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Bessie Hoover and Herman Henry Wessel papers, 1914-1972

Catalog Data

Creator:
Wessel, Bessie Hoover, 1889-1973  Search this
Wessel, Herman Henry, 1878-1969  Search this
Subject:
Duveneck, Frank  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
140 Items, (on partial microfilm reel)
Access Note / Rights:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
Mostly photographs of portraits by Bessie Wessel. Also included is a scrapbook of clippings about the Wessels, articles on Frank Duveneck and the Cincinnati Art Club (of which Herman Wessel was president), a biography of Bessie Wessel, three sketches by Herman Wessel, two typed class lectures by Robert Henri, and miscellany.
Citation:
Bessie Hoover and Herman Henry Wessel papers, 1914-1972. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 835 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to lender after microfilming.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
Painters; Cincinnati, Ohio. The Wessels studied under Frank Duveneck and others at the Cincinnati Art Academy. Herman Wessel was also an etcher and instructor.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Lent 1974 by Robert Wessel, the Wessels' son.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8691
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210871
AAA_collcode_wessbess
Theme:
Women
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210871