Albert Duveen collection of artists' letters and ephemera, 1808-1910
Duveen, Albert,
Art critic, Dealer
Paris, France; New York, N.Y.; ;
Collection size: 1.0 linear ft. (560 items on 1 full and 2 partial microfilm reels)
Collection Summary: Letters, 1808-1910, written by American artists and collected by Duveen. Also included are miscellaneous items such as Bible records, quotations, pictorial reproductions and a few letters written by European artists.
Included are 28 letters from Albert Bierstadt, the majority of the letters are to Col. Woodworth; 10 from Frederic E. Church; 14 from Frederick S. Church; 25 by Constant Mayer; 11 by Albert Rosenthal; and a few each by Edwin H. Blashfield, James Champney, Timothy Cole, William Gibson, Eliza Greatorex, D. Ridgway Knight, Charles R. Leslie, Emanuel Leutze, Jervis McEntee, Francis Millet, Henry Mosler, William Page, E. D. Palmer, William Partridge, Hiram Powers, Henry Ranger, Peter Rothermel, Ross Turner, Edwin Weeks, Anne Whitney, Worthington Whittredge and others.
Biographical/Historical Note: Art dealer, collector; New York, N.Y.
Purchased from Albert Duveen in 1956. Duveen purchased most of the letters from dealers in Americana and estate sales.
How to Use this Collection
- Microfilm reel DDU1, D9 (Peale) and D10 (Inman & Trumbull) available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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