Creator:

Winter, Charles Allan, 1869-1942  Search this

Winter, Alice Beach, 1877-ca. 1970  Search this

Names:

Cornoyer, Paul, 1864-1923  Search this

Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964  Search this

Richmond, Agnes M., 1870-1964  Search this

Sloan, John, 1871-1951  Search this

Tietjens, , Paul  Search this

Extent:

6.7 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Glass negatives

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Date:

circa 1890-1949

circa 1974

Summary:

The papers of New York City and Gloucester, Massachusetts painters Charles Allan Winter (1869-1942) and Alice Beach Winter (1877-1970) measure 6.7 linear feet and date from circa 1890-1949, and circa 1974. The papers include biographical material, news clippings, a scrapbook of illustrations by Charles Allan Winter published in Cosmopolitan magazine, original artwork, and photographic prints, acetate negatives, and 699 glass plate negatives of the Winters, their artist friends, family, and artwork.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of New York City and Gloucester, Massachusetts painters Charles Allan Winter (1869-1942) and Alice Beach Winter (1877-1970) measure 6.7 linear feet and date from circa 1890-1949, and circa 1974. The papers include biographical material, news clippings, a scrapbook of illustrations by Charles Allan Winter published in Cosmopolitan magazine, original artwork, and photographic prints, acetate negatives, and glass plate negatives of the Winters, their friends, family, and artwork. Glass plate negatives number 699 and include images of the Winters at their home in East Gloucester, at dinner parties, and in outdoor scenes, with friends including artists Paul Cornoyer, Stuart Davis, Agnes Richmond, Paul Tietjens, John Sloan, and others. Also found are images of models and of Charles and Alice Winter posing as models.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as three series. Series 1: Papers, 1898-1949 (3 folders; Box 1) Series 2: Artwork, circa 1890-circa 1930s (7 folders; Box 1, OV 4) Series 3: Photographic Material, circa 1890-circa 1974 (5.8 linear feet; Boxes 1-3, 5-17, OV 4)

Biographical / Historical:

Charles Allan Winter (1869-1942) and Alice Beach Winter (1877-1970) were painters in East Gloucester, Massachusetts. Charles Allan Winter was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy before spending over three years on a scholarship in Europe. Winter studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, France, and spent eight months in Rome, Italy, before returning to the United States to teach a portrait class at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts, Missouri, in 1898. In 1901 he met Alice Mary Beach, who had begun studying at the same school, before moving to New York City that year and establishing a studio on 8 East 59th Street. The two were soon reunited in New York and married in 1904. Alice Beach Winter was born in Green Ridge, Missouri. After moving to New York City in 1904 she studied at the Art Students League with John Twachtman, Joseph DeCamp, and George de Forest Brush, and shared her husband's studio on 59th Street. The couple worked for almost thirty years in New York as painters and illustrators, and collaborated with artists including John Sloan, Max Eastman, and Art Young, to establish the magazine The Masses. The illustrated socialist monthly published realist artwork that would come to be associated with the Ashcan school. Alice became the magazine's editor and was responsible for several of its covers. Charles painted landscapes and portraits, and was employed during the 1930s as a mural painter by the Works Progress Administration. Alice's illustrations and portraits of children provided income for the couple for many years, but she was also known for her large Impressionist landscapes. Around 1910, the Winters began to visit Gloucester and Cape Ann, Massachusetts, eventually building a home and studio in East Gloucester and relocating there permanently in 1931. They were visited often by friends including artists Paul Cornoyer, Stuart Davis, Agnes Richmond, Paul Tietjens, John Sloan, and others.

Provenance:

The collection was donated in 1974 by Howard and Roger Curtis, executors of Alice B. Winter's estate.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Topic:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Painters--Massachusetts--Gloucester  Search this

Painting, American  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Glass negatives

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Charles Allan and Alice Beach Winter papers, circa 1890-1949, circa 1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.wintchar

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Charles Allan and Alice Beach Winter papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d3ba79d3-8164-43c2-9baf-16bfb1e39491

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-wintchar