Letters to Charles Lanman from artists, 1842-1859.

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Letters to Charles Lanman from artists, 1842-1859.

Letters to Lanman from artists regarding paintings, requests for information, and elections to various associations. Correspondents include: Thomas S. Cummings, Seth Eastman, Alvan Fisher, Richard W. Hubbard, and John L. Morton.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7025716

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Morton, John Ludlow, 1792-1871

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Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895

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Charles Lanman, writer, journalist and amateur painter, was born in Monroe, Michigan, June 15, 1819. He spent much of his career working as a journalist in Monroe and Cincinnati, Ohio. He moved to Washington DC in 1848 and worked as a librarian in various branches of government, including the War Department, the Copyrights Division of the Department of State, the executive library of President Fillmore, and the Interior Department. He wrote several books in his career on topics of travel and wil...

Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863

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Eastman, Seth, 1808-1875

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American painter of Indians. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to Brantz Mayer, 1852 Feb. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870713 American illustrator, painter, landscape artist, and army officer. From the description of Sketches, ca. 1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536311 U.S. army officer, topographical draftsman, and painter and illustrator of Indian life. An 1829 West Point gradu...

Cummings, Thomas Seir, 1804-1894

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Miniature and portrait painter. One of the founders of the National Academy of Design. From the description of Thomas Seir Cummings papers, 1826-1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515430 ...

Hubbard, Richard William, 1816-1888

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