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Creator:
Schofield, Walter Elmer, 1867-1944  Search this
Subject:
Alexander, John White  Search this
Anshutz, Thomas Pollock  Search this
Calder, Alexander Stirling  Search this
Caro-Delvaille, Henry  Search this
Chase, William Merritt  Search this
Dougherty, Paul  Search this
East, Alfred, Sir  Search this
Grafly, Charles  Search this
Henri, Robert  Search this
Lathrop, William Langson  Search this
Olsson, Julius  Search this
Redfield, Edward Willis  Search this
Shannon, Charles Hazelwood  Search this
Sloan, John  Search this
Symons, George Gardner  Search this
Taylor, Henry Fitch  Search this
Trask, John E. D.  Search this
Young, Charles Morris  Search this
Sargent, John Singer  Search this
Breckenridge, Hugh H. (Hugh Henry)  Search this
Forbes, Stanhope Alexander  Search this
Lever, Hayley  Search this
Oberteuffer, Karl A. (Karl Amiard)  Search this
Carnegie Institute  Search this
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts  Search this
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (Location of meeting: Saint Louis, Mo.). Date of meeting or treaty signing: (1904 :.)  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
0.8 Linear feet, (on 2 microfilm reels)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
Biographical material, correspondence, business records, notes, printed material and photographs document the career of landscape painter Walter Elmer Schofield.
REEL D71: Letters, 1923-1961, are from museums concerning the exhibition or collection of Schofield's work, from his son to the Archives of American Art concerning the acquisition of Schofield's papers, and a letter and biographical sketch from British sculptor Helen Stuart Weir. Photographs, ca. 1890-1937, are of Schofield, including one at a silvermine in Mexico, and 4 with the Royal Artillery and Royal Fusiliers. One shows Schofield with fellow artists John White Alexander, William Merritt Chase, and Sir Alfred East. There are also photographs of Schofield's residence in Suffolk, England, gallery installations, and art works. Business records, 1888-1921, include discharge papers from the San Antonio Rifles, and 3 leases. Printed material, 1902-1945, includes clippings, an exhibition catalog, a membership list for the National Academy of Design, 1902, and a program for a memorial service for Schofield.
REEL 5043: Biographical material, 1904-1945, includes a biographical sketch, an award certificate from the Carnegie Institute, and a death certificate. Correspondence, 1892-1974, consists primarily of letters between Schofield and his wife during his sojourns in America. Schofield's letters describe his activities including participation in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and on Carnegie Institute juries, and mention his colleagues including Thomas Anshutz, Alexander Stirling Calder, Henry Caro-Delvaille, Paul Dougherty, Charles Grafly, Robert Henri, William Lathrop, Julius Olsson, Edward Redfield, John Singer Sargent, Charles Shannon, John Sloan, Gardner Symons, Henry Fitch Taylor, John Trask, and Charles Morris Young. There are also one to three letters each from Hugh Henry Breckenridge, Stanhope Forbes, Hayley Lever, and Karl Oberteuffer.
Business records, 1903-1937, include receipts for art supplies, the shipment of household goods, financial records for the sale of Reen Cottage,and for an exhibition at Stendahl Art Galleries, and a contract of ownership for the Delph Spinning Company. Notes consist of lecture notes "Art Noon Club Objectives" and a stanza from "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold. Printed material, 1901-1945, consists of clippings, 2 exhibition catalogs, and a reproduction of a wood-engraving of Otley Church. Photographs, 1887-1940, are of Schofield, his wife and sons, members of Schofield's class at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, classes taught by Schofield, members of his military units, his residences in Suffolk and Cornwall, England, gallery installations, and works of art.
Citation:
Walter Elmer Schofield papers, 1885-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reels D71 and 5043 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Painter. Born Philadelphia, Pa., Schofield studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and, in 1890, at the Academie Julian. After marrying Murielle Redmayne in 1897, he established his residence in England, making frequent trips to the United States to conduct his art-related business. He was primarily known as a landscape and marine painter.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Material on reel D71 donated 1961 by Sydney Schofield, Walter Schofield's son. Material on reel 5043 donated by Mrs. S.E. Schofield through the Brandywine River Museum, 1986.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Impressionism (Art)  Search this
Painting  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9472
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211670
AAA_collcode_schowalt
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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