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Archives of American Art
John Toole collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.tooljohn
- Creators:
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Toole, John, 1815-1860
- Dates:
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[undated] and 1959
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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34 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Lists of Toole's paintings with dimensions; genealogical notes about family sitters; a note regarding Toole's painting (author unknown), 1959; and photographs of his paintings at an exhibition of his works at the Bayly Museum, University of Virginia.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Itinerant painter, portraitist, miniature painter; Piedmont, Va. Was an Irish immigrant to Virginia and a self-taught painter. Worked during the ante-bellum period.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 2762 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to the lender, Mrs. Woodruff Weaver after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfiling in 1983 by Mrs. Woodruff Weaver, great granddaughter in-law of Toole.
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
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| Portrait painting -- Virginia | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Miniature painters -- Virgina | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- Virginia | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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