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Archives of American Art
A Finding Aid to the Alice Kellogg Tyler Papers, 1875-circa 1990, in the Archives of American Art
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.tylealic
- Creators:
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Tyler, Alice Kellogg, 1862-1900
- Dates:
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1875-circa 1990
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.4 Linear feet
- Repository:
The papers of Chicago painter Alice Kellogg Tyler measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1875 to circa 1990. The papers document Tyler's Chicago work and her days as an art student in Paris. Found are an unsigned drawing, correspondence, diaries and notebooks, printed material, photographs, and slides.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The papers of Chicago painter Alice Kellogg Tyler measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1875 to circa 1990. The papers document Tyler's Chicago work and her days as an art student in Paris. Found are an unsigned drawing, correspondence, diaries and notebooks, printed material, photographs, and slides.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Alice Kellogg Tyler (1862-1900) was a painter in Chicago, Illinois. Tyler studied at the Academy of Fine Arts (later the Art Institute of Chicago) and in Paris at the Académie Julian and Colarossi. She won distinction for her painting in the Paris Salon, the Paris Universal Exposition (1889), and in the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition (1893).
Administration
Author
Jayna M. Josefson
Sponsor
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The donor and lender, JoAnne Wiemers Bowie, is the great-grandniece of Tyler.
Separated Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming on reel 4183 (frames 471-952) including 138 sketches and notes, 2 sketchbooks and 7 etchings by Tyler and 2 sketchbooks by her husband, Orno James Tyler. 2 books are "Singing Verses for Children" (1897) and "The Excellent Becomes the Permanent" (1932). Items were returned to the lender after filming and are not described in the collection container inventory.
Existence and Location of Copies
The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reels 4182-4183 available at Archives of American Art offices. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Processing Information
The papers were microfilmed on reels 4182-4183 after receipt. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
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.
Preferred Citation
Alice Kellogg Tyler papers, 1875-circa 1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
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Art students -- France -- Paris | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters -- Illinois -- Chicago | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Women painters | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Diaries | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sketchbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Davies, Arthur B. (Arthur Bowen), 1862-1928 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Tyler, Orno James, 1853-1917 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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