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A Finding Aid to the Yasushi Tanaka Letters to Frederic C. Torrey, 1913-1924, 1963, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.tanayasu
Creators:
Tanaka, Yasushi, 1886-1941
Dates:
1913-1924
1963
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.01 Linear feet
Repository:
The Yasushi Tanaka letters to Frederic C. Torrey date from 1913-1924, and 1963, and consist of 35 items. Letters from Tanaka to Torrey concern the contemporary art world, Tanaka's paintings and exhibitions, and other subjects.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The Yasushi Tanaka letters to Frederic C. Torrey date from 1913-1924, and 1963, and consist of 35 items. Letters from Tanaka to Torrey concern the contemporary art world, Tanaka's paintings and exhibitions, and other subjects. Also found are three exhibition catalogs, an announcement, and three clippings. The 1963 item is a letter from Torrey's daughter, Dorothea Torrey Kelly, inquiring about a slide show of paintings.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection, papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Yasushi Tanaka (1886-1941) was a Japanese American painter and art instructor, born in Saitana, Japan, on May 13, 1886. In 1904 he emigrated to Seattle, Washington, then settled permanently in Paris in 1920. Torrey was an art dealer with the San Francisco gallery Vickery, Atkins & Torrey. Tanaka was married to writer Louise Gebhard Cann, who was the author of several articles and books on French artists.

Administration

Author
Stephanie Ashley
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1992 by Gryffyd Partridge. The letters were received in the papers of his father, Seattle artist Roi Partridge; it is unclear how Partridge received them.
Existence and Location of Copies
The bulk of the collection was digitized in 2021. Duplicates have not been digitized.
Processing Information
The collection was microfilmed after donation on reel 5474, frames 760-872. The collection was processed and described in a finding aid by Stephanie Ashley, and digitized, in 2021.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Asian American artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Japanese American artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Asian American painters Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Artists -- France -- Paris Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Artists -- Washington (State) -- Seattle Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Butler, John Davidson, 1890-1974 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cann, Louise Gebhard Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Torrey, Frederic C. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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