Frank Duveneck papers

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Frank Duveneck papers

1845-1919

Correspondence, 1845-1919, of Duveneck and his wife, Elizabeth Boott Duveneck. Included are two letters from Duveneck to Theodore Wores and 7 letters from Julius Rolshoven. Other correspondents include John W. Beatty, William Couper, Daniel Chester French, Mrs. Walter Shirlaw, and Thad Welch. Many of the letters from Elizabeth Boott were written from Europe, including 11 to William Morris Hunt's painting class (1876-1880), and a lengthy account of her travels written to her father (1881).

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Beatty, John. W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924

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Duveneck, Frank, 1848-1919

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Frank Duveneck (1848-1919) was a painter and teacher in Munich, Germany and Cincinnati, Ohio. Born in Covington, Ky., he used the surname Decker until 1886. He began his career painting in midwestern Catholic churches. In 1870, Duveneck went to Munich, where he shared a studio with William Merritt Chase, studied with Wilhelm von Diez, and was influenced by the style of the Munich School. After travel to Venice and America, Duveneck opened his own school in Munich and in ...

Duveneck, Elizabeth Boott, 1846-1888

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Welch, Thaddeus, 1844-1919

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Hunt, William Morris, 1824-1879

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William Morris Hunt (1824-1879) was a painter, portrait painter, and instructor from Boston, Mass. From the description of William Morris Hunt photographs and catalogs, ca. 1878-1880. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122333561 William Morris Hunt (1824-1879) was a painter and instructor from Boston, Mass. Hunt drowned in the Isle of Shoals, N.H., possibly a suicide. From the description of William Morris Hunt letters and photographs, [ca. 1...

Wores, Theodore, 1858-1939

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American artist, born in San Francisco, and known particularly for his paintings of Japan and California, and of the last, particularly for the orchards in bloom in the Santa Clara Valley and the wildflowers in the dunes of the San Francisco area. From the description of Theodore Wores papers, 1880-1999. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122398153 Landscape painter, portrait painter, illustrator, teacher. Year of birth also cited as 1860. Born in San Fr...

Rolshoven, Julius, 1858-1930.

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American painter. From the description of Autograph note signed : 24 Vialo Michelangelo, to Dr. Baldwin, [no year] May 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270860276 Painter, teacher. Son of Frederick and Maria Theresa Bertina Hellings Rolshoven of Detroit, Michigan. In 1878 he moved to Dusseldorf, Germany, studying under Hugo Crola. From 1883 to 1884 he studied under Frank Duveneck in Florence. Rolshoven's works are included in the collections of the ...

Couper, William, 1853-1942

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William Couper (1853-1942) was a sculptor in Florence, Italy and New York, N.Y. Couper attended classes at the Cooper Institute in New York. In 1875, he won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy at Munich, but soon took a place in the studio of Thomas Ball in Florence, Italy. Couper married Mr. Ball's daugher Eliza in 1878 and remained in Florence for 22 years before returning to New York to open a studio in 1897. Couper retired in 1913 and died later in 1942 in Ea...

French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931

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Sculptor and artist. From the description of Daniel Chester French papers, circa 1848-1968 (bulk 1911-1945). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450719 Sculptor; New York, N.Y. and Glendale, Mass. From the description of Daniel Chester French letters, 1908-1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122648173 Biographical Note 1850, Apr. 20 Born, Exeter, N.H....

Shirlaw, Florence M.

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