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Archives of American Art
Grace Schirmer letters
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.schigrac
- Creators:
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Schirmer, Grace
- Dates:
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1899-1936
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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8 Items(on 2 partial microfilm reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Augustus Tack and Frank W. Benson.
Scope and Contents
REEL 2786: Four letters to Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Schirmer; three from Benson regarding the portrait of their daughter, Gertrude Schirmer, painted by Benson in 1899; and one from Grace Schirmer to her husband Gustave.[microfilm title: Frank W. Benson]
Scope and Contents
REEL 3471: Four letters: three from Schirmer to her sister, Evelyn Benedict, relating personal matters and thoughts about her portrait by Augustus Vincent Tack; and a fourth letter from Tack to Schirmer on her 80th birthday recalling the portrait and reminiscing about Schirmer's husband, Gustave.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Sitter for portrait by Augustus V. Tack; Brooklyn, New York.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 2786 and 3471 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Gertrude Helen Fay, Schirmer's daughter, 1974.
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.
More Information
Other Title
Other Title
Frank W. Benson papers [microfilm title, reel 2786]
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait painting -- New York (State) -- New York | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Portrait painters | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Tack, Augustus Vincent, 1870-1949 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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