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Creator:
Covey, Arthur Sinclair, 1877-1960  Search this
Subject:
Bransom, Paul  Search this
Lenski, Lois  Search this
Penfield, Edward  Search this
Dunn, Harvey  Search this
Type:
Sketchbooks
Scrapbooks
Photographs
Sketches
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
5.7 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into nine series according to type of material and further arranged in chronological order. Oversized material from various series has been housed in Boxes 6-8 and Oversized Folders 9-12, and is noted in the Series Descriptions/Container Listing section at the appropriate folder title with see also/see references. Series 1: Biographical Material, 1925-1960, undated (Box 1, 6; 4 folders) Series 2: Correspondence, 1915-1960, undated (Box 1, OV 9; 28 folders) Series 3: Business Records, 1915-1958, undated (Box 1; 14 folders) Series 4: Notes and Writings, 1923-1958, undated (Box 1; 10 folders) Series 5: Art Work, 1921-1957, undated (Box 1, 6, OV 9-10; 23 folders) Series 6: Project Files, 1916-1959 (Box, 1-2, 6, OV 9-12; 68 folders) Series 7: Scrapbook, 1914-1960 (Box 8; 1 folder) Series 8: Printed Material, 1882-1959, undated (Box 2-4, 7; 2.4 linear feet) Series 9: Photographs, 1891-1959, undated (Box 5, 7-8; 21 folders)
Access Note / Rights:
The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.
Summary:
The papers of mural painter and illustrator Arthur Sinclair Covey measure 5.7 linear feet and date from 1882 to 1960. Found within the papers are biographical material; correspondence with art institutions, patrons, and colleagues; scattered business and financial records; notes and writings by Covey and others, including a transcript of an interview with Covey by a radio station; art work and sketchbooks by Covey and his colleagues including Paul Bransom, Harvey Dunn, and Edward Penfield; project files concering Covey's mural projects; a scrapbook of clippings; additional printed material; and photographs of Covey, family members, colleagues, and art work.
Citation:
Arthur Sinclair Covey papers, 1882-1960. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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.
Biography Note:
Arthur Sinclair Covey was born June 13, 1877 in Leroy, Illinois, son of Byron and Emeline Edwards Covey. His boyhood was spent in various small towns in Missouri and Kansas. As a teenager in 1893, Covey "made the run" to claim land at the opening of the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The Arthur Sinclair Covey papers were donated from 1961 to 1965 by the artist's widow, Lois Lenski Covey.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Mural painting and decoration -- Buildings  Search this
Works of art  Search this
Illustrators -- Connecticut  Search this
Muralists -- Connecticut  Search this
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7531
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209690
AAA_collcode_covearth
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209690