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Archives of American Art
George Bacon Wood silhouette book
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.woodgeor
- Creators:
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Wood, George Bacon, 1832-1910
- Dates:
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[ca. 1860]-1924
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Silhouettes -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Portrait painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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