Frederick A. Sweet research material on Mary Cassatt and James A. McNeill Whistler

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Frederick A. Sweet research material on Mary Cassatt and James A. McNeill Whistler

1872-1975

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Research material compiled by Art Institute of Chicago curator and art historian Frederick A. Sweet in preparation for exhibitions and a biography of Mary Cassatt. Included are research notes and manuscripts; Cassatt family biography and tree; Sweet's correspondence and copies and transcripts of letters written by Cassatt; drafts of "Miss Mary Cassatt--Impressionist from Pennsylvania" (Chapters I-XII) and other drafts; exhibition catalogs; clippings and copies of clippings; announcements; and photographic prints of Cassatt, her family, and home (location of originals unknown) and of works of art by Cassatt and Whistler.

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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...

Sweet, Frederick A. (Frederick Arnold), 1903-1984

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Art historian, museum administrator; Chicago, Illinois. From the description of Research material on Mary Cassatt and James A. McNeill Whistler, 1872-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515133 Frederick A. Sweet (1903-1984) was a museum curator from Sargentville, Me. From the description of Oral history interview with Frederick A. Sweet, 1976 Feb. 13-14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83548327 Frederick A. Sweet (b. 1903) was an art hist...

Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926

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Mary Cassatt (b. Mary Stevenson Cassatt, May 22, 1844, Allegheny City, Pennsylvania-d. June 14, 1926, Paris, France) was an American Impressionist painter and printmaker....