The collection is arranged as 7 series. Series 1: Biographical Material, 1869-1952 (0.2 linear feet; Boxes 1, 7) Series 2: Correspondence, 1867-2011 (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 1-2) Series 3: Subject Files, circa 1901-1949 (0.3 linear feet; Box 2) Series 4: Personal Business Records, 1867-1951 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2) Series 5: Printed Material, 1882-2016 (1.4 linear feet; Boxes 2-4) Series 6: Artwork, 1881-1940 (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 4, 7) Series 7: Photographic Material, circa 1880-1940 (1.9 linear feet; Boxes 4-8, OVs 9-11, GPN Box 12)
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 Boston portrait painter Marie Danforth Page measure 5.9 linear feet and date from 1867 to 2016. The papers document her career in Boston, Massachusetts, through biographical material, correspondence, subject files, personal business records, printed material, artwork, and photographic material.
Citation:
Marie Danforth Page papers, 1867-2016. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Portions of the collection including a diploma; correspondence; handwritten notes and notebooks; personal and other writings; photographs; exhibition materials; clippings; business receipts and lists of paintings; card files and subject files are available on 35mm microfilm reels 4071-4072, and 4404 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
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:
Marie Danforth Page (1869-1940) was a portrait painter in Boston, Massachusetts. Page was a member of the conservative Boston School of Painting. She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with Frank W. Benson and Edmund Tarbell, from 1890 to 1895. She married Dr. Calvin Gates Page in 1896.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The Marie Danforth Page papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 1985 by Danforth Page Fales and H. Gordon Fales, Page's grandchildren. Additional material was donated in 2020 by Danforth Page Fales.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001