Artists' Correspondence Collection, 1596 - 1925 (bulk 1851 - 1917)

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Artists' Correspondence Collection, 1596 - 1925 (bulk 1851 - 1917)

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A collection of approximately 25 letters from various artists received by the Frick Art Reference Library as gifts. The letters were received from different donors over the course of 70 years, and were gathered into a single collection of artists' letters. The artists are mainly nineteenth and early twentieth century. Subjects discussed in the letters are both personal and professional, including some references to the artists' works. The content of the letter is noted when possible; some letters are in French or Italian. The collection also contains a bookplate, short autobiography, and remembrance.

0.25 linear feet (1 box)

Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection

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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. ...