Charles Coleman Sellers papers

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

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The main building of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, a new art reference library, named the Thomas J. Watson Library, was designed by the architectural firm of Brown, Lawford and Forbes in consultation with the Museum. Severud-Elstad-Krueger were the structural engineers; Krey and Hunt were the mechanical engineers. The Library formally opened Jan. 26, 1965. It occupies three floors: the two lower floors comprise s...

Eichholtz, Jacob, 1776-1842

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Portrait painter; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From the description of Jacob Eichholtz daybook, 1804-1817. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86118422 Jacob Eichholtz was a Lancaster County portrait landscape and historical painter. From the description of Daybook, 1809-1817. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122689837 ...

Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815

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This is a preparatory drawing for the painting "Julia, Third Viscountess Dudley and Ward" that was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1800. From the description of [Study for Julia, third Viscountess Dudley and Ward] [graphic]. [1800] (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 246658012 Painter, noted for portraits and historical subjects. Born in Boston, moved to England in 1775 because of Loyalist sympathies. From the description of ALS : London, to John Boydell, 1...

Detroit institute of arts

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Art museum; Detroit, Michigan. Incorporated 1885 as Detroit Museum of Art and name changed to Detroit Institute of Arts in 1919. From the description of Detroit Institute of Arts records, 1882-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122404328 Art museum; Detroit, Mich. From the description of The Rouge : the image of industry in the art of Charles Sheeler and Diego Rivera : panel discussion, 1978 Sept. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502662 ...

Smibert, John, 1688-1751

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Artist. From the description of Journal of John Smibert, 1719-1733. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068467 ...

Rudy, Charles, 1904-

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Charles Rudy (1904-1986) was an American sculptor. A native of Pennsylvania, he is best known for his many works on public buildings and monuments, such as the 14-foot limestone Noah at the Bronx post office. He was featured in an article in LIFE magazine, and received a Guggenheim Fellowship. In addition to producing his own work, he taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and at the Cooper Union Art School. From the guide to the Charles Rudy Papers, 1947-1964, (Special Coll...

Wollaston, John, the younger (British painter, active 1736-1775)

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Guy, Francis, 1760-1820

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Sellers, Charles Coleman, 1903-1980

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Charles Coleman Sellers (1903-1980) was a noted historian of early America, best known for his numerous works on the life and artistic production of the family of his own great-grandfather, Charles Willson Peale. Born in Overbrook, Pa., in 1903, Sellers attended Haverford College (1925) and Harvard (MA 1926), before taking a position as librarian at Wesleyan College (1937-1949) and, later, Dickinson College (1956-1968). For several years in the late 1940s, Sellers worked at the American Philosop...

Pennsylvania academy of the fine arts

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Art school; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From the description of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts exhibition catalog, 1921 and 1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553237 The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is an art academy and museum, founded in 1805 in Philadelphia, Pa. Exhibitions and classes began in 1811. Notable academy instructors and students have included Thomas Eakins, Cecilia Beaux, William Merritt Chase, Violet Oakley, Henry O. Tanner, Rembra...

Rush, William, 1756-1833

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Harrison, Birge, 1854-1929

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Painter, writer; Woodstock, N.Y. Full name Lovell or Lowell Birge Harrison. From the description of Birge Harrison writings on landscape painting, [ca. 1900-1909]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122454983 ...

Bembridge, Henry, 1743-1812

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Henry Benbridge was a portrait and historical painter and a miniaturist. He was born in Philadelphia on October 20, 1743, the son of James and Mary Benbridge. James Benbridge died in 1751 and his widow then married Thomas Gordon. Henry is believed to have studied with John Wollaston in Philadelphia. From 1765-1769, Henry studied in Italy. He also spent some time in London before returning to Philadelphia in 1770. Around 1771, Henry married Hetty Sage, a miniaturist who had studied with Charles W...

Peale family.

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Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794-1859

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Epithet: RA; of Add MS 42576 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000270.0x00034a Anglo-American painter. From the description of ALsS : 1814-1852. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122617150 British painter. From the description of Correspondence, ca. 1829-1858. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81331228 Epithet: RA; of Egerton MS 2075 ...

Munkácsy, Mihály, 1844-1900

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The Hungarian painter studied painting first in Arad and Budapest. Then he went to Vienna, Munich and Paris, eventually settling in Barbizon. He enjoyed great international popularity. He died in an asylum. From the description of Letter: Paris, 1879 March 14 (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 84649360 ...

Field, Erastus Salisbury, 1805-1900

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Vanderlyn, John, 1775-1852

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John Vanderlyn was born in Kingston, New York, where he worked for a print shop; he displayed an early aptitude for art, and was able to study with Archibald Robinson and Gilbert Stuart. Under the patronage of Aaron Burr, Vanderlyn became the first American artist to study in France. He exhibited paintings to popular and critical acclaim in America, France, England, and Italy, returning to America in 1815. He painted portraits of several presidents, and created and exhibited panoramas, including...

Delaplaine, Joseph, 1777-1824

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Philadelphia bookseller and publisher. From the description of Correspondence, 1813-1824. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82415715 Delaplaine (1777-1824) compiled Delaplaine's Repository of the Lives and Portraits of Distinguished American Characters (1815-1818). Ezra C. Gross was a Congressman, ca. 1820; Elizabeth, New York. From the description of Joseph Delaplaine letter : Philadelphia, [P.A.], to Ezra C. Gross, 1819 Dec. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 1223...

McMurtrie, James, fl. 1843-1864.

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Pine, Robert Edge, 1730?-1788

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Conarroe, George W., 1803-1882 or 4.

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Roesen, Severin, approximately 1815-approximately 1872

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Claypoole, James, ca. 1743-1800.

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