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- Creators:
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Longacre family
- Dates:
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[ca. 1810]-1952
- Size:
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9 microfilm reels
- Collection ID:
- AAA.longlong
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence, biographical and genealogical information, poems, notes, diaries, artwork, sketchbooks, photographs, business papers and printed material relating to the Longacre family, especially James Barton Longacre and Andrew Longacre.
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Benjamin West collection
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- Creators:
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West, Benjamin, 1738-1820
- Dates:
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1771-circa 1879
- Size:
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0.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.westbenj
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
This collection measures 0.3 linear feet and consists of 19 items dated 1771-circa 1879, relating to expatriate painter Benjamin West. West, who settled in London and was renowned for his portraits and his paintings of historical events, was the first internationally known American painter. The collection provides scattered documentation of West's activities including during the time of his appointment as historical painter to King George III, and contains letters from West, artwork including 2 engravings of the artist, 2 pages of West's accounts, and a ticket to a lecture at the Royal Academy of Art.