Archives of American Art

William Louis Sonntag sketchbook

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.sonnwill
Creators:
Sonntag, William Louis, 1822-1900
Dates:
1869-1870
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Item
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
36 sketches, including 20 bound ink and pencil drawings by Sonntag, many of them titled, signed, and dated. Sketches are landscape views of White Mountain scenery near Shelburne, N.H., where Sonntag summered for much of his life. Other bound pencil drawings in the sketchbook are by a decidedly amateur hand and signed "J H Lauder Aug. 1935." Tucked in the front of the sketchbook are 15 loose pencil drawings of coastal views by an unidentified amateur artist, perhaps by Phil H. Holmes of Gardenia, Maine.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Landscape painter.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3894 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The mother of donor Stephen Gelman bought this scrapbook in a used bookstore in Upstate New York, c. 1955.

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.

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