John William Casilear papers

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John William Casilear papers

1832-1962

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Correspondence, including two letters to engraver and landscape painter John Frederick Kensett, 1832-1833, four to his son, John W. Casilear, Jr. 1891-1892; typed excerpts from a diary kept by Kensett, 1840-1841; genealogical and biographical material including family documents, articles and publication extracts about Casilear, compiled and/or annotated by Grace Casilear Burr, John W. Casilear, Jr., and historian Foster Wild Rice; five original Casilear engravings; reproductions of art works; lists of art work; and family photographs, including a daguerreotype of Casilear, and two unidentified ambrotypes.

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Burr, Grace Casilear.

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Rice, Foster Wild.

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Kensett, John Frederick, 1816-1872

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Landscape painter; b. Cheshire, Conn. From the description of John Frederick Kensett papers, 1806-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78162865 John Frederick Kensett (22 March 1811 - 14 December 1872), was a noted artist of the Hudson River School of Landscape Painting. His career from 1828 to 1840, was as an engraver, having worked in several engraving firms at various times in New York, New Haven, CT, and Albany, NY. By 1840, Kensett's disenchantment with the engraving pr...

Casilear, John William, 1811-1893

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Engraver, painter. The Casilear family were engravers of bank notes. In 1840, Casilear along with friends John Frederick Kensett, Asher B. Durand and others, went to Europe to study art. From the description of John William Casilear papers, 1832-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557062 ...

Woolson, Elinor.

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Casilear, John W., 1868-1937.

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