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Marcia M. Mathews papers relating to Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1937-1969, bulk, 1963-1969

Catalog Data

Creator:
Mathews, Marcia M.  Search this
Subject:
Tanner, Henry Ossawa  Search this
Glackens, Edith  Search this
Tough, Charles C.  Search this
Tanner, Jesse O.  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
54 Items
Access Note / Rights:
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. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
The Marcia M. Mathews papers relating to Henry Ossawa Tanner consist of 54 items and date from 1937 to 1969, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1963 to 1969. The collection primarily consists of correspondence preceding Mathew's 1969 book <em>Henry O. Tanner, American Artist</em> and related printed material.
REEL 64: 26 letters, January 21, 1966 through March 5, 1968, to Mathews from Jesse O. Tanner, son of Henry Ossawa Tanner, conveying information about his father and particular art works; as well as a letter from Edith D. [Mrs. William] Glackens, August 7, 1937, to Charles C. Tough, Jesse O. Tanner's uncle, advising with regard to Tough's plans of selling Henry O. Tanner's paintings. Also included is a biographical questionnaire completed by Henry O. Tanner for the Art League Publishing Company.
REEL 3268: 23 letters to Mathews regarding her book and exhibitions of Tanner's work; and printed material, 1968-1969. Correspondents include Jesse O. Tanner, Erwin S. Barrie, Romare H. Bearden, George Biddle, Mrs. Samuel M. Bryant, Benjamin Mays, James A. Porter, and Warren Robbins.
Citation:
Marcia M. Mathews papers relating to Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1937-1969, bulk, 1963-1969. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reels 64 and 3268 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds the Henry Ossawa Tanner papers, 1860s-1978; the Henry O. Tanner letters to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1885-1909; and the Alexander family papers relating to Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1912-1985. The Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library holds the Henry Ossawa Tanner collection, 1907-1937.
Biography Note:
Marcia M. Mathews is a writer and art historian in Durham, North Carolina.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1969 and 1976 by Marcia Mathews.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Expatriate painters -- France -- Paris  Search this
African American artists  Search this
Women art historians  Search this
Women authors  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Theme:
African American  Search this
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)5638
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208472
AAA_collcode_mathmarc
Theme:
African American
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208472