Archives of American Art

George Bacon Wood silhouette book

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.woodgeor
Creators:
Wood, George Bacon, 1832-1910
Dates:
[ca. 1860]-1924
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Volume
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
One volume of 85 silhouette portraits of Philadelphians by Wood, ca. 1860; and a letter from Henry B. Wood, Wood's son, listing the sitters in the silhouettes.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Silhouette artist, portrait artist; Philadelphia, Pa.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3898 available at Archives of American Art offices, Haverford College Library, the Free Library of Philadelphia, and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in Haverford College Library, Quaker Collection; Haverford, Pa.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed 1987 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project.

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
Silhouettes -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Portrait painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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