Orland Campbell papers, 1843-1977
Campbell, Orland,
b. 1890
d. 1972
Painter
N.Y.
Collection size: ca. 2,300 items.
Collection Summary: Papers of Orland Campbell pertain to Campbell's career as a portrait artist and to a Gilbert Stuart portrait of Thomas Jefferson, owned, authenticated, and restored by Orland and his brother, Courtney Campbell. Includes:
biographical material, obituaries and condolences, business correspondence, ca. 1920-1970, subject files, research notes, tyescripts, sketchbooks and sketches, family papers, financial material, photographs of Campbell and works of art, thirteen scrapbooks, two books, and miscellany.
Biographical/Historical Note: Portrait painter.
Donated 1980 by Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, widow of Orland Campbell.
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