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  • Martiny, Philip, b. 1858 d. 1927

    Sculptor
    New York, N.Y. (Show Bio)

    Philip Martiny papers, 1858-1973

    2.0 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 2 reels)
    Reel(s): rolls 2156 and 2223

    Correspondence, photographs, sketchbooks, printed material, and lists of commissions. The material was compiled by Martiny's grandson, Raymond J. Linder.

    REEL 2156: Correspondence, mostly xeroxed copies, 1901-1925; research correspondence of Linder concerning Martiny, 1972-1973; a 16 p. list of 75 of Martiny's sculpture commissions executed ca. 1887-1924, with brief biographical notes compiled by Linder; sketches and a sketchbook/schoolbook, 1871-1872; invitations, sculpture dedication programs, clippings, Martiny's birth certificate, and miscellany.

    REEL 2223: Photographs, ca. 1883-1905, mostly of Martiny's works of art; and photos of Martiny, his studio, family and friends, home, and other personal photos. Also included are two group photos, one taken in Augustus Saint-Gaudens's studio, ca. 1883, with Kenyon Cox, Richard Watson Gilder, Martiny, Francis Millet, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Julian Alden Weir, and Stanford White, and one of the painters and sculptors who participated in the Columbian Exposition of 1893.

    ADDITION: 138 photographs of Martiny's sculpture and sculpture models; 4 photographs of Martiny with other artists; an inventory of sculpture photographs and a "List of Commissions" (47 p., 1996), both compiled by Linder; printed material about Martiny, ca. 1895-1950, including newspaper and magazine articles, exhibition catalogs, and programs; Martiny letterhead stationery; and a pencil sketch by Martiny for the Richard Watson Gilder monument.

    Donated 1973-1975 and 1997 by Raymond J. Linder, grandson of Martiny.

    How to Use this Collection

    • Microfilmed portion must be consulted on microfilm; use of unmicrofilmed portion requires an appointment and is limited to AAA's Washington, D.C. storage facility.
    • Microfilm rolls 2156 and 2223 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
    • Selected images of documents in this collection are online.
    • For more information on using resources at the Archives of American Art, please visit our Ask Us page
    Invitation to the Ceremonies Dedicating the Buildings of the World's Columbian Exposition


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