J. Hall Pleasants Research Files, 1924-1959.

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J. Hall Pleasants Research Files, 1924-1959.

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Documents Dr. J. Hall Pleasants' research on early Maryland paintings. The Research Files contain his correspondence to Frick Art Reference Library staff and the detailed research notes he shared with them. The bulk of the collection concerns paintings that were photographed by the Frick Art Reference Library for inclusion in its Photoarchive. Research notes may include biographies of portrait subjects, provenance information, descriptions of the paintings, sources of attributions, genealogical charts, and information on reproductions and exhibitions. Correspondence from Dr. Pleasants also contains information on his other art research on John and Gustavus Hesselius, Saint Mémin, Justus Engelhardt Kühn, and Joshua Johnson [Johnston], and details of the Library's photographing expeditions in Maryland.

5 linear feet (10 boxes, oversize material).

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Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection

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Frick Art Reference Library

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Helen Clay Frick (1888-1984), daughter of industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick, founded the Frick Art Reference Library in 1920 and served as its director until 1983. Miss Frick developed a special interest in Italian art during the 1920s, making four trips to Italy during the winter of 1923-24, and in 1925, 1927 and 1928 in order to discover and record early Italian paintings and frescos, and obtain photographs of the works, either through purchase or original photography. ...

Hesselius, Gustavus, 1682-1755

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Johnson, Joshua, active 1796-1824

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African American portrait painter; Baltimore, Md. Life dates ca. 1765-1830. From the description of Joshua Johnson manumission record, 1782 July 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79899125 ...

Pleasants, J. Hall (Jacob Hall), 1873-1957

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Dr. J. Hall Pleasants (1873-1957), an authority on early Maryland painters and their works, first became associated with the Frick Art Reference Library in 1924. Dr. Pleasants' involvement in organizing and participating in Frick Art Reference Library photographing expeditions in Maryland led to a mutual exchange of research and photographs with the Library that lasted 33 years. Dr. Pleasants' other areas of research included genealogy, history, and Maryland silver. From the descript...