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Collection Creator:
Dwight, Edward H., 1919-1981  Search this
Extent:
2.7 Linear feet (Boxes 16-19)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1881-1980
Scope and Contents:
This series documents Dwight's other interests, particularly in American painters such as Aaron H. Corwine, and Robert S. Duncanson. It includes data (called "catalogs" in the collection) on various artists, including reproductions of their work, and provenance and identifying information. Also found are Dwight's notes on artists and subjects, and correspondence conducted with individuals, museums, schools, and other organizations in the course of his research, much of which focuses on artists from Cincinnati and the surrounding area. Two folders of material relating to paintings of buffalo hunts house twelve engravings of Native Americans, buffalo hunts, and other western themes, by various artists. Index card files include cards organized by collections and collectors, individual artists, and subjects. Printed material includes eleven issues of the Mohammed Center for Restricted Communication letters, a mail-art correspondence from John Held, Jr.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Edward H. Dwight papers, 1821-2001, bulk 1950-1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.dwigedwa, Series 5
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Edward H. Dwight Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d1dd8e6c-780a-4e44-92fe-913c34e3b4e1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-dwigedwa-ref225