William Henry Shelton autobiography

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William Henry Shelton autobiography

1840-1890

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Typescript of Shelton's unpublished autobiography, in which he writes of his boyhood in New York and his experiences in the Civil War. Shelton also describes his career as an artist-illustrator in New York City, beginning in 1871, work for LESLIE'S, HARPER'S, CENTURY, and the NEW YORK LEDGER, how engraving was done, the beginning of the artists' colony at Cold Spring Harbor with Stanley Reinhart, Arthur Quartley, and others, the work of Frank Smith, the colony at East Hampton, and recollections of the Tile Club and the Salmagundi Club.

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Smith, Francis Hopkinson, 1838-1915

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American author, illustrator, and novelist. From the guide to the Francis Hopkinson Smith Collection, 1883-1915, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Author, painter and engineer. From the description of The arm-chair at the inn and other papers [manuscript] 1896-1910. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647976900 From the description of Tom Grogan [manuscript] 1896. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: ...

Salmagundi Club

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Reinhart, Charles Stanley, 1844-1896

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American illustrator. From the description of Papers, 1870-1956. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122308974 American artist. From the description of Autograph letters signed, telegrams and documents (43) : Paris, New York, etc., addressed to Messrs. Schell, Turnure, Osgood, and others at Harper & Brothers, 1890 Jan. 11-1892 Mar. 28 and undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616667 Painter, illustrator. ...

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Shelton, W. H. (William Henry), 1840-1932?

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New York artist and illustrator; curator of the Morris-Jumel Mansion. From the description of Typescript, [192-]. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58759019 Soldier in the Union Army, artist, illustrator, and writer of fiction and historical works. From the description of Autobiography, [192-]. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58776284 ...