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Finding Aid for the Artists' Correspondence Collection, 1596-1925 MS.22
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives10 East 71st Street
New York, NY, 10021
archives@frick.org
© 2011 The Frick Collection. All rights reserved. - Title
- Artists' Correspondence Collection
- ID
- MS.22
- Date [bulk]
- Bulk, 1851-1917
- Date [inclusive]
- 1596-1925
- Extent
- 0.25 Linear feet (1 box)
Preferred Citation
Artists' Correspondence Collection. The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives.
Scope and Content Note
A collection of approximately 25 letters from various artists received by the Frick Art Reference Library as gifts. The letters were received from different donors over the course of 70 years, and were gathered into a single collection of artists' letters. The artists are mainly nineteenth and early twentieth century. Subjects discussed in the letters are both personal and professional, including some references to the artists' works. The content of the letter is noted when possible; some letters are in French or Italian. The collection also contains a bookplate, short autobiography, and remembrance.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
These records are open for research under the conditions of The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives access policy. Contact the Archives Department for further information at archives@frick.org.
Provenance
Correspondence received through various gifts to the library; each letter notes the provenance.
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Shannon Yule, 2010.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Other collections that contain artists' correspondence:
Frick Art Reference Library Central Correspondence - Artists, 1921-1972
Henry Clay Frick Art Collection Files, 1881-1920
Helen Clay Frick Artwork Files
Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century British Artists Collection
Controlled Access Headings
Subject(s)
- Artists--Correspondence.
Collection Inventory
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Barocci, Federigo, 1528-1612
Provenance
Gift of Michael M. Engel, 1952. |
1596 | |||
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Beaux, Cecilia, 1855-1942
Scope and Contents note
Written to Dr. Rice re: self-portrait in Uffizi. Provenance
Gift of Michael M. Engel, 1952. |
undated | |||
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Borgord, Martin, 1865-1935
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Donald Knapp, 1991. Scope and Contents note
Written to Mrs. Hall re: untitled painting sold to Mr. Hall in 1905. |
1916 | |||
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Bouguereau, William Adolphe, 1825-1905
Provenance
Gift of Michael M. Engel, 1952. Scope and Contents note
Written to Mr. Knoedler in French. |
1888 | |||
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Browne, George Elmer, 1871-1946
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Donald Knapp, 1991. Scope and Contents note
Written to Mrs. Francis Clapp Hall re: seascape he painted. |
1916 | |||
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Chase, William Merritt, 1849-1916
Provenance
Gift of Samuel C. Hooker, 1924, 1931, 1935. |
1905 | |||
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Church, Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart), 1842-1924
Scope and Contents note
Written to Miss Frick re: request to see her "father's paintings" and bring along his cousin, Clara Fargo, who went to school with Miss Frick. Includes sketch. |
circa 1917 | |||
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Fagnani, Joseph, 1819-1873
Provenance
Gift of Michael M. Engel, 1952. |
1864 | |||
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Flaxman, John, 1755-1826
Scope and Contents note
Letter of recommendation for unknown gentleman, recipient unknown. |
undated | |||
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Francioli, Innocenzo
Provenance
Gift of Michael M. Engel, 1952 |
1851 | |||
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Gérôme, Jean Léon, 1824-1904
Provenance
Gift of Michael M. Engel, 1952. Scope and Contents note
Printed letter of reference for Achille Guede. |
1866 | |||
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Jacques, Charles Emile, 1813-1894
Provenance
Gift of Michael M. Engel, 1952. Scope and Contents note
Written to M. Bouquet in French. |
undated | |||
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[Leicester, James?]
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1890 | |||
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Meissonier, Jean Louis Ernest, 1815-1891
Provenance
Gift of Michael M. Engel, 1952. Scope and Contents note
Includes translation. |
1881 | |||
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Meyer, J. Y.
Provenance
Gift of Michael M. Engel, 1952. |
1863 | |||
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Millais, John Everett, Sir, 1829-1896
Provenance
Gift of Michael M. Engel, 1952. Scope and Contents note
Written to Mr. Collins re: hunting and family life. |
1858 | |||
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Millet, Francis Davis, 1846-1912
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Donald Knapp, 1991. Scope and Contents note
Includes newspaper clipping of Millet bio. |
undated | |||
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Munkácsy, Mihály, 1844-1900
Provenance
Gift of Michael M. Engel, 1952. Scope and Contents note
Written to friend in German re: painting and plans, includes auction sale notice for letter. |
undated | |||
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Newman, R.L.
Provenance
Believed to be part of gift of Mrs. Frederick Fairchild Sherman, 1942. Scope and Contents note
Written by N. Sanborn to Frederick Fairchild Sherman re: Sanborn's personal recollections of the artist R.L. Newman. Typed transcription included. |
1919, 1925 | |||
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Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre, 1824-1898
Provenance
Gift of Michael M. Engel, 1952. Scope and Contents note
Telegram to M. Jambon. |
1894 | |||
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Quinn, John, 1870-1924
Scope and Contents note
Bookplate. |
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Ufer, Walter, 1876-1936
Provenance
Gift of Milch Galleries. Scope and Contents note
13 page autobiographical sketch in Ufer's handwriting, sometime after 1922. |
undated (after 1922) | |||
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Ullman, Eugene Paul, 1877-1953
Provenance
Believed to be part of gift of Mrs. Frederick Fairchild Sherman, 1942. Scope and Contents note
Written to Frederick Sherman re: painting. |
1925 | |||
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[Vernet, Horace, 1789-1863?]
Provenance
Gift of Michael M. Engel, 1952. |
undated | |||
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Vignon, Victor, 1847-1909
Provenance
Gift of Michael M. Engel, 1952. |
1890 | |||
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Volk, Douglas, 1856-1935
Provenance
Believed to be part of gift of Samuel C. Hooker, 1924, 1931, 1935. Scope and Contents note
Form letter addressed to Samuel C. Hooker from the American Artists War Emergency Fund of which Volk was chairman. |
1917 | |||
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Wiggins, Carleton, 1848-1932
Scope and Contents note
Written to Mrs. Frances Clapp Hall re: painting. Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Donald Knapp, 1991. |
1916 | |||
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