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Travel diary, Aug. 29 through Sept. 27, 1891

Physical Details: Diary : 39 p. : handwritten, ill. ; 12 x 19 cm.

Creator: Robert Henri

Description: Diary contains journal entries and several sketches regarding Henri's travels in Europe. It includes entries on his stay in Venice and Chioggia, Italy; his train ride from Venice to Etaples, France; and his boat ride from Etaples en route to Boulonge-sur-Mer. Henri comments on sketches by Italico Brass, visiting artists in Etaples including American painters Allen Tucker, Curtis Williamson, and George Henry Taggart, and British painter Joseph Milner Kite.
Sketches are mostly of people, but also include one of a bridge, one of a lamppost, and a few of boats.

Forms part of: Robert Henri papers 1870-1954

Citation: Travel diary, Aug. 29 through Sept. 27, 1891 . Robert Henri papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 5546

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