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 Alphaeus P. Cole papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Tolman, Ruel Pardee. Christmas and New Years cards, 1921-1935. Winterthur Library
creatorOf Theodore Bolton papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Tolman, Ruel Pardee, 1878-. [Tour of art galleries in the Northeastern U.S.]. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
creatorOf Ruel Pardee Tolman papers Archives of American Art
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Egypt
Washington (D.C.)
Northeastern States
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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

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Americans

English

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