Tolman, Ruel P. (Ruel Pardee), 1878-1954

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Ruel Pardee Tolman (1878-1954) was a painter, etcher, writer, and was working in a museum in Washington, D.C., during the time these cards were received. His wife Nelly Summerhill McKenzie Tolman (1877-1961), a native of North Carolina, was a miniature painter. (Both are listed in Who was Who in American Art.) They had a daughter named Sarah.

From the description of Christmas and New Years cards, 1921-1935. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 261233640

Museum director and printmaker; Washington, D.C.

Tolman was the Director of National Collection of Fine Arts, 1946-1948.

From the description of Ruel Pardee Tolman papers, 1887-1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 227190436

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Rosenberg, Louis Conrad, 1890-1983. Collection relating to Louis Conrad Rosenberg, 1926-1935. University of Oregon Libraries
creatorOf Tolman, Ruel Pardee. Christmas and New Years cards, 1921-1935. Winterthur Library
creatorOf Tolman, Ruel Pardee, 1878-. [Tour of art galleries in the Northeastern U.S.]. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
creatorOf Alphaeus P. Cole papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Greeting Card Collection National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center
creatorOf Theodore Bolton papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Ruel Pardee Tolman papers Archives of American Art
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Northeastern States
Egypt
Washington (D.C.)
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Art, American
Artists' studios
Art museum directors
Art museums
Christmas decorations
Dogs
Printmakers
Pyramids
Santa Claus
Seals and labels (Philately)
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Birth 1878-03-26

Death 1954-08-24

Male

Americans

English

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