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Artists' Fellowship records, 1872-1980

Catalog Data

Creator:
Artists' Fellowship, Inc.  Search this
Subject:
Barse, George R.  Search this
Bittinger, Charles  Search this
Blackmore, A. E. (Arthur E)  Search this
Bloodgood, Robert Fanshawe  Search this
Brown, John George  Search this
Church, Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart)  Search this
De Luce, Percival  Search this
Drake, W. H.  Search this
Ebert, Charles H.  Search this
Emens, Homer F.  Search this
Faxon, William Bailey  Search this
Fitler, William Crothers  Search this
Freedlander, Arthur R.  Search this
Guy, J. C.  Search this
Guy, Seymour J.  Search this
Harper, William St. John  Search this
Hirschberg, Carl  Search this
Howe, William Henry  Search this
Jones, Francis Coates  Search this
Kinsella, James  Search this
Kleiser, Lorentz  Search this
Lauber, Joseph  Search this
Lee, Homer  Search this
Lippincott, William H. (William Henry)  Search this
Low, Will Hicok  Search this
Maynard, George W. (George Willoughby)  Search this
Mielatz, Charles Frederick William  Search this
Nicoll, James Craig  Search this
Olinsky, Ivan G. (Ivan Gregorewitch)  Search this
O'Sullivan, John F.  Search this
Phelps, W. P. (William Preston)  Search this
Post, William Merritt  Search this
Richardson, Frederick  Search this
Shurtleff, Roswell Morse  Search this
Smedley, W. T. (William Thomas)  Search this
Turner, Charles Yardley  Search this
Volk, Douglas  Search this
Whiting, Giles  Search this
Artists' Mutual Aid Society  Search this
Artists' Aid Society  Search this
Helpful Society  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
5 Linear feet, (partially microfilmed on 1 reel)
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:
UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence, membership files, minutes, historian's records, financial material, subject files, and miscellany.
REEL 2029: 41 group photographs of artists' outings. Appearing in one or more photos are: George R. Barse, Charles Bittinger, A.E. Blackmore, Robert F. Bloodgood, J.G. Brown, Frederick S. Church, Percival De Luce, William H. Drake, Charles H. Ebert, Homer F. Emens, L. Farragut, William B. Faxon, William C. Fitler, Arthur R. Freedlander, J.C. Guy, Seymour J. Guy, William St. John Harper, Carl Hirschberg, William H. Howe, Francis C. Jones, James Kinsella, L. Kleiser, Homer Lee, Joseph Lauber, William H. Lippincott, Will H. Low, George W. Maynard, Charles F. W. Mielatz, B. Mitchell, James C. Nicoll, Ivan G. Olinsky, John F. O'Sullivan, W. P. Phelps, William M. Post, Frederick Richardson, Roswell M. Shurtleff, William T. Smedley, Charles Y. Turner, Douglas Volk, and Giles Whiting.
Citation:
Artists' Fellowship records, 1872-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 2029 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Use Note:
Identities of recipients of awards: Authorization to quote or reproduce for purposes of publication requires written permission from Artists' Fellowship, Inc. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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:
Artists' Fellowship's purpose is to assist artists and their families in case of sickness, bereavement or distress. It grew out of the Helpful Society, founded 1868, and housed in the Tenth Street Studio Building. It became the Artists' Mutual Aid Society, whose name was changed in 1889 to the Artists' Aid Society. In 1925 the Society was incorporated as Artists' Fellowhip, Inc.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1980 by Artists' Fellowship, via Michael Engel II, President. The original negatives and album of vintage prints on reel 2029 were found in the offices of the National Academy of Design, where the Fellowship at one time maintained offices.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art -- Scholarships, fellowships, etc  Search this
Theme:
Art organizations  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9554
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211754
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Theme:
Art organizations
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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