Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait papers, 1840(ca.)-1904.

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Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait papers, 1840(ca.)-1904.

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Three-volume record of paintings by Tait; journal, 1841; Tait's Bible with notes and sketches; photographs and notes on Tait's hunting-fishing-painting scow; citizenship papers of Tait's wife; and papers of other members of the Tait family. Also record on microfilm of Tait's paintings, 1850-1904.

9 v., 0.2 linear feet (ca.)

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Tait, Arthur Fitzwilliam, 1819-1905

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Arthur F. Tait was an American painter of sporting scenes and animals. He was born in England in 1819 and studied art as a boy in Manchester. He came to the United States in 1850, settling in New York City. Tait spent many of his summers at his camp in the Adirondack mountains. A number of his paintings were made into lithographs by Louis Prang and Currier & Ives. Tait died at his home in Yonkers, NY in 1905. From the description of Letters, 1853-1898. (Winterthur Library). World...