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Creator:
Frieseke, Frederick C. (Frederick Carl), 1874-1939  Search this
Subject:
McGuigan, John F., Jr. (John Fuller)  Search this
McGuigan, Mary K.  Search this
Corcoran Gallery of Art  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
0.3 Linear feet
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of the collection the Frederick Carl Frieseke papers are arranged as one series.
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Summary:
The papers of Impressionist painter Frederick Carl Frieseke measure 0.3 and date from circa 1870s-1943, 1982, and 1996. This small collection contains scattered documentation of Frieseke's life through several biographical items, printed material, photographs of Frieseke and his family, and miscellany.
Citation:
Frederick Carl Frieseke papers, 1982, 1996, circa 1870s-1943. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The collection was digitized in 2019 and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
Material lent for microfilming on 35mm microfilm reels N737 and 2885 is available at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Funding:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
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.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm (reels N737 and 2885) of a notebook kept by Frieseke containing a pencil sketch, addresses, expenses, and price lists of paintings; a transcript of the notebook made by his grandson, Nicholas Kilmer; writings and reminiscences decorated with sketches by Frieseke; and price lists. Loaned materials were returned to the donor after microfilming and are not described in the collection container inventory.
Biography Note:
Impressionist painter Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874-1939) lived in New York and Paris before becoming a leading figure of the second generation of Americans at Giverny, France. Frieseke studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League, New York City. He moved to France in 1898 where he lived until his death in 1939.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The papers were donated in 2019 by Mary K. McGuigan and John F. McGuigan Jr., art historians and collectors in Milford, Pennsylvania. Material on reels N737 and 2885 were lent for microfilming in 1968 and 1983 by Mrs. Kenton Kilmer (Frances Friseke) and her son Nicholas Kilmer, Frieseke's daughter and grandson.
Digitization Note:
This site provides access to the papers of Frederick C. (Frederick Carl) Frieseke in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2019, and total 157 images.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7728
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209892
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Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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