Letters and Papers of British Artists, 1774-1993 (Bulk 1774-1964)
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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6q2nf47g Online items available Finding aid for Letters and papers of British artists, 1774-1993 (bulk 1774-1964) Onica Busuioceanu Finding aid for Letters and 860525 1 papers of British artists, 1774-1993 (bulk 1774-1964) ... Descriptive Summary Title: Letters and papers of British artists Date (inclusive): 1774-1993 (bulk 1774-1964) Number: 860525 Creator/Collector: Getty Research Institute. Research Library Physical Description: 1360 items Repository: The Getty Research Institute Special Collections 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles 90049-1688 [email protected] URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/askref (310) 440-7390 Abstract: The collection, assembled by the repository, comprises 1360 items, mostly letters signed by 507 British painters, illustrators, printmakers, draughtsmen, and sculptors. The collection includes circa 40 illustrated letters, as well as sketches, press clippings, manuscripts, and reproductions of art works. Most items date from the late 19th century. Request Materials: Request access to the physical materials described in this inventory through the catalog record for this collection. Click here for the access policy . Language: Collection material is in English Biographical/Historical Note A collection assembled by the repository. Access Open for use by qualified researchers. Publication Rights Contact Library Rights and Reproductions . Preferred Citation Letters and papers of British artists, 1774-1993 (bulk 1774-1964), Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Accession no. 860525. http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa860525 Acquisition Information Received in several acquisitions, circa 1983-1990. Processing History Processed and cataloged by Onica Busuioceanu. Some items formerly part of this collection were separated; see also accession numbers 860525A, 860525B, 860525C, 860525D, and 860525E for letters and papers of other British professionals. Letters of non-British artists, architects, dealers, and others, formerly part of this collection, have been cataloged separately in the Library's online catalog. Digitized Material This collection was digitized in 2016: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/860525 Digitized material The collection was digitized in 2016: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/860525 Scope and Content of Collection The collection comprises 1360 items, mostly letters, signed by 507 British painters, illustrators, engravers, etchers, draughtsmen, lithographers and sculptors between 1774 and 1964. There are 10 letters from 1774 to 1797, and 200 from 1900 to 1964, with the bulk covering the 19th century. The most frequent subjects of the letters range from news of family and friends, health and travel, and information about work in progress. Several letters, listing titles and prices of art works, apparently accompanied works sent to exhibitions. There are also a number of autograph letters signed for collectors. The collection includes ca. 40 illustrated letters, as well as independent sketches and drawings in pencil or ink, and watercolors, signed. Also included are reproductions of art works (mostly engraved portraits of artists), press clippings of biographical notes and obituaries, dealer catalog clippings, studio portrait photographs, and even a couple of poems and some Finding aid for Letters and 860525 2 papers of British artists, 1774-1993 (bulk 1774-1964) ... manuscript pages. A folder with 12 documents from unidentified artists, dated between 1847 and 1936, is included at the end, in box 7, file 71. Among the most significant letters are those signed by Basil Temple Blackwood (1, illustrated), Frank Bramley (12), William Henry Brooke (1), John Burnet (4), Philip Hermogenes Calderon (6), Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson (2 illustrated), Arthur Stockdale Cope (5), Augustus Leopold Egg (12), Alfred Gilbert (6), Dudley Hardy (9 illustrated), John, Hassall (15, some illustrated), James Clarke Hook (15), Augustus Edwin John (11), Robert Walker Macbeth (7), David Murray (14), John Bernard Partridge (9), John Pye (5), Abraham Raimbach (2), William Simpson (2), Henry Tonks (6), Sir Richard Westmacott (10), Ethelbert White (1) and Charles Wild (1). Arrangement note Arranged alphabetically. Subjects - Names Cope, Arthur Stockdale, 1857-1940 Egg, Augustus Leopold, 1816-1863 Calderon, P. H. (Philip Hermogenes), 1833-1898 Casson, Hugh, 1910-1999 Brooke, William Henry, 1772-1860 Burnet, John, 1784-1868 B. T. B. (Basil Temple Blackwood), 1870-1917 Bramley, Frank, 1857-1915 Partridge, Bernard, b. 1861 Pye, John, 1782-1874 Macbeth, Walker, 1848-1910 Murray, David, 1849-1933 Hardy, Dudley, 1867-1922 Hassall, John, 1868-1948 Gilbert, Alfred, 1854-1934 Wild, Charles, 1781-1835 White, Ethelbert, 1891-1972 Westmacott, Richard, Sir Subjects - Topics Engraving, British Etching, British Artists -- Great Britain -- Correspondence Lithography, British Painting, British Sculpture, British Genres and Forms of Material Engravings -- England Etchings -- England Drawings -- England Sketches -- England Watercolors -- England Prints -- England Contributors Getty Research Institute. Research Library Finding aid for Letters and 860525 3 papers of British artists, 1774-1993 (bulk 1774-1964) ... Container List box 1, folder 1 John Absolon letters, 1889, undated Physical Description: 3 items Scope and Content Note 3 letters. box 1, folder 2 Sir William Allan letter, 1849 Physical Description: 1 item Scope and Content Note 1 letter. box 1, folder 3 James C. Allen letter 1823 Physical Description: 1 item Scope and Content Note 1 letter. box 1, folder 4 Helen Allingham letters and print reproduction, 1875-1898 Physical Description: 11 items Scope and Content Note 10 letters and 1 color printed reproduction. box 1, folder 5 William Anderson letters received, 1817, 1821 Physical Description: 2 items Scope and Content Note 2 letters received. box 1, folder 6 George French Angas letter, 1849 Physical Description: 1 item Scope and Content Note 1 letter. box 1, folder 7 William Angus receipt, 1788 Physical Description: 1 item Scope and Content Note 1 receipt. box 1, folder 8 Richard Ansdell letters, 1864, 1871 Physical Description: 2 items Scope and Content Note 2 letters. box 1, folder 9 James Archer letter, 1867 Physical Description: 1 item Scope and Content Note 1 letter. box 1, folder 10 Edward Armitage letters, 1867-1886 Physical Description: 4 items Scope and Content Note 4 letters. Finding aid for Letters and 860525 4 papers of British artists, 1774-1993 (bulk 1774-1964) ... Container List box 1, folder 11 George Arnald miscellaneous papers, 1818, undated Physical Description: 5 items Scope and Content Note A signed description in verse of 4 works; 2 pencil drawings; 1 printed reproduction of landscape; 1 Royal Academy admission card (1818). box 1, folder 12 William Artaud letter, 1807 Physical Description: 1 item Scope and Content Note 1 letter. box 1, folder 13 R. Ashby letter received, 1818 Physical Description: 1 item Scope and Content Note 1 letter received. box 1, folder 14 John Priestman Atkinson letters and cartoons, 1878, 1880 Physical Description: 4 items Scope and Content Note Two letters, one illustrated and 2 cartoons with captions. box 1, folder 15 James Aumonier letters, 1889, 1903 Physical Description: 2 items Scope and Content Note 2 letters. box 1, folder 16 John Austen letters, 1929, undated Physical Description: 4 items Scope and Content Note 4 letters. Scope and Content Note Austen, John (1886-1953, illustrator) box 1, folder 17 John Bacon miscellaneous papers, 1815-1839 Physical Description: 4 items Scope and Content Note One letter (1939), 3 printed portraits of the artist by John Russell: two are engravings after Russell's pictures, (1815, 1830), the third reproduces a painting. Scope and Content Note Bacon, John (1777-1859, sculptor) box 1, folder 18 John Henry Frederick Bacon letter, 1897 Physical Description: 1 item Scope and Content Note 1 letter. Scope and Content Note Bacon, J. H. [John Henry] (1866-1914, painter) Finding aid for Letters and 860525 5 papers of British artists, 1774-1993 (bulk 1774-1964) ... Container List box 1, folder 19 Edward Hodges Baily miscellaneous papers 1830, 1838 Physical Description: 4 items Scope and Content Note Two letters, 1 list of 7 paintings (signed) and a biographical note (photocopy). Scope and Content Note Baily, Edward Hodges (1788-1867, sculptor) box 1, folder 20 John Thomas Baines letter, 1866 Physical Description: 1 item Scope and Content Note 1 letter with autograph comments by Baines. Scope and Content Note Baines, John Thomas (1820-1875, painter, illustrator) box 1, folder 21 Alfred Lys Baldry letter, 1906 Physical Description: 1 item Scope and Content Note 1 letter. Scope and Content Note Baldry, A. L. [Alfred Lys] (1858-1939, painter, art critic) box 1, folder 22 Thomas Oldham Barlow autograph signature, undated Physical Description: 1 item Scope and Content Note One autography signature. Scope and Content Note Barlow, Thomas Oldham (1824-1889, engraver) box 1, folder 23 George Barret the Elder letter, 1775 Physical Description: 1 item Scope and Content Note 1 letter. Scope and Content Note Barret, George (1732-1784, engraver, painter) box 1, folder 24 Valentine Bartholomew letters, 1853, 1862 Physical Description: 4 items Scope and Content Note 4 letters. Scope and Content Note Bartholomew, Valentine (1799-1879, painter, lithographer) box 1, folder 25 Rose Barton letters, 1891, undated Physical Description: 2 items Scope and Content Note 2 letters. Scope and Content Note Barton, Rose (1856-1929, painter)