Pennell-Whistler collection, 1597-1937.

Crane, Walter, 1845-1915

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Walter Crane was born in Liverpool on 15 Aug 1845, second son of the portrait painter Thomas Crane and his wife Marie née Kearsley. The family moved first to Torquay, and in 1857 to London. From 1859-62 Crane was apprenticed to the wood engraver William James Linton, although he studied painting at the same time. In 1862 his painting 'The Lady of Shalott' was accepted by the Royal Academy. By the mid-1860s, Crane was illustrating children's books including coloured picture books desi...

Brown, Ford Madox, 1821-1893

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English painter. From the description of Autograph note signed : London, to an unidentified recipient, 1883 Dec. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870434 Ford Madox Brown, British painter and designer. Brown was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement and exhibited several paintings inspired by scenes from Byron's works. The letter is tipped in to the manuscript album: Fifty-nine autograph letters to William Allingham; shelved under "Allingham" with bound manuscript ...

Hill, Margaret V., 19..-....

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Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903

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Born in Philadelphia, humorist Charles Godfrey Leland wrote quality material in a variety of literary forms, but is best remembered for his light comic verse, often written in a German dialect. He graduated from Princeton, and continued his education in Germany and Paris, eventually making contributions as linguist, folklorist, editor, educator, and aesthete. From the description of Charles Godfrey Leland letters and poems, 1854-1866. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldC...

Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928

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Edmund Gosse, a well known man of letters, librarian to the House of Lords (1904-1914), and author of the autobiography, Father and Son (1907), was a pioneering translator of Ibsen and author of numerous volumes of poetry, criticism and biography. Charles Edmund Merrill was an active member of the Grolier Club from 1910 until his death in 1942. From the description of Letters : to Charles E. Merrill, 1910-1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122577035 English poet and man of...

Fantin-Latour, Henri, 1836-1904

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French painter. From the description of Letters, ca. 1879-1903. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80563906 ...

Cortissoz, Royal, 1869-1948

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American art critic. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : [New York], 10 Apirl 1940 and 22 March 1942, to Harry [Harkness Flagler], 1940 Apr. 10 and 22 March 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564650 Royal Cortissoz (1869-1968), respected American art critic, was born in Brooklyn, NY. He trained as an architect, spending six years working at the firm of McKim, Mead, and White before embarking on his journalism career. Cortissoz served as the art...

Leyland, Frederick Richards, 1831-1892

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Whistler, Anna Mathilda McNeill, 1804-1881

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Rudge, William Edwin, 1876-1931

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The collection was acquired over many years, ca. 1966-1999, from family members Fred Rudge and Edwin Rudge (WERIII), as well as Edwin Rudge's daughter, Joanna Rudge Long. Former Rudge employee and UCSB Special Collections consultant Hobart O. Skofield did much of the work accumulating the manuscript and related Rudge imprint collection,and also acquired materials from other Rudge alumni and various dealers. From the description of The William Edwin Rudge Collection, [ca. 1903 - 1983]...

Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917

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Rodin was a French artist most noted for his work as a sculptor. Delaunay was a French painter. From the description of [Notes] / Rodin. [between 1880 and 1917?] (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 191101211 French sculptor. From the description of Letters, 1882-1916. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 84214109 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Paris], to Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Davis, 1903 Dec. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record ...

Sambourne, Linley

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British designer and illustrator, born 1844, died 1910. From the description of Letters, ca. 1870-1909. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81530333 ...

Flanagan, John F., 1865-1952

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Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903

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American painter, etcher and author. From the description of Autograph letters, signed with his name : Lindsey Houses, Chelsea, and 28 Wimple Street, to [James Key] Caird and J.E. Millais, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588842 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Miss Cobden, [May 1881/1884]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270587769 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Chelsea, London, to Waldo Story, the sculptor, pos...

Vaughan, Virginia, -1913

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Rossetti, William Michael, 1829-1919

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English author - Brother of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Prof. Knight, [18]85 Apr. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270657827 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Prof. Knight, [190]7 Feb. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270657844 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Prof. Knight, [18]96 Jan. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270657832 From the description of Autograph posta...

Sandys, Frederick, 1829-1904

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Pennell family.

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Eastwick, Mary

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Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937

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Author; United States ambassador to Italy. From the description of Autograph poem signed, entitled "Rheims", 1814 Sep. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270492661 From the description of Autograph poem "The Cost" signed, 1914 Aug. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270492676 Epithet: Editor 'The Century Magazine' New York British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001185.0x000372 Magazine ed...

Prinsep, Val C. (Val Cameron), 1838-1904

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English painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to George [DuMaurier?], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270851667 From the description of Autograph letter in the third person : London, to an unidentified recipient, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270851663 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Canty, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270851673 Epithet: Creator of Mss Eur A135 B...

Pennell, Elizabeth Robins, 1855-1936

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Elizabeth Robins Pennell was an American author and editor. She published essays, articles, and travel writing, and served as art critic for several newspapers and magazines. She and her husband, illustrator Joseph Pennell, were friends, collaborators, and biographers of artist James McNeill Whistler. From the description of Elizabeth Robins Pennell letters, 1921-1934. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 54810288 The American art critic and writer ...

Barrie, J.M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937

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James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) was a playwright and novelist who is chiefly remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. Barrie was born in Scotland and moved to London in 1885 where he would reside for the remainder of his life. His first successful novel, Auld licht idylls, was published in 1888 and Barrie continued to write fictional and autobiographical tales until the late 1890s. In 1897 Barrie became focused on writing for the theatre, producing Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn't grow up, in 190...

Lane, John, 1854-1925

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Heinemann, William, 1863-1920

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Heinemann was an English publisher. Hall Caine was an English novelist whose The Bondman (1890) was the first book published by Heinemann. Henley was an English poet, critic, and dramatist. He edited The New Review (1895-1897), published by Heinemann. From the guide to the Letters from Hall Caine and William Ernest Henley, 1891-1913., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Heinemann was an English publisher. Hall Caine was an English novelist whose T...

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925

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Florence 1856-1925 London. From the description of Portrait of Mrs. J.P. Morgan, Jr. (nee Jane Norton Grew, 1868-1925) [painting]. [ca. 1905] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270906593 Anglo-American painter. From the description of Letters, 1881-1916. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81028068 Sargent was an American-born painter who lived and worked in France, England and elsewhere. From the description of [Letter] Sunday, 33, T...

Bartlett, Paul Wayland, 1865-1925

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Sculptor. From the description of Papers of Paul Wayland Bartlett, 1881-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131109 American expatriate sculptor. From the guide to the Paul Bartlett letter to John Shaw Billings (Director of NYPL), 1905, (The New York Public Library. New York Public Library Archives.) Sculptor and portraitist; Paris, France and Washington, D.C. Bartlett was born in Connecticut and raised in France where he enter...

Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926

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Joseph Pennell was an American artist and educator, primarily known for his etchings and illustrations. Much of his early work consisted of city scenes, published in magazines. He later worked on a variety of projects, often illustrating books in collaboration with his wife, author Elizabeth Robins. After spending time in Europe, notably London, Pennell taught art, and the couple collaborated on a biography of James McNeill Whistler. From the description of Joseph Pennell letter to M...

Leland family.

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Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934

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Cass Gilbert was born on November 24, 1859, in Zanesville, Ohio, the son of General and Mrs. Samuel Augustus Gilbert. He received his education at MacAlester College, St. Paul, Minnesota and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge after working in a St. Paul architect's office. Following graduation, he traveled throughout Europe and upon his return, entered the office of McKim, Mead, and White, Architects in New York City. A year later, in 1882, he established his own off...

Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan, 1870-1942

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American author. From the description of Letter [manuscript] : to Richard Watson Gilder, 1902 September 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647880273 Louisville author. From the description of Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice : miscellaneous papers, 1902-1941. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49306901 Author. Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice, a native of Louisville and the wife of Kentucky poet Cale Young Ric...

Kennedy, Edward G. (Edward Guthrie), 1849-1932

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Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932) was an American art dealer, collector and connoisseur of books and prints. He began his career as an art dealer in Boston in the late 1860s. A decade later he joined the New York firm of Wunderlich & Company; in the 1890s he became head of the firm and changed the name to Kennedy & Company. From the guide to the Edward Guthrie Kennedy papers, 1889-1918, 1889-1902, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Newton, A. Edward (Alfred Edward), 1864-1940

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A. Edward Newton was an authority on book collecting during the first half of the 20th century. His correspondence with Alfred Blake Trott, president of Daniels & Fisher Company of Denver, Colo. from 1929-1944, details book collecting as well as travels, and reflects on the political and economic climate of the time in Europe and the United States. Newton also sent Trott copies of articles, most published in the Atlantic monthly between 1922 and 1938. Some articles were privately printed by ...

Rose, James Anderson, 1819-1890

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Goupil Gallery

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Mechlin, Leila, 1874-1949

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Cole, Timothy, 1852-1931

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The Mount Vernon Seminary began in 1875 as a private high school and junior college for women, founded by Elizabeth J. Somers. The George Washington University initially affiliated with Mount Vernon College, and ultimately acquired the college's property and legacy in 1999. The first school of higher education available to women in Washington, D.C., Mount Vernon Seminary and College had five different locations throughout its history. The last Seminary class graduated in 1969, and the school was...

Morris & Co. (London, England)

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Repplier, Agnes, 1855-1950

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Agnes Repplier was an American author known for her urbane, conservative essays. Born in Philadelphia, she began writing to help support her family, developing an ironic style to present her conservative values. She soon became a regular contributor of serious essays to The Atlantic Monthly, generally defending traditional values with a European, almost aristocratic, perspective. A significant and eloquent voice for her generation, her old-fashioned values lost favor after World War I and her po...

Van Dyke, John Charles, 1856-1932

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American author and educator; professor of history of art, Rutgers University. From the description of Autobiography, 1929. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 28743604 Librarian, art historian and critic, and professor of art at Rutgers College, of New Brunswick, N.J. From the description of My golden age : personal narrative of American life from 1861 to 1931, 1931. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70958363 ...

Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833-1898

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Burne-Jones, English painter and designer, was a friend of William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who influenced him in his art. From the description of Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones collection, 1881-1907. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 449884953 English painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to John Ruskin, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 757841354 From the description of Autograph letter signe...

Hassam, Childe, 1859-1935

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American painter and etcher. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, NY, to Mr. Schnell, of Harper and Brothers, 1890 Feb. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270470640 Painter, printmaker; New York, N.Y. From the description of Childe Hassam letters, [undated] and 1911. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86133251 Prominent and prolific American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal scenes. From the description...

James, Henry, 1843-1916

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James was an American novelist, short story writer, critic and dramatist. From the description of Henry James transcripts of letters to others, 1873-1915. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612731792 From the guide to the Henry James transcripts of letters to others, 1873-1915., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Henry James was born in New York, NY, in 1843. During his lifetime, he was a literary and art critic (writing for Natio...

Duret, Théodore, 1838-1927

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Théodore Duret was heir to the cognac house Duret et De Brie. He started his career in politics and the brandy business. Travelling to the Far East countries, he became an art collector, settled in Paris in 1872, and frequented the artistic and literary circles. He ultimately abandoned his early activities, and became an art critic and historian. From the description of Letter to Gustave Geffroy, 1920 Apr. 23. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 86093267 ...

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900

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Wife of Ruskin's physician, Dr. John Simon. From the description of Letter : to Mrs. John Simon, [18--] (Lewis & Clark Library). WorldCat record id: 31272017 British writer, artist, and critic. From the description of John Ruskin papers, ca. 1837-1904. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80934993 John Ruskin was born on 8 February 1819 in London. Ruskin was educated by his mother and by various tutors before attending Oxford University. H...

Deschamps, Charles, 1941-

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Adler, Elmer, 1884-1962

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Elmer Adler worked in his family's clothing firm in Rochester, N.Y. while developing an avocation as a book and print collector. In 1922 he came to New York City and established the Pynson Printers; he began to makea reputation as a book designer. Adler served as a typographic consultant to several magazines and to The New York Times. From 1930 to 1940 he published The colophon : a book collector's quarterly. In 1940 he was invited to establish a Department of Graphic Arts at Princeton Universit...

Jekyll, Thomas, 1646-1698

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Epithet: of Stowe MS 1056 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001197.0x000021 Epithet: clerk of the papers in the King's Bench British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001085.0x000327 ...

Heinemann (Firm)

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Hanson, Charles James Whistler, 1870-1935

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Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882

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English painter and poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to Mrs. Gilchrist, [ca. 1863 Mar. 12]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 713659894 From the description of Autograph letter signed with initials : place not specified, to William Allingham, [1859 Dec.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 708246618 From the description of Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to Alexander Gilchrist, [1861 Sept. 14]. (Unknown). WorldCat ...

Thomson, David Croal, 1855-1930

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Thomson was a Scottish-born art expert, writer and editor in regular contact with leading artists, particularly when he ran the Goupil Gallery in London and was editor of the Art journal. He was also a partner in the firms of Thos. Agnew & Sons and The French Gallery, as well as Barbizon House which he partnered with his son Lockett Thomson. From the description of David Croal Thomson papers, 1879-1931. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78230016 ...