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Charles Allan and Alice Beach Winter papers, circa 1890-1949, circa 1974

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Series 1: Papers, 1898-1949
3 Folders
Box 1

Papers include biographical sketches and Who's Who entries for Charles and Alice Winter; an Institute of American Genealogy lineage document for Charles Winter; printed material including two publications with illustrations by Charles Winter, and a 1949 clipping about Alice Winter giving one of her husband's detail sketches of a mural in City Hall, to the Gloucester Fishermans Institute in 1949. Also found is a dismantled scrapbook of Charles Winter's illustrations published in Cosmopolitan magazine.
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Biographical Material, 1930s-1940s
1
1
Printed Material, 1898-1949
1
2
Scrapbook of Winters's Illustrations for Cosmopolitan Magazine, 1911-1914
1
3
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Series 2: Artwork, circa 1890-circa 1930s
7 Folders
Box 1, OV 4

This series comprises sketches and small works of art executed in a variety of media assumed to be primarily by Charles or Alice Winter. They include one oil on board signed by Charles Winter; fifteen oils on canvas, canvas board, and paper; one color tempera on cardboard; one black wash on board; five pastels; one watercolor; circa thirty-four sketches in pencil, colored pencil, and pastel, including thirteen mural sketches; and a cartoon. Also found is a sketch by an unidentified artist.
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Color Tempera on Board, circa 1890s-circa 1930s
1
4
Oil on Board, circa 1890s-circa 1930s
1
5
Oil on Canvas Board, circa 1890s-circa 1930s
1
6
Oil on Paper, circa 1890s-circa 1930s
1
7
Sketches in Various Media, circa 1890s-circa 1930s
1
8
Artwork in Various Media, circa 1890s-circa 1930s
OV 4
Artwork by Others, circa 1890s-circa 1930s
1
9
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Series 3: Photographic Material, circa 1890-circa 1974
5.8 Linear feet
Boxes 1-3, 5-17

Photographic material includes photographs, acetate negatives, 699 glass plate negatives, and prints made from the negatives.
This series is arranged as two subseries.
  • 3.1: Photographs, Prints, and Acetate Negatives, circa 1890-1974 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)
  • 3.2: Glass Plate Negatives and Prints, circa 1890-circa 1930 (5.3 linear feet; Boxes 2-3, 5-17)

3.1

Photos, Prints, and Acetate Negatives, circa 1890-1974
Photos of Charles and Alice include portraits of Charles Winter; one photo of Charles and Alice Winter outdoors; a cyanotype postcard of Charles Winter painting outdoors addressed to "Dear folks"; and a photo of Charles Winter's portrait class at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts. Photos of others include nine of a child model and one press photograph of Charles Lindbergh.
Also found are photographs of artwork by Charles and Alice Winter, acetate negatives and prints grouped by the subjects artwork, children, people, and scenery, and a group of acetate negatives for which there are no corresponding prints.
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Photographs of Charles Winter, circa 1890s-circa 1930s
1
10
Photographs of Charles and Alice Winter, circa 1896-circa 1913
1
11
Photos of Others, circa 1890s-circa 1930s
1
12
Original Photo Enclosures, circa 1890s-circa 1930s
1
13
Photos of Artwork
Of Artwork by Charles Winter, circa 1920s-circa 1940s
1
14
Album of of Artwork by Alice Winter, circa 1930s-circa 1950s
1
15-16
Acetate Negatives of Artwork, Children, People and Scenery, circa 1940s
2
1
Acetate Negative Prints of Artwork, circa 1974
2
2
Acetate Negative Prints of Children, circa 1974
2
3
Acetate Negative Prints of People, circa 1974
2
4
Acetate Negative Prints of Scenery, circa 1974
2
5
Acetate Negatives with No Prints, circa 1940s
2
6-7

3.2

Glass Plate Negatives and Prints, circa 1890-circa 1930
Glass plate negatives number 699 and are of Charles and Alice Winter, family members, and friends including many of the artist friends they worked and socialized with in New York and who visited them in East Gloucester. There are images of models, parties, and people in outdoor scenes, and many images of artwork by Charles and Alice Winter, including portraits, landscapes, and illustrations for magazines including The Masses.
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Prints from Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1974
2
8-13
Prints and Duplicate Prints from Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1974
3
1-18
Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1890-circa 1930
5
Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1890-circa 1930
6
Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1890-circa 1930
7
Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1890-circa 1930
8
Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1890-circa 1930
9
Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1890-circa 1930
10
Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1890-circa 1930
11
Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1890-circa 1930
12
Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1890-circa 1930
13
Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1890-circa 1930
14
Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1890-circa 1930
15
Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1890-circa 1930
16
Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1890-circa 1930
17

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