Gerrit A. Beneker papers, 1869-1972
Beneker, Gerrit A. (Gerrit Albertus), 1882-1934
Painter
Overview
Collection Information
Size: 7 Linear feet, (partially microfilmed on partial microfilm reel)
Summary: Correspondence, sketchbooks, printed material, financial material, and photograhs.
REEL 876: Sketchbooks; clippings; biographical material; correspondence; sketches; an extremely detailed gross income, an expense ledger; exhibition material; publications containing Beneker's work; and photographs of Beneker, his work, and others.
UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence; sketchbooks and sketches; illustrations; editorials; posters; calendars; drafts of writings; notes; clippings; scrapbooks; bills and receipts; catalogs; writings of Brison van Vranken Beneker; and sketches by Beneker's father, Bart Beneker.
Biographical/Historical Note
Painter, draftsman, and illustrator; Massachusetts.
Provenance
Material on Reel 876 lent for microfilming in 1975 by Beneker's daughter Katharine Beneker Murphy. Unmicrofilmed material donated 1976 by the Estate of Gerrit A. Beneker via his daughter, Katharine Beneker Murphy.
How to Use This Collection
Alternative Forms Available
35mm microfilm Reel 876 Available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Restrictions on Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm.
How to Cite This Collection
Gerrit A. Beneker papers, 1869-1972. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.