Repository Contact
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
National Museum of Asian Art Archives
Washington, D.C. 20013
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The Brumbaugh Collection of Artist Letters
At A Glance
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Creator
Brumbaugh, Thomas B. (Thomas Brendle), 1921- -
Dates
1831-1979 -
Physical Description
73 Items (Letters, written in ink, ball point, graphite, typewriter) -
Collection ID
FSA.A2009.06 -
EDAN ID
ead_collection:sova-fsa-a2009-06
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Scope and Contents
This collection is an amalgamation of letters written and recieved by prominent figures in 19th and 20th century American Art. Included in the collection is a significant portion of letters from Abbott Thayer to correspondents from his circle of family, friends and art world figures such as Maria Oakey Dewing and Samuel Coleman. -
Biographical / Historical
Beginning in his youth Thomas Brumbaugh collected autographed correspondence. Mr. Brumbaugh's collecting instincts resulted in a unique collaborative collection providing a glimpse into the lives of a variety of 19th and 20th century American artists, such as Abbott Thayer. Brumbaugh was a professor of fine arts at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and author of many articles on American art and artists. -
Local Numbers
FSA A2009.06 -
Creator
Brumbaugh, Thomas B. (Thomas Brendle), 1921- -
Names
Beal, Gifford, 1879-1956Brush, George de Forest, 1855-1941Cloar, CarrollDewing, M. O. (Maria Oakey), 1855-1927Faulkner, Barry, 1881-1966Harding, Chester, 1792-1866Healey, George.Johnson, Eastman, 1824-1906Lassaw, Ibram, 1913-2003Moser, James Henry, 1854-1913Palmer, Erastus Dow, 1817-1904Reid, Robert, 1862-1929Robus, Hugo, 1885-1964Rossiter, Thomas Prichard, 1818-1871Soyer, Isaac, 1902-1981Speicher, Eugene Edward, 1883-1962Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921Weber, Max, 1881-1961Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 -
Place
USA -- Tennessee -- Nashville -
Topic
Art, American -
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Container
Box 1 -
Custodial History
Gift of Susan A. Hobbs, 2009. -
Archival Repository
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives -
Type
Collection descriptionsArchival materialsCorrespondence -
Citation
The Brumbaugh Collection of Artist Letters. FSA.A2009.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. -
Arrangement
Organized alphabetically by author. -
Rights
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository. -
Genre/Form
Correspondence -- 19th centuryCorrespondence -- 20th century -
Restrictions
Collection is open for research. -
Other Archival Materials
Thomas B. Brumbaugh research material on Abbott Handerson Thayer and other artists, 1876-1994 (bulk 1960s-1994); Also located at Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
