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Saul Zalesch collection of artists' letters and documents

Collector:
Zalesch, Saul E.  Search this
Names:
Brooklyn Art Association  Search this
Society of American Artists  Search this
Baldridge, C. LeRoy  Search this
Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988  Search this
Bellows, George, 1882-1925  Search this
Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this
Betts, Louis, 1873-1961  Search this
Bishop, Isabel, 1902-1988  Search this
Champney, James Wells, 1843-1903  Search this
Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900  Search this
Church, Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart), 1842-1924  Search this
Doughty, Thomas, 1793-1856  Search this
Duveneck, Frank, 1848-1919  Search this
Duveneck, Josephine W. (Josephine Whitney), 1891-1978  Search this
Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco, 1853-1908  Search this
Foster, Ben, 1852-1926  Search this
Gardner, Isabella Stewart, 1840-1924  Search this
Gropper, William, 1897-1977  Search this
Hassam, Childe, 1859-1935  Search this
Henri, Robert, 1865-1929  Search this
Indiana, Robert, 1928-2018  Search this
La Farge, John, 1835-1910  Search this
La Farge, John, 1835-1910  Search this
Lage, William Potter  Search this
Lichtenstein, Roy, 1923-1997  Search this
Lippold, Richard, 1915-2002  Search this
Martin, Homer Dodge, 1836-1897  Search this
Merry, C. M.  Search this
Millet, Francis Davis, 1846-1912  Search this
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937  Search this
Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926  Search this
Redfield, Edward Willis, 1869-1965  Search this
Rogers, John, 1829-1904  Search this
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925  Search this
Stankiewicz, Richard, 1922-1983  Search this
Story, Franklin H.  Search this
Story, William Wetmore, 1819-1895  Search this
Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872  Search this
Teal, William P.  Search this
Vedder, Elihu, 1836-1923  Search this
Weir, Julian Alden, 1852-1919  Search this
Williams, Gluyas, 1888-  Search this
Extent:
58 Items ((portions microfilmed on 1 reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1834-1973
Scope and Contents:
Artists' letters and documents collected by Zalesch and letters written to him in response to inquiries concnering autographs and biographical information.
REEL 3097: Twenty-six letters (1845-1973) written by George Bellows, Thomas Hart Benton, Isabel Bishop, Frederick Stuart Church, Thomas Doughty, Ernest Fenollosa, Ben Foster, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Childe Hassam, Robert Henri, John La Farge, Homer Dodge Martin, Joseph Pennell, Edward Willis Redfield, John Rogers, John Singer Sargent, Richard Stankiewicz, Thomas Sully, and Elihu Vedder. Also included are a Harvard University bond for William Wetmore Story's tuition signed by Franklin H. Story (1834) and a biographical questionnaire completed by John La Farge for The Cyclopedia of American Biography (1925).
UNMICROFILMED: Letters written by Roy Lichtenstein, William Gropper, Gluyas Williams, Ordway Partridge, Frederick Burr Opper, James Wells Champney, C. Gray Parker, Ben Foster, Louis Betts, Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge, Richard Lippold, Romare Bearden, Isabel Bishop, Thomas Hart Benton, Richard Stankiewicz, and others; a brochure for a work of art by Robert Indiana; a certificate from The Brooklyn Art Association for one share of capital stock in the name of William Potter Lage; one page of correspondence documenting a decision made for the Society of American Artists containing a note from Francis D. Millet to J. Alden Weir, followed by a note from Weir to Frederic Church, signed "O.K." by Church.
Vol. XXVI, no. 5, Feb. 1924 periodical, Old Hughes, published by the students of Hughes High school in Cincinnati, Ohio containing a published exchange of letters between principal C. M. Merry and Josephine W. Duveneck, daughter-in-law of painter Frank Duveneck about the Hughes High School purchasing a painting by Duveneck, and a reminiscence of Duveneck by William P. Teal, head of the art department at Hughes High School.
Biographical / Historical:
Saul Zalesch, an art historian, began collecting artists' letters around 1981.
Provenance:
This collection of letters was lent for microfilming by Zalesch in 1984 (reel 3097). Zalesch donated an additional three letters in 1993, twenty-five in 1999, one letter in 2008, and a publication in 2009.
Restrictions:
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.
Occupation:
Painters -- United States  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.zalesaul
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw944fc0c8c-cd38-4b95-87d2-9a809479294d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-zalesaul

Hassam, Childe

Collection Creator:
Spark, Victor D. (Victor David), 1898-1991  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 49
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1970-1980
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Victor D. Spark papers, circa 1830-1983, bulk 1930-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Victor D. Spark papers
Victor D. Spark papers / Series 2: Artist Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ac785a0c-0783-4125-8318-57ddb28c60c0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-sparvict-ref262

Morning Sunlight

Artist:
Childe Hassam, American, b. Boston, Massachusetts, 1859–1935  Search this
Medium:
Pastel on paper on paperboard
Dimensions:
24 1/16 x 19 7/16 in. (61.0 x 49.3 cm)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1903
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.2397
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
American Impressionism
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py23223258c-b965-4e51-8bfa-224158d41a62
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.2397

Portsmouth Stoop

Artist:
Childe Hassam, American, b. Boston, Massachusetts, 1859–1935  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard
Dimensions:
15 1/8 X 20 1/8 IN. (38.4 X 51.1 CM.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1916
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.2398
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
American Impressionism
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2ee61e115-d7d7-4381-9575-5d0e163bd62b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.2398

In the Sunlight

Artist:
Childe Hassam, American, b. Boston, Massachusetts, 1859–1935  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
24 1/4 X 20 IN. (61.5 X 50.8 CM.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1897
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.2399
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
American Impressionism
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2db6420d2-52c5-44f8-85fe-58946089e965
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.2399

The Union Jack, New York, April Morning

Artist:
Childe Hassam, American, b. Boston, Massachusetts, 1859–1935  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
36 × 30 1/8 in. (91.3 × 76.5 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1918
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.2402
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
American Impressionism
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py231d24193-5b68-499a-b018-13845d994d80
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.2402

London, Evening

Artist:
Childe Hassam, American, b. Boston, Massachusetts, 1859–1935  Search this
Medium:
Pastel and crayon on paper mounted on paperboard
Dimensions:
11 X 8 1/4 IN. (27.9 X 20.9 CM.)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1897
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.2403
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
American Impressionism
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py25e67163a-0686-4143-a361-1b967e3ed1c0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.2403

Isle Of Shoals

Artist:
Childe Hassam, American, b. Boston, Massachusetts, 1859–1935  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard
Dimensions:
14 1/16 X 20 IN. (35.7 X 50.8 CM.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
(c. 1901)
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.2404
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
American Impressionism
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py272e7d409-102d-486f-8046-7b949fdba44f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.2404

Nymph And Sea

Artist:
Childe Hassam, American, b. Boston, Massachusetts, 1859–1935  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
37 1/4 X 29 1/4 IN. (94.4 X 74.3 CM.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1900
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
Accession Number:
66.2405
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
American Impressionism
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py23b550a62-7410-43bb-81e6-98de7026b12d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.2405

The East Window

Artist:
Childe Hassam, American, b. Boston, Massachusetts, 1859–1935  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
55 1/4 X 45 1/4 IN. (140.3 X 114.9 CM.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1913
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.2407
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
American Impressionism
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py29715de93-a83b-4125-af41-d2505bc59bd1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.2407

Vesuvius

Artist:
Childe Hassam, American, b. Boston, Massachusetts, 1859–1935  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas mounted on canvas mounted on wood
Dimensions:
25 1/2 x 31 in. (64.7 x 78.6 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1897
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
Accession Number:
66.2408
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
American Impressionism
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py23a971691-6754-42af-a783-c62580b84289
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.2408

Childe Hassam

Artist:
Julian Alden Weir, 30 Aug 1852 - 8 Dec 1919  Search this
Sitter:
Childe Hassam, 17 Oct 1859 - 27 Aug 1935  Search this
Medium:
Oil on Masonite
Type:
Painting
Date:
1903
Topic:
Childe Hassam: Male  Search this
Childe Hassam: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Academy of Design
Object number:
1396-P-230
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm463edded4-601d-4ea8-ba02-9c391449a89a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1396-P-230

Agency history, 1906-

Creator:
National Museum of Asian Art (U.S.)  Search this
Subject:
Platt, Charles A (Charles Adams) 1861-1933  Search this
Whistler, James McNeill 1834-1903  Search this
Hassam, Childe 1859-1935  Search this
Homer, Winslow 1836-1910  Search this
Thayer, Abbott Handerson 1849-1921  Search this
Dewing, Thomas Wilmer 1851-1938  Search this
Tryon, Dwight William 1849-1925  Search this
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus 1848-1907  Search this
Freer, Charles Lang 1856-1919  Search this
Lodge, John Ellerton 1876-1942  Search this
Sackler, Arthur M  Search this
Beach, Milo Cleveland  Search this
Lawton, Thomas 1931-  Search this
Stern, Harold P  Search this
Raby, Julian  Search this
Dehejia, Vidya  Search this
Wenley, A. G (Archibald Gibson) 1898-1962  Search this
Robinson, Chase F  Search this
Pope, John Alexander 1906-1982  Search this
United States National Park Service  Search this
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Office of the Director  Search this
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Search this
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)  Search this
Freer Gallery of Art  Search this
Quadrangle Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Place:
Middle East
Date:
1906
1906-
Topic:
Art  Search this
Architecture, Renaissance  Search this
Art, American  Search this
Art museums  Search this
Art, Asian  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00011
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_217772

Childe Hassam

Artist:
John F. Flanagan, 1865 - 1952  Search this
Sitter:
Childe Hassam, 17 Oct 1859 - 27 Aug 1935  Search this
Medium:
Bronze relief medallion
Dimensions:
13.8cm x 9.9cm x .8cm (5 7/16" x 3 7/8" x 5/16"), Accurate
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1909
Topic:
Sculpture\Relief  Search this
Medallion  Search this
Childe Hassam: Male  Search this
Childe Hassam: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: American Academy of Arts and Letters
Object number:
16 AAAL4
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/sm4d38157e2-a6cc-47f8-b32e-e76c5cd5c0e8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_16_AAAL4

The Victorian Chair

Artist:
Childe Hassam, 17 Oct 1859 - 27 Aug 1935  Search this
Sitter:
Katherine Langhorne Adams  Search this
Medium:
Oil on wood
Dimensions:
76.3cm x 63.5cm (30 1/16" x 25")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\Connecticut\New London\Lyme
Date:
November 1906
Topic:
Katherine Langhorne Adams: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number:
1911.2.3
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/sm44d54f8be-6052-4bd8-86bb-f56b54cde22b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1911.2.3

The Breakfast Room, Winter Morning

Artist:
Childe Hassam, 17 Oct 1859 - 27 Aug 1935  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Woman  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Dimensions unavailable
Type:
Painting
Date:
1911
Topic:
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Flowers  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Architecture\Window  Search this
Container\Vase  Search this
Interior\Domestic  Search this
Home Furnishings\Dishes\Plate  Search this
Home Furnishings\Curtain  Search this
Costume\Robe  Search this
Food\Fruit  Search this
Unidentified Woman: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Worcester Art Museum
Object number:
1911.29 WOR
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/sm495cc49f3-29e1-4f13-87f2-bb68277c521c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1911.29_WOR

Celia Thaxter

Artist:
Childe Hassam, 17 Oct 1859 - 27 Aug 1935  Search this
Sitter:
Celia Thaxter, 29 Jun 1835 - 25 Aug 1894  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
56.2 x 45.8 cm (22 1/8 x 18 1/16" )
Type:
Painting
Date:
1892
Topic:
Exterior\Landscape  Search this
Exterior\Garden  Search this
Celia Thaxter: Female  Search this
Celia Thaxter: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number:
1929.6.52 NMAA
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/sm444288542-ef22-4219-b4d5-4db934d35b0b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1929.6.52_NMAA

Lily Langtry

Artist:
Childe Hassam, 17 Oct 1859 - 27 Aug 1935  Search this
Sitter:
Lily Langtry, 1852 - 1929  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor
Dimensions:
Sight: 59.7cm x 48.6cm (23 1/2" x 19 1/8"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1898
Topic:
Interior\Domestic  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Rose  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Fan  Search this
Lily Langtry: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number:
1929.6.57
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/sm47af0b5a1-67d9-4b28-8189-67a91f4c1f29
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1929.6.57

Marechal Neil Roses

Artist:
Childe Hassam, 17 Oct 1859 - 27 Aug 1935  Search this
Sitter:
Marechal Neil Roses  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
66.7 x 82.2 cm (26 1/4 x 32 3/8" )
Type:
Painting
Date:
late 19th-early 20th century
Topic:
Marechal Neil Roses: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number:
1929.6.58 NMAA
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/sm4778b370e-a32f-4153-afe9-cd2b7fc86e36
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1929.6.58_NMAA

April : (The Green Gown)

Artist:
Childe Hassam, 17 Oct 1859 - 27 Aug 1935  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Woman  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
142.2 x 208.9cm (56 x 82 1/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1920
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Drape  Search this
Container\Vase  Search this
Costume\Footwear\Shoes  Search this
Interior\Domestic  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Bench  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Rug  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Daffodil  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Screen  Search this
Unidentified Woman: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Gibbes Museum of Art
Object number:
1936.009.0001 Gibbes
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/sm47f9b2f14-27a1-4bdc-95e9-2f042e8fb3a5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1936.009.0001_Gibbes

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