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Jervis McEntee., Aug. 7, 1881

Jervis McEntee Papers, 1796, 1848-1905

This site provides access to the papers of Jervis McEntee in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2007. The bulk of the collection has been scanned, including 915 images scanned from the original documents, and 1654 images scanned from microfilm of McEntee's diaries (5 volumes, 1872 to 1890). Online access to the diaries is available through the Jervis McEntee Diaries website.

The papers of Hudson River School painter Jervis McEntee measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1796 and 1848 to 1905. Letters from close friends and family members to McEntee include many from his mentor Frederic Edwin Church, and fellow artists Samuel Putnam Avery, George Henry Boughton, Sanford Gifford, Richard Henry, Eastman Johnson, Elizabeth B. Stoddard, John Ferguson Weir, Worthington Whittredge, and others. Papers relating to the McEntee family include obituaries, a family genealogy, and letters from and regarding family members. There are also papers relating to the Vaux family (McEntee's brother-in-law's family) and American architect and landscape artist Calvert Vaux, who designed a studio for McEntee. Of special significance are five volumes of diaries dating from 1872 through 1891 which provide a detailed depiction of the American art world in the 1870s and 1880s. Read more About this Collection.