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Butler, Mary
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1853-1946
bulk 1884-1946
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1.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.butlmary
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Archives of American Art
The papers of landscape painter Mary Butler date from 1853-1946, bulk 1884-1946, and measure 1.6 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical material, correspondence, and records relating to Butler's long participation in the Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Also found are notes and writings, a scrapbook, printed material, and photographs of Butler, her friends, her studio in Ogunquit, Maine, her landscape paintings, and exhibition installations.
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Thomas Eakins letters
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Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916
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1866-1934
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.eakithom
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The letters of Thomas Eakins measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1866 to 1934. They primarily document the period between 1866 and 1869 that he spent studying art in Paris, as well as his career as a portrait artist.
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Emerson, Edith, 1888-1981
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1839-1981
bulk 1894-1971
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2.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.emeredit
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter, illustrator, and curator Edith Emerson measure 2.1 linear feet and date from 1839 to 1981, with the bulk of the material dating from 1894-1971. Found within the papers are biographical material; letters from friends and colleagues; writings and notes by Emerson and others; artwork, including three sketchbooks; subject files; photographs of Emerson, family, friends, and artwork; and scattered printed material.
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Wilder, John Brantley
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1937-circa 1979
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1.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.wildjohb
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter, journalist, and civil rights activist John Brantley Wilder measure 1.5 linear feet and date from 1937 to circa 1979. The papers include correspondence; clippings; invoices; photographs; reproductions of some of Wilder's pen and ink sketches; as well as a scrapbook, which includes clippings, photographs, and printed material. Also included in the collection is a diorama representing a Sioux family.
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Martino, Giovanni, 1908-1998
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1913-2013
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2.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.martgiov
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Giovanni Martino and Martino family measure 2.5 linear feet and date from 1913 to 2013. Giovanni Martino's career as a painter, and to a lesser extent, his work with his brothers at Martino Studios, is documented though biographical material, correspondence, printed material, photographs, artwork, and one scrapbook. Also found are papers documenting the painting careers of his wife, Eva, and daughters, Nina and Babette.
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Carles, Arthur B., 1882-1952
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1912-1983
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0.92 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.carlarth
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Philadelphia painter Arthur B. Carles measure 0.92 linear feet and date from 1912 to 1983. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, writings and notes, personal business records, printed materials, and photographs.
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Searles, Charles Robert, 1937-2004
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1953-2010
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3.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.searchar
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Archives of American Art
The papers of African American sculptor and painter Charles Searles measure 3.9 linear feet and date from 1953 to 2010. The collection documents his career through scattered biographical material, correspondence, personal business records, printed material, artwork, photographs, and a scrapbook.
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Richards, William Trost, 1833-1905
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1848-1920
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1.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.richwill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The William Trost Richards papers measure 1.8 linear feet and date from 1848-1920. The collection documents Richards' personal life and his career as a landscape and seascape painter. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, business files, printed material, photographs, and other miscellaneous materials.
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Smith family (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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1793-1977
bulk 1826-1977
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5.12 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.smitfami
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Russell, Xanthus, and Mary Smith family papers comprise 5.12 linear feet and are dated 1793-1977, bulk 1826-1977. Correspondence, writings, artwork, financial records, printed material, miscellaneous items and photographs provide documentation of the lives and works of painter, illustrator and poet, Russell Smith, and his son, painter Xanthus Smith, and scattered documentation of the lives of his wife, painter and educator Mary Priscilla Smith, and daughter and painter Mary Russell Smith.
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Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860
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circa 1820-1932
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pealremb
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
This collection of papers measures 0.2 linear feet, dates from circa 1820-1932, and provides scattered documentation of the lives of painter Rembrandt Peale and his wife Harriet. There are seven letters from Peale which discuss his Patriae Pater portrait of George Washington and his subsequent attempts to gain a commission from Congress for his equestrian portrait of the first president, as well as illuminating his opinion on patronage for the arts. The collection also contains a copy of Peale's lecture on "Washington and his Portraits," a page with drawings of Roman coins by Peale, two codicils to Harriet Peale's will, printed material including a pamphlet for Peale's The Court of Death and a catalog of sale for Harriet Peale's estate, and photographs of Rembrandt and Harriet Peale.