In 1926 PALMER HAYDEN (1890-1973) won first prize from the Harmon Foundation for his painting of a Maine seascape. An art patron who had urged him to enter the competition gave him $3,000 to continue his studies abroad. This initial support got Hayden to France. He lived in Brittany and Paris from 1927 to 1932. Twelve sketchbooks from this period are among his papers. They contain studies of sailboats at Port Louis, Concarneau, and St. Cloud, as well as several drawings of Hayden dancing, drinking, and enjoying Parisian society.
Palmer Hayden Sketchbook with Studies of Sailboats in France, c. 1929, watercolor and pencil, 4 1/4 x 7 in. Palmer Hayden Papers, Archives of American Art.
Description of Palmer Hayden's Papers |
| CREATOR: | Hayden, Palmer C., 1890-1973.
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| TITLE: | Palmer C. Hayden papers, 1924-1967.
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| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: | 2.0 linear ft. (on 5 microfilm reels).
reels 43-47
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| BIO/HISTORICAL NOTE: | Painter, New York City. Born 1890, Widewater, Va. First art instruction through correspondence courses. Studied 1925 with Asa Grant Randall at the Boothbay Art Colony, Maine, specialized in marine subjects. Lived in France, 1927-1932. Worked in the 1930s for easel painting divisions of federal art programs.
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| SUMMARY: | Sketchbooks, 47 vols., 1924-1960; diaries 32 vols., 1938-1967; correspondence, catalogs, announcements, photographs, clippings, biographical data, and art works.
Early sketchbooks contain pencil sketches of landscapes and coastal scenes. Included are twelve from the period 1927-1932 when Hayden lived in Paris and Brittany, France. Diaries contain mainly daily summaries of the weather and his activities. Correspondence deals mainly with the sale and exhibition of his paintings in New York and his work for the easel painting divisions of federal art programs. Among the photographs are one of Hayden working on a painting at St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1956 and three of an exhibition opening at Fisk University, 1970. Also included is a sketch of Hayden by Hale Woodruff, 1928, and studies for a series of twelve paintings illustrating the ballad of John Henry.
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| RESTRICTIONS: | Patrons must use microfilm copy.
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| PROVENANCE: | Donated 1970 by Palmer C. Hayden.
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| ADDITIONAL FORMS: | 35mm microfilm reels 43-47 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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