Samuel Colman papers

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Samuel Colman papers

1855-1901

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The papers of New York-based landscape painter Samuel Colman measure 0.01 linear feet and date from 1855 to 1901. The collection consists of 15 letters to his sister Mela, his brother-in-law Emerson Howard, and other family, dated 1855-1861; also one undated letter and one written in 1901 to Kate; and an undated letter of a descendant. Colman also writes of painter George H. Boughton, with whom he shared a studio and rooms. In addition there are 16 drawings and sketches, probably the work of several persons, and "The Death Song of a Cherokee Indian," written by William Colman in 1809.

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Colman, William.

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Colman, Samuel, 1832-1920

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Painter of landscape and genre subjects, etcher and watercolorist; born in Portland, Maine. Studied in New York with Asher B. Durand, and abroad. Last name alternatively spelled Coleman. From the description of Samuel Colman papers, 1855-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122545621 ...

Boughton, George Henry, 1834-1905

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Born in England, George Henry Boughton grew up in New York State but returned to England and made his reputation there. Boughton was elected to the Royal Academy of Art and known for his genre scenes of peasant life in Italy and for his illustrations to histories and romances of early New England. Boughton illustrated Washington Irving's History of New York (1886) and Hawthorne's The scarlet letter (1908) for the Grolier Club. From the description of Letter : London, to Minnie E. Noy...