Bela Lyon Pratt papers, 1884-1918.

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Bela Lyon Pratt papers, 1884-1918.

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Correspondence chiefly from Pratt to his mother, Sarah Whittlesey Pratt; sketches; clippings; photograph; and other papers relating to Pratt's work as a sculptor and to family affairs. Documents his years at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris, France, and his work as an instructor for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass. Works discussed include the spandrels, Science, Literature, Arts, and Philosophy for the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.; the Indian Head quarter eagle and half eagle coins; and the sculptures, Art and Science for the Boston Public Library, Boston, Mass.

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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Art museum; Boston, Mass. From the description of Exhibition of water colors by American & European artists : February 26 to April 14, 1929 / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220207458 ...

École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France)

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Boston Public Library

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Library of Congress

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The Library of Congress was established by an act of Congress in 1800 when President John Adams signed a bill providing for the transfer of the seat of government from Philadelphia to the new capital city of Washington. The legislation described a reference library for Congress only, containing "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress - and for putting up a suitable apartment for containing them therein…" The original library was housed in the Washington, DC until August 1814, ...

Pratt, Bela Lyon, 1867-1917

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Sculptor. From the description of Bela Lyon Pratt papers, 1884-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132900 American sculptor. From the description of Bela L. Pratt Letters to Michael S. O'Donnell, 1908, 1909. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 71224886 Sculptor, teacher; Boston, Mass.; b. 1867; d. 1917 Studied at Yale, Art Students League, and with Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Kenyon Cox, and William Merritt Chase, and ot...

Pratt, Sarah Whittlesey

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