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George Washington

Artist:
Hiram Powers, 29 Jul 1805 - 27 Jun 1873  Search this
Sitter:
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799  Search this
Medium:
Marble
Dimensions:
65cm x 61cm x 35.5cm (25 9/16" x 24" x 14"), Accurate
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
c. 1864
Topic:
George Washington: Male  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this
George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor  Search this
George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Object number:
W93-1-173
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm481f5c004-088e-445a-addc-33b693e341b1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_W93-1-173

George Washington

Artist:
Hiram Powers, 29 Jul 1805 - 27 Jun 1873  Search this
Sitter:
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799  Search this
Medium:
Marble
Dimensions:
48cm x 31cm x 30cm (18 7/8" x 12 3/16" x 11 13/16"), Accurate
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
c. 1834
Topic:
George Washington: Male  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this
George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor  Search this
George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Object number:
W93-1-177
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4306b8845-aeb0-4394-b7e5-ca256344f2d9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_W93-1-177

Greek Slave

Artist:
Hiram Powers, born Woodstock, VT 1805-died Florence, Italy 1873  Search this
Medium:
marble
Dimensions:
44 x 14 x 13 1/2 in. (111.8 x 35.6 x 34.3 cm.)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
modeled 1841-1843, carved ca. 1873
Topic:
Figure female\nude  Search this
Figure female\full length  Search this
History\ancient\Greece  Search this
Greek  Search this
State of being\other\enslaved  Search this
State of being\other\imprisonment  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Benjamin H. Warder
Object number:
1920.3.3
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk77e3a7415-1fc4-41c1-b2b4-44b3eea7cd51
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1920.3.3

America

Artist:
Hiram Powers, born Woodstock, VT 1805-died Florence, Italy 1873  Search this
Medium:
plaster
Dimensions:
89 1/8 x 35 1/8 x 16 7/8 in. (226.5 x 89.3 x 42.8 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1848-1850
Topic:
Dress\historic\classical dress  Search this
Figure female\nude  Search this
Figure female\full length  Search this
Study\sculpture model  Search this
Allegory\place\America  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson
Object number:
1968.155.4
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7813e50a7-1ca6-49cb-b0fe-2b42643a7209
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1968.155.4

Base for America Statue

Artist:
Hiram Powers, born Woodstock, VT 1805-died Florence, Italy 1873  Search this
Medium:
plaster
Dimensions:
40 x 32 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. (101.6 x 83.2 x 55.2 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson
Object number:
1968.155.97
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7038b7b3a-f019-4caf-8e6f-bab53c86f135
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1968.155.97

The Greek Slave

Artist:
Meade Brothers Studio, active c. 1840 - c. 1869  Search this
Copy after:
Unidentified Artist (Photographer)  Search this
Hiram Powers, 29 Jul 1805 - 27 Jun 1873  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 9 × 5.3 cm (3 9/16 × 2 1/16")
Sheet: 10.2 × 6.2 cm (4 × 2 7/16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
c. 1860 (after 1853 daguerreotype)
Topic:
Artwork\Sculpture  Search this
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Emerson Lyons
Object number:
AD/NPG.85.16
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm491de171c-2718-4cf4-b392-7566f46f18f8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_AD_NPG.85.16

Edward Everett

Artist:
Hiram Powers, 29 Jul 1805 - 27 Jun 1873  Search this
Sitter:
Edward Everett, 11 Apr 1794 - 15 Jan 1865  Search this
Medium:
Marble
Dimensions:
66cm (26"), Accurate
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
c. 1841
Topic:
Edward Everett: Male  Search this
Edward Everett: Politics and Government\Statesman  Search this
Edward Everett: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Massachusetts  Search this
Edward Everett: Politics and Government\Governor\Massachusetts  Search this
Edward Everett: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Edward Everett: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University president  Search this
Edward Everett: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this
Edward Everett: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
Edward Everett: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister  Search this
Edward Everett: Politics and Government\US Senator\Massachusetts  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. Charles Glover, Jr.
Object number:
NPG.68.53
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4bc59c51d-9269-44f7-89f0-faf9f616109b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.68.53

Hiram Powers

Artist:
Longworth Powers, 1835 - 1904  Search this
Sitter:
Hiram Powers, 29 Jul 1805 - 27 Jun 1873  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 10 × 5.9 cm (3 15/16 × 2 5/16")
Mount: 10.6 × 6.3 cm (4 3/16 × 2 1/2")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1865
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Costume\Apron  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite  Search this
Hiram Powers: Male  Search this
Hiram Powers: Visual Arts\Artist\Sculptor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.78.110
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47cc9439b-7555-46d9-98b2-f8c68d94c0ce
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.78.110

Hiram Powers

Artist:
George Frederick Watts, 1817 - 1904  Search this
Sitter:
Hiram Powers, 29 Jul 1805 - 27 Jun 1873  Search this
Medium:
Pencil on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 14.7cm x 8.6cm (5 13/16" x 3 3/8")
Sheet: 16.4cm x 13.2cm (6 7/16" x 5 3/16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1846
Topic:
Costume\Apron  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap  Search this
Art implements\Sculpting tool  Search this
Hiram Powers: Male  Search this
Hiram Powers: Visual Arts\Artist\Sculptor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.80.10
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm497be841b-874f-4f1c-a5a0-99b1952f9d9c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.80.10

California

Former Title:
La Dorado
Artist:
Hiram Powers, 29 Jul 1805 - 27 Jun 1873  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Woman  Search this
Medium:
Marble
Dimensions:
180.3 x 47.6 x 60.3cm (71 x 18 3/4 x 23 3/4")
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1850-55, this carving 1858
Topic:
Unidentified Woman: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number:
72.3 MMA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d7d4b97e-c6de-4eb9-a3c8-870ac36e6970
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_72.3_MMA

John Caldwell Calhoun

Artist:
G. & H. Cameron  Search this
Copy after:
Hiram Powers, 29 Jul 1805 - 27 Jun 1873  Search this
Sitter:
John Caldwell Calhoun, 18 Mar 1782 - 31 Mar 1850  Search this
Medium:
Parain ware
Dimensions:
42.5cm (16 3/4"), Accurate
Type:
Sculpture
Place:
United States\South Carolina\Charleston\Charleston
Date:
1850
Topic:
Printed Material\Papers  Search this
Architecture\Column  Search this
John Caldwell Calhoun: Male  Search this
John Caldwell Calhoun: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this
John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War  Search this
John Caldwell Calhoun: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Philosopher  Search this
John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this
John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\US Congressman\South Carolina  Search this
John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\US Senator\South Carolina  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Gibbes Museum of Art
Object number:
XX36 Gibbes
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49d44abce-502d-4255-a717-8c3f1aa39080
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_XX36_Gibbes

Unidentified Man

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Possible attribution:
Hiram Powers, 29 Jul 1805 - 27 Jun 1873  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Man  Search this
Possibly:
John Brown, 9 May 1800 - 2 Dec 1859  Search this
Medium:
Marble
Dimensions:
76.2cm (30")
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
c. 1860-1870
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Sculpture  Search this
Unidentified Man: Male  Search this
John Brown: Male  Search this
John Brown: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private Collection
Object number:
PC992209
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4283ff3b9-f5c9-401b-bc58-fb526ead34e9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_PC992209

George Peabody

Artist:
Hiram Powers, 29 Jul 1805 - 27 Jun 1873  Search this
Sitter:
George Peabody, 18 Feb 1795 - 4 Nov 1869  Search this
Medium:
Marble
Dimensions:
57.5cm x 42.5cm x 29cm (22 5/8" x 16 3/4" x 11 7/16"), Estimate
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
c. 1868
Topic:
George Peabody: Male  Search this
George Peabody: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Financier  Search this
George Peabody: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Railroad  Search this
George Peabody: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
George Peabody: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant\Dry-goods merchant  Search this
George Peabody: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Massachusetts Historical Society
Object number:
19.DUP1913
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4da4a9a48-2dea-4d28-bd98-4b0634572f65
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_19.DUP1913

George Peabody

Artist:
Hiram Powers, 29 Jul 1805 - 27 Jun 1873  Search this
Sitter:
George Peabody, 18 Feb 1795 - 4 Nov 1869  Search this
Medium:
Plaster
Dimensions:
71.1 x 43.9 x 31.1 cm (28 x 17 5/16 x 12 1/4" )
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1856
Topic:
George Peabody: Male  Search this
George Peabody: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Financier  Search this
George Peabody: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Railroad  Search this
George Peabody: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
George Peabody: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant\Dry-goods merchant  Search this
George Peabody: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number:
1968.155.91 NMAA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm453325cad-20c0-47c0-b355-16ec15840a75
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1968.155.91_NMAA

James Gilmore

Artist:
Hiram Powers, 29 Jul 1805 - 27 Jun 1873  Search this
Sitter:
James Gilmore, 1814 - 1897  Search this
Medium:
Marble
Dimensions:
75.1 x 39.8 x 24.4 cm (29 9/16 x 15 21/32 x 9 5/8" ), Accurate
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1865
Topic:
James Gilmore: Male  Search this
James Gilmore: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Banker  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Cincinnati Art Museum
Object number:
1897.32 CAM
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40c8525b0-3f03-44c0-a222-69c1985f6c4f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1897.32_CAM

Benjamin Ogle Tayloe

Artist:
Hiram Powers, 29 Jul 1805 - 27 Jun 1873  Search this
Sitter:
Benjamin Ogle Tayloe, 1796 - 1868  Search this
Medium:
Marble
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1869
Topic:
Benjamin Ogle Tayloe: Male  Search this
Benjamin Ogle Tayloe: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Real estate agent  Search this
Benjamin Ogle Tayloe: Sports and Recreation\Horse racing  Search this
Benjamin Ogle Tayloe: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Proprietor\Hotelier  Search this
Benjamin Ogle Tayloe: Sports and Recreation\Horse breeder  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number:
1968.134
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm473bcb59e-9abf-4eb3-9036-9b93c0df63f6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1968.134

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Artist:
Hiram Powers, 29 Jul 1805 - 27 Jun 1873  Search this
Sitter:
Cornelius Vanderbilt, 27 May 1794 - 4 Jan 1877  Search this
Medium:
Marble
Dimensions:
79.5cm x 55.5cm x 30.5cm (31 5/16" x 21 7/8" x 12"), Estimate
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1853?
Topic:
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Male  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Financier  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Shipping  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Business and Finance\Transportation\Steamboat captain  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Education and Scholarship\Founder\University  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Object number:
RI010075
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4eccd1af4-76cf-4d21-a398-980cbd2285ee
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_RI010075

Barry Faulkner papers

Creator:
Faulkner, Barry, 1881-1966  Search this
Names:
MacDowell Colony  Search this
Beal, Gifford, 1879-1956  Search this
Brush, George de Forest, 1855-1941  Search this
Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968  Search this
Fraser, James Earle, 1876-1953  Search this
Gibran, Kahlil, 1922-  Search this
Grimes, Frances, 1869-1963  Search this
Gugler, Eric, 1889-1974  Search this
Hosmer, Harriet Goodhue, 1830-1908  Search this
Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971  Search this
Kroll, Leon, 1884-1974  Search this
Manship, Paul, 1885-1966  Search this
Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966  Search this
Platt, Charles A. (Charles Adams), 1861-1933  Search this
Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873  Search this
Redfield, Edward Willis, 1869-1965  Search this
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907  Search this
Saint-Gaudens, Homer, b. 1880  Search this
Smith, Joseph Lindon, 1863-1950  Search this
Sweeney, James Johnson, 1900-  Search this
Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921  Search this
Tonetti, Mary Lawrence  Search this
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910  Search this
White, Lawrence Grant  Search this
Young, Mahonri Sharp, 1911-1996  Search this
Extent:
2.82 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketchbooks
Diaries
Scrapbooks
Sketches
Writings
Photographs
Travel diaries
Photograph albums
Place:
New Hampshire
Date:
circa 1858-1973
Summary:
The papers of muralist, painter, and teacher Barry Faulkner measure 2.82 linear feet and date from circa 1858-1973. Faulkner's career; his relationships with family, friends, and fellow-artists; and his thoughts on art and artists are documented in biographical materials, correspondence, writings, sketchbooks, five diaries, two photograph albums and photographs, and one scrapbook. Correspondents include family members, Witter Bynner, Ann and Eric Gugler, Leon Kroll, Isabel Manship, James Johnson Sweeney, Maxfield Parrish and others. An unprocessed addition to the collection dating 1942 includes a one page letter mounted on board from Maxfield Parrish to Barry Faulkner.
Scope and Content Note:
The papers of muralist, painter, and teacher Barry Faulkner measure 2.82 linear feet and date from circa 1858-1973. Faulkner's career; his relationships with family, friends, and fellow-artists; and his thoughts on art and artists are documented in biographical materials, correspondence, writings, sketchbooks, five diaries, photograph albums and photographs, and one scrapbook. An unprocessed addition to the collection dating 1942 includes a one page letter mounted on board from Maxfield Parrish to Barry Faulkner.

Biographical materials include biographical sketches, awards, and records documenting Faulkner's military service. Also found are a list of medications, a list of Faulkner's writings, party guest lists, an address book, a calendar, and materials related to the posthumous publication of Sketches From an Artist's Life. Of special interest are oversized architectural drawings by Eric Gugler for Faulkner's Keene, New Hampshire house.

Correspondence includes letters from Faulkner's friends, family, fellow artists, and art organizations and institutions. Faulkner's correspondence with his parents document his 1900-1901 trip to Italy with the Thayer family. Of special interest is his correspondence with writer Witter Bynner about Faulkner's daily life in New Hampshire, his travels through Europe, his artistic practice and career, Bynner's writings, his opinions on artistic and literary works, and his service in World War One. Many of the letters to Bynner include sketches by Faulkner of Abbott Handerson Thayer, Rockwell Kent, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Homer Saint-Gaudens, George de Forest Brush, Kahlil Gibran, and Mark Twain. Additional correspondents include sculptor Frances Grimes, architect Eric Gugler, painter Leon Kroll, and museum director James Johnson Sweeney.

Faulkner's writings are about art, artists, and the New Hampshire art community. Found are essays on Gifford Beal, George de Forest Brush, James Earle Fraser, Harriet Hosmer, Paul Manship, Charles Adams Platt, Hiram Powers, Edward Willis Redfield, Joseph Lindon Smith, Mary Lawrence Tonetti, Mark Twain, Lawrence Grant White, and Mahonri Young. Other writings discuss Faulkner's mural commissions, various aspects of New Hampshire history, and the history of the Dublin and Cornish art colonies whose inhabitants included George de Forest Brush, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and Abbott Handerson Thayer. Of special interest is a manuscript for Faulkner's posthumously published memoir Sketches From an Artist's Life, and an unpublished manuscript titled A Neighborhood of Artists about the history and culture of the Connecticut River Valley.

Four sketchbooks by Faulkner contain drawings of landscapes, city scenes, architecture, people, nature, and studies of artwork by others. Also found are two loose sketches.

Five diaries document Faulkner's 1922-1924 trip through Europe, Africa, and Asia including stops in France, Italy, Egypt, and Turkey. Diaries record Faulkner's thoughts on architecture, tourist sites, and travel amenities. Found is one diary from 1956 that discusses social events, the Saint-Gaudens Memorial, the MacDowell Colony of artists, and various artists including Gifford Beal, Maxfield Parrish, Paul Manship, and Eric Gugler.

The bulk of printed material consists of clippings which document published writings by Faulkner, obituaries and published rememberances of Faulkner, local events in Keene, New Hampshire, and reproductions of Faulkner's artwork. Also found are exhibition catalogs of other artists, an announcement of Faulklner's death from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and a publication illustrated with reproductions of Faulkner's murals for the National Archives.

Photographs include formal and informal images of Faulkner throughout his life, and photographs of his family and friends, his studio, and reproductions of his artwork. Also included are two photograph albums, one of which contains photographs of Faulkner during his youth and one that contains photographs primarily from the 1930s of Faulkner's Keene, New Hampshire house, himself, and his friends and family.

The collection also includes a scrapbook prepared for Faulkner's seventieth birthday containing photographs, cards, telegrams, and placecards with hand drawn illustrations which show the "taste and characteristics" of Faulkner.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into 8 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1914-1971 (Box 1, 3, RD1; 13 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1900-1973 (Box 1; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, 1912-1966 (Boxes 1-2; 1.0 linear foot)

Series 4: Sketchbooks and Sketches, circa 1910s-1930s (Boxes 2-3; 8 folders)

Series 5: Diaries, 1922-1956 (Box 2; 6 folders)

Series 6: Printed Materials, circa 1858-1966 (Boxes 2-3; 8 folders)

Series 7: Photographs, 1892-1960s (Boxes 2-3; 15 folders)

Series 8: Scrapbook, 1951 (Box 3; 2 folders)
Biographical Note:
Francis Barrett Faulkner was born on July 12, 1881 in Keene, New Hampshire. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy and went on to study at Harvard College. Around this same time, Faulkner began an apprenticeship with his cousin and painter Abbott Handerson Thayer and painter George de Forest Brush. He also met sculptors James Earle Fraser and Augustus Saint-Gaudens, both of whom became Faulkner's lifelong friends.

In 1901, Faulkner traveled to Italy for the first time with Thayer and his family. He returned to New York in 1902 and studied at the Art Students League and Chase School. He also completed illustration work for Century magazine.

In 1907, Faulkner won the Rome Prize Fellowship from the American Academy in Rome. shortly thereafter, he left to study in Italy for three years, studying with George de Forest Brush and befriending sculptor Paul Manship. Upon his return in 1910, he started working on his first mural, commissioned by the wife of railroad executive E.H. Harriman. Having found his niche, Faulkner continued taking mural commissions until his career was interrupted by World War I and his service in the camouflage section of the army. Shortly after the war, he completed a mural for the marine headquarters in Quantico, Virginia.

Between 1923-1924, Faulkner worked in collaboration with Eric Gugler and Paul Manship to create the American Academy in Rome war memorial. Also following the war, Faulkner completed murals for the Eastman School of Music in 1922, the Rockefeller Center in 1932, and the National Archives in 1936. That same year, Faulkner bought and refurbished a house named "The Bounty" in Keene, New Hampshire, and built a studio nearby. In 1930, he was elected as a trustee of the American Academy in Rome.

During the 1940s, Faulkner created murals for numerous public buildings and sites around New Hampshire including the Senate Chambers in Concord, the Elliot Community Hospital, Keene National Bank, and the Cheshire County Savings Bank in Keene. During his final decades, Faulkner wrote an unpublished manuscript on the history of art in the Connecticut River Valley entitled A Neighborhood of Artists, and his posthumously published memoirs, Sketches of an Artist's Life. Faulkner died in 1966, in Keene, New Hampshire.
Related Material:
Found in the Nancy Douglas Bowditch papers at the Archives of American Art is correspondence, photographs, and printed materials related to Barry Faulkner. The Library of Congress, Manuscript Division also holds a small collection of Barry Faulkner's papers. Additional correspondence from Faulkner is found in the papers of Witter Bynner at the University of New Mexico and at Harvard University.
Provenance:
The collection was donated by Francis Faulkner, Barry Faulkner's nephew, in 1974. An addition to the collection was donated by Jocelyn Faulkner Bolle in 2014.
Restrictions:
The bulk of this collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website.
Rights:
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.
Occupation:
Painters -- New Hampshire -- Keene  Search this
Topic:
World War, 1914-1918  Search this
Artist colonies -- New Hampshire -- Peterborough  Search this
Artists' studios in art  Search this
Educators -- New Hampshire  Search this
Artists' studios -- New Hampshire  Search this
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New Hampshire -- Keene  Search this
Muralists -- New Hampshire -- Keene  Search this
Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
Artists -- New Hampshire  Search this
Function:
Artist colonies -- New Hampshire
Genre/Form:
Sketchbooks
Diaries
Scrapbooks
Sketches
Writings
Photographs
Travel diaries
Photograph albums
Citation:
Barry Faulkner papers, circa 1858-1973. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.faulbarr
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Barry Faulkner papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw99b300c09-9ef0-4fb6-a81d-7d8098df7fc7
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-faulbarr
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Dorothy Seiberling papers, 1910-1955

Creator:
Seiberling, Dorothy, 1922-  Search this
Subject:
Harnett, William Michael  Search this
Powers, Hiram  Search this
Sommer, William  Search this
McBride, Henry  Search this
Citation:
Dorothy Seiberling papers, 1910-1955. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Life (Chicago, Ill.)  Search this
Theme:
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8693
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210873
AAA_collcode_seibdoro
Theme:
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210873
Online Media:

Dorothy Seiberling papers

Topic:
Life (Chicago, Ill.)
Creator:
Seiberling, Dorothy, 1922-  Search this
Names:
Harnett, William Michael, 1848-1892  Search this
McBride, Henry, 1867-1962  Search this
Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873  Search this
Sommer, William, 1867-1949  Search this
Extent:
0.4 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1910-1955
Summary:
The papers of editor Dorothy Seiberling measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1910 to 1955. Found are files on artists William Harnett, Hiram Powers, Everett Shinn, and William Sommer and collector Henry McBride, accumulated by Seiberling during her time as art editor of Life magazine.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of editor Dorothy Seiberling measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1910 to 1955. Found are files on artists William Harnett, Hiram Powers, Everett Shinn, and William Sommer and collector Henry McBride, accumulated by Seiberling during her time as art editor of Life magazine.
Biographical / Historical:
Dorothy Seiberling (1922-2019) was an art editor in New York, New York. Seiberling began her career at Life magazine in 1943 and became senior art editor in 1965.
Provenance:
The collection was donated in 1973 by Dorothy Seiberling.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
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.
Occupation:
Editors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Citation:
Dorothy Seiberling papers, 1910-1955. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.seibdoro
See more items in:
Dorothy Seiberling papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw99589cef7-736a-465b-a3cd-228720182de2
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-seibdoro

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