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Creator:
Cole, Thomas, 1801-1848  Search this
Subject:
Adams, William Althorpe  Search this
Ainsley, Samuel James  Search this
Alexander, Francis  Search this
Allen, Theodore  Search this
Allston, Washington  Search this
Ashton, Thomas B.  Search this
Bennet, Edwin Thomas  Search this
Bloodgood, S. DeWitt (Simeon DeWitt)  Search this
Bryant, William Cullen  Search this
Carey, Edward L.  Search this
Childs, Cephas Grier  Search this
Clark, Lewis Gaylord  Search this
Cummings, Thomas Seir  Search this
Dexter, Franklin  Search this
Dunlap, William  Search this
Durand, Asher Brown  Search this
Gilmor, Robert  Search this
Greene, George Washington  Search this
Ingham, Charles Cromwell  Search this
Leslie, Charles Robert  Search this
Mason, Jonathan  Search this
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese  Search this
Morton, John Ludlow  Search this
Pratt, Henry Cheever  Search this
Reed, Luman  Search this
Ridner, John P.  Search this
Spencer, Mark  Search this
Sturges, Jonathan  Search this
Town, Ithiel  Search this
Townsend, Isaiah  Search this
Trego, Charles B.  Search this
Van Rensselaer, William P.  Search this
Ver Bryck, Cornelius  Search this
Wadsworth, Daniel  Search this
Ward, Samuel Gray  Search this
Weir, Robert Walter  Search this
Wright, Ambrose  Search this
Type:
Sketchbooks
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
7 Microfilm reels
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:
Notebooks; sketchbooks; drawings; letters; manuscript poems; catalogs; paintbrushes.
REEL D40: ca. 575 drawings.
REEL D6: Letters, manuscript poems, catalogs and a sketchbook dated March 10, 1832.
REEL D39: 2 v. of notebooks; 1825, and 18 v. of sketchbooks, 1827-1847. Cole sketches mainly in New York State, The White Mountains, England, Italy, and Catskill, N.Y.
REELS ALC 1- ALC 4: Correspondence with Cole, including letters from friends, family, artists, and others; journals; notes; essays; lectures; poetry; clippings; and financial records.
Correspondents include: William Althorpe Adams, Samuel James Ainsley, Francis Alexander, Theodore Allen, Washington Allston, Thomas B. Ashton, Edwin T. Bennet, Simeon D. Bloodgood, William C. Bryant, Edward L. Carey, Cephas G. Childs, Lewis G. Clark, Thomas S. Cummings, Franklin Dexter, William Dunlap, Asher B. Durand, Robert Gilmor, George W. Greene, Charles C. Ingham, Charles R. Leslie, Jonathan Mason, Samuel F. B. Morse, John L. Morton, Henry C. Pratt, Luman Reed, John P. Ridner, Jonathan Sturges, Ithiel Town, Isaiah Townsend, Charles B. Trego, William P. Van Rensselaer, Cornelius Ver Bryck, Daniel Wadsworth, Samuel Ward, Robert W. Weir, Ambrose Wright, and others.
Citation:
Thomas Cole papers, 1821-1863. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reels D6, D39, D40, and ALC 1- ALC 4 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Reels ALC 1-ALC 4: Originals in New York State Library, Albany, New York.
Reels D6, D39, D40: Originals in Detroit Institute of Art.
Biography Note:
Painter; Catskill, N.Y. Cole lived most of his life in New York City even though he studied abroad. He was elected member of National Academy in 1826.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Material on reels D6, D39, D40 lent for microfilming 1961 by the Detroit Institute of Art. Material on reels ALC 1-ALC 4 lent for microfilming 1964 by the New York State Library. Paintbrushes were discovered 1964 by S.J. Fishburne, Albany Institute restorer, in basement of Cole's house. He turned them over to the Institute's director, Janet MacFarlane, who donated them to AAA, 1965.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Landscape painting -- New York (State)  Search this
Hudson River school of landscape painting  Search this
Theme:
Diaries  Search this
Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7004
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209137
AAA_collcode_colethom
Theme:
Diaries
Sketches & Sketchbooks
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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