Archives of American Art

George Washington Stevens papers

Summary
Collection ID:
AAA.stevgeor
Creators:
Stevens, George Washington, 1866-1929
Dates:
1910-1911
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet
(on 2 microfilm reels)
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
REEL D34: Material collected by Stevens, in answer to his requests for information for his projected book, "Autobiography of Modern Artists." Included are letters, notes, photographs, articles, exhibition annoucements, clippings and biographical data. Included among the photos are Alson Clark, Leon Dabo, John Flanagan by Ording, Lillian Genth by Haeseler, H. Siddons Mowbray by Rockwood, and Adolf A. Weinman by De Witt Ward, ca. 1905-1910.
Scope and Contents
REEL 3472: A letter to Stevens, from Fernand Harvey Lungren, Jan. 9-15, 1911, describing his art background, his work in the Southwest, California, and the desert, and his hope to show Stevens his paintings in Toledo.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Museum director; Toledo, Ohio. Stevens was the first director of the Toledo Museum of Art.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels D34 & 3472 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1954 & 1976 by the Toledo Museum of Art.
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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Museum directors -- Ohio -- Toledo Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Clark, Alson Skinner, 1876-1949 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dabo, Leon, 1868-1960 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Flannagan, John Bernard, 1895?-1942 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Genth, Lillian Mathilde, 1876-1953 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mowbray, H. Siddons (Harry Siddons), 1858-1928 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Weinman, Adolph A. (Adolph Alexander), 1870-1952 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lungren, Fernand, 1857-1932 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ording Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ward, De Witt Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rockwood, George Gardner, 1832-1911 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Haeseler (Firm: Philadelphia, Pa.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Repository Contact
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