Query: *
Anne Cohen DePietro and Catalog of American Portraits (CAP) Study of American Costume Notebooks
Creators:
DePietro, Anne Cohen
Dates:
circa 1973-2018
Size:
3.7 Linear feet (14 notebooks)
Collection ID:
NPG.CAP.00008
Repository:
National Portrait Gallery

Art Historian Anne Cohen DePietro, "Catalog of American Portraits (CAP) Study of American Costume" Notebooks, 1660-20th century, documentation, photographs and photocopies of civilian and military costumes in dated, historical portraits. This costume survey originated with images and descriptive text for each decade compiled by former CAP staff member, Art Historian Anne Cohen DePietro. She created her study of American costumes and portraiture from the mid-18th through mid-19th centuries for her 1975 Master of Arts degree in Art History and Museology at George Washington University. Many CAP portrait images have subsequently been added by staff members to the costume study. 14 notebooks stored on cabinet shelves, CAP File Room, measurement 3.7 linear feet, c. 1973-2018 (or present)creation date, circa 1975 gift of Anne Cohen DePietro to the CAP.

Margaret C.S. Christman Research Material on Gilbert Stuart
Creators:
Christman, Margaret C. S.
Dates:
circa 1980-1985
Size:
1.5 Linear feet (11 notebooks and 1 manual file.)
Collection ID:
NPG.CAP.00006
Repository:
National Portrait Gallery

This collection includes research on artist Gilbert Stuart that dates from 1755 to 1828 and was compiled by Historian Margaret C.S. Christman, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.

Clifford Amyx Research Material on Henry Clay
Creators:
Amyx, Clifford, 1909-1997
Dates:
June 1983 - November 1991
Size:
1.4 Linear feet (10 notebooks)
Collection ID:
NPG.CAP.00005
Repository:
National Portrait Gallery

This collection dates from June 1983 to November 1991 and consists of 10 notebooks of research materials compiled by art professor Clifford Amyx. He used these materials for published articles.

Frederick S. Voss research material on George Peter Alexander Healy
Creators:
Voss, Frederick S.
Dates:
1980-2007
bulk 1998-2003
Size:
5 Linear feet
Collection ID:
NPG.CAP.00003
Repository:
National Portrait Gallery

Research material gathered by Frederick S. Voss regarding portrait painter G. P. A. (George Peter Alexander) Healy (1813-1894), including correspondence with museums, historical soceities, and librarys, articles about Healy and his sitters, as well as photocopied correspondence and manuscripts written by Healy.

Andrew J. Cosentino Research Material on Charles Bird King
Creators:
Cosentino, Andrew J.
Dates:
circa 1970s-2017
Size:
1.33 Linear feet (1 archival box )
Collection ID:
NPG.CAP.00007
Repository:
National Portrait Gallery

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.

Leah Lipton research material on Chester Harding
Creators:
Lipton, Leah
Dates:
1980-2007
bulk 1980-1986
Size:
2.7 Linear feet
Collection ID:
NPG.CAP.00001
Repository:
National Portrait Gallery

Research material gathered by Leah Lipton regarding portrait painter Chester Harding (1792-1866), including correspondence with reference librarians, archivists, scholars, private collectors, Harding's descendants, and others; printed material, notes, and photographs.

Robert G. Stewart research materials
Creators:
Stewart, Robert G. , 1931-2005
Dates:
1952-2004
bulk 1970-1990
Size:
3 Linear feet
Collection ID:
NPG.CAP.00002
Repository:
National Portrait Gallery

Research material gathered by Robert G. Stewart on Robert Edge Pine, Auguste Hervieu, Henry Benbridge, James Earl, and other artists, including correspondence, printed matter, notes, and photographs.

Brandon B. Fortune research material on the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
Creators:
Brandon Fortune
Dates:
1977-1993
bulk 1987-1991
Size:
6.75 Linear feet
Collection ID:
NPG.CAP.00004
Repository:
National Portrait Gallery

Research material gathered by Brandon B. Fortune regarding two exhibitions and one exhibition catalog about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago; including correspondence with museums and collectors, and photocopied book pages. The exact title of the first exhibition is now unknown, but it was likely similar to "World's Columbian Exhibition, 1893: Department of Fine Arts." The second exhibition was entitled "American Art at the 1893 World's Fair-Revisiting the White City," which was accompanied by a book with the same title.