R. Swain Gifford papers, 1860-1965
Gifford, R. Swain (Robert Swain),
b. 1840
d. 1905
Painter
Fair Haven, Conn.
Collection size: 515 items (on 2 microfilm reels)
Collection Summary: Biographical sketches; 222 letters, 1860-1923; "Memoranda Concerning Pictures, Sketches, etc.," by Gifford's wife, Frances E. Gifford; Gifford's chart of an Alaskan expedition, 1899; 21 sketches, etchings, and watercolors; 15 exhibition and sale catalogs; 74 photographs of Gifford, his studio, art works, family, Alaska, and the New England coast; floor plans and correspondence relating to Gifford's studio and house; clippings; research material, 1960-1965, on Gifford; and miscellany.
Biographical/Historical Note: Etcher, watercolorist; New England, and Alaska.
The lender, Mrs Philip Dechert, is the granddaughter of R. Swain Gifford, and inherited the material.
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