Creator:
Bassford, Wallace, 1900-1998
Inclusive Dates:
1939- 1968
Abstract:
Papers of the American still-life and portrait painter; specialized in the female figure. Collection includes correspondence concerning art exhibitions (1945-1953); artwork reproductions, statements on art, and memorabilia, including articles and clippings about Bassford (1953-1968) as well as his exhibition catalogs (1939-1962).
Type of Material:
Articles.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Exhibition catalogs.
Subject:
Artists.
Painters.
Art -- Painters
Art -- Illustrators
Art, American.
Art, American -- 20th century.
Painters, United States.
Painting, American 20th century.
Portrait painters, United States.
Portrait painting, 20th century, United States.
Women in art.
Creator:
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925.
Inclusive Dates:
1895- 1923
Abstract:
The papers of the American artist consist of outgoing letters (Wilfrid Ashley, Lawrence Barnett, Walter Berry, Mrs. John Fuller-Maitland, George Henschel, Mrs. Colin Hunter, William Kendall, Blanche Marchesi, Alice Meynell, S. Weir Mitchell, Mrs. J.P. Morgan, Edward Poynter, and Mrs. Hall Walker), mostly of a personal nature, in which Sargent discusses his work, responds to social invitations, and makes appointments with various of his patrons for sittings.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Subject:
Artists.
Painters.
Art -- Painters
Painters, United States.
Portrait painters, United States.
Portrait painting, 19th century.
Portrait painting, 20th century.
Painting, American.
Painting, Modern, 19th century.
Painting, Modern, 20th century.