National Portrait Gallery

Andrew J. Cosentino Research Material on Charles Bird King

Summary

Collection ID:
NPG.CAP.00007
Creators:
Cosentino, Andrew J.
Dates:
circa 1970s-2017
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
1.33 Linear feet
1 archival box
Repository:
This collection includes research by Curator Andrew J. Consentino for The Paintings of Charles Bird King (1785-1862), Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian National Collection of Fine Arts (currently Smithsonian American Art Museum) exhibition catalogue, 1977. There are paper files, the artist's will, diary, inventory, photographs and slides, created circa 1970s–2017.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection includes research by Curator Andrew J. Consentino for The Paintings of Charles Bird King (1785-1862), Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian National Collection of Fine Arts (currently Smithsonian American Art Museum) exhibition catalogue, 1977. There are paper files, the artist's will, diary, inventory, photographs and slides, created circa 1970s–2017.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Art Historian Andrew J. Consentino served as Professor at Franklin and Marshall College,1974-1980; Exhibit Curator at Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1980-1984; and Library of Congress, 1984-1995. He was author of many publications, including The Paintings of Charles Bird King (1785-1862), 1977; The Capital Image: Painters in Washington, 1800-1915, 1983; A Passion for Liberty: Alexis de Tocqueville on Democracy and Revolution, 1989; and City of Magnificent Distances, the Nation's Capital, 1991.

Administration

Author
Patricia Svoboda
Processing Information
Unprocessed collection
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired from Curator Andrew J. Consentino in 2017 as a gift to the Catalog of American Portraits.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection material is owned by the Catalog of American Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, and is available for use by researchers. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Preferred Citation
Andrew J. Cosentino Research Material on Charles Bird King, Catalog of American Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art, American Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Portrait painters Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

National Portrait Gallery
Victor Building, Suite 410
750 Ninth Street NW
MRC 973, PO Box 37012
Washington, DC 20013
NPGResearch@si.edu