Archives of American Art

Henry Merwin Shrady papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.shrahenr
Creators:
Shrady, Henry Merwin, 1871-1922
Dates:
1901-1972
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
79 Items
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
28 letters to Shrady, mostly about his Ulyssses S. Grant monument in Washington, D.C., from Karl Bitter, Edward Penfield, Augustus Saint-Gaudens (photocopies), members of the Grant family, and others; 16 sketches; printed material, including 6 clippings and 12 magazine articles; and 17 photographs of Shrady and his work.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Sculptor; Elmsford, New York.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 647 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to lender, Henry M. Shrady, Jr., after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming by Henry M. Shrady, Jr., 1973.

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
Sculpture, American -- Washington (D.C.) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- Elmsford Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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