Archives of American Art

Augustus Saint-Gaudens letters

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.sainaugu
Creators:
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907
Dates:
1905-1906
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
9 Items
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Correspondence and letters from Saint-Gaudens.
Scope and Contents
REEL 3621: aFive letters and a receipt from Mr. and Mrs. Saint-Gaudens in Windsor, Vt. to Mrs. Frederick Ferris Thompson in Canandaigua, N.Y, discussing employing Saint-Gaudens's student, John Flanagan, to obtain for Mrs. Thompson a copy of the "Discobolus" in the Louvre and the bust Saint-Gaudens is making of Mr. Thompson. The receipt is for the final payment for the bust. One letter is from Mrs. Saint Gaudens explaining that they will be unable to visit the Thompsons since Mr. Saint-Gaudens is unable to travel.
Scope and Contents
REEL D10: Three letters from Saint-Gaudens to Mr. Keep, June 6, 1891, asking him to visit the studio; to Florence Levy, June 29, 1901 and April 30, 1906, concerning photographs she requested of a portrait of Saint-Gaudens's son by John Singer Sargent; and to an unidentified individual, November 20, 1891.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Sculptor; Windsor, Vt. Mrs. Frederick Thompson, the recipient of these letters, employed Saint-Gaudens to make a portrait medallion of her husband. The work is now in St. Anthony Hall, a fraternity house at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. Saint-Gaudens died a year after completing this.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels D10 and 3621 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Reproduction Note
Reel 3621: Items are photocopies.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel 3621: Originals are in the possession of the Williams College Museum of Art.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reel 3621 lent for microfilming by S. Lane Faison, Director of the Williams College Museum of Art. Levy letters on reel D10 purchased with funds given by Charles Hamilton 1956. Other letters on reel D10 donated 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

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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Art patrons -- New York (State) Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sculptors -- Vermont -- Windsor Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Flannagan, John Bernard, 1895?-1942 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Levy, Florence N. (Florence Nightingale), 1870-1947 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Saint-Gaudens, Augusta Homer, d. 1926 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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