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Creator:
McIntyre, Robert G. (Robert George), 1885-1965  Search this
Subject:
Colburn, Francis Peabody  Search this
Stuart, Gilbert  Search this
Heade, Martin Johnson  Search this
Macbeth, Robert W. (Robert Walker)  Search this
Marsh, Felicia Meyer  Search this
Morgan, Maud  Search this
Morgan, Patrick  Search this
Macbeth, William  Search this
Rosenthal, Albert  Search this
Colburn, Francis Peabody  Search this
Corbino, Jon  Search this
James, William  Search this
Macbeth Gallery  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
1.4 Linear feet, (partially microfilmed on 2 reels)
Summary:
Personal and research correspondence, artwork; writings; and photographs.
Correspondence consists of eight letters from McIntyre's uncle, William Macbeth, regarding business at the Macbeth Gallery, 1909; letters of condolence upon the death of Robert Macbeth, 1940; a letter to McIntyre from Francis Peabody Colburn enclosing a photograph of himself; letters from Jon Corbino and from William James, both with photographic portraits; a letter to Benhaim Newhouse from Albert Rosenthal about Henry Inman; research correspondence for MARTIN JOHNSON HEADE (1949), 1944-1950; correspondence with McIntyre's mother, wife and relatives, 1903-1930; and correspondence with E.P. Richardson concerning various donations made to the Archives of American Art. Art work includes 3 sketchbooks, ca. 1946-1957, containing pencil sketches of Vermont and other locales, and a watercolor sketch. Photographs include snapshots of McIntyre with family and friends, one photograph each of Felicia Meyer Marsh, (wife of Reginald Marsh), Maud Morgan, and Morgan's husband Patrick Morgan, all circa 1940. Writings include typescripts of articles; lectures and notes; and material on portraits by Gilbert Stuart.
Citation:
Robert G. McIntyre papers, 1903-1957. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Portions of the papers are available on 35mm microfilm reels D10 (Inman, Stuart, Colburn, Corbino, James, Richardson) and 3092 (letters, sketchbooks, material on Heade, snapshots; typescripts) and are available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Selected photographs have been digitized and are available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Biography Note:
Art dealer and art historian, New York, N.Y. President and director of the Macbeth Gallery and nephew of William Macbeth.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated incrementally between 1955-1962 by McIntyre and the McIntyre Estate.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Theme:
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7959
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210127
AAA_collcode_mcinrobe
Theme:
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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