding attribution or sale of Maurice Prendergast art works; Rhys' unpublished manuscript on Prendergast, "The Legend," ca. 1960, and his dissertation "Maurice Prendergast: Sources and Development of His Style" (Harvard, 1953); and printed material on Maurice and Charles Prendergast, 1938-1989, including exhibition catalogs and announcments, clippings, a brochure, an invitation to a sale, and reproductions. Also included is a booklet, JAMES WILSON MORRICE (Ryerson Press: Toronto, 1947) by Donald W. Buchanan.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Art historian; Swarthmore, Pa. Prendergast was a painter, watercolorist and graphic artist, New York, N.Y. and Boston, Mass., and the subject of Rhys' dissertation (1953) and book (1960).
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1991 by Jean O. Rhys, widow of Hedley Rhys.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
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Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Art historians -- Pennsylvania -- Swarthmore | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Prendergast, Maurice Brazil, 1858-1924 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Prendergast, Charles, 1863-1948 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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