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Collection
Identifier: BMA-BSG
Abstract
This collection contains materials on B. Stafford Good’s career as an illustrator, such as: clippings, scrapbooks, print proofs, photographs, original sketches, and a manuscript that records an outline of the illustrations planned for “Adventures of Karki”, based on Good’s own experience during World War I.
Dates:
1907 - 1997; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1970
Collection
Identifier: BMA-CW
Abstract
The collection documents the life, artistic career, and personal experiences of Carolyn Wyeth (1909-1994), an artist and member of the renowned Wyeth family. The materials span a range of formats, including newspaper clippings, exhibition catalogues, personal correspondence, photographs, and artwork, providing rich insight into both her public achievements and private life. Central to the collection are articles and records of Carolyn’s exhibitions, her teaching career, and her contributions...
Dates:
1911 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1980
Collection
Identifier: BMA-CSS
Scope and Contents
The card file contains approximately 22,000 3 x 5 and 4 x 6 index cards documenting Charles Scribner’s Sons transactions with artists and artworks used in their many publications. The artworks included range from reproductions of external works to photographs of portraits to original book jackets and illustrations commissioned by Scribner’s Sons. The cards include a range of information; some include only the names of artists and artworks, while others include the corresponding publications,...
Dates:
1884 - 1956; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1930
Collection
Identifier: BMA-CCSM
Abstract
The Christian C. Sanderson Museum Collection consists of publications, ephemera, and memorabilia generated by the Sanderson Museum from its founding in 1971 to the 2010s. The collection consists of newspaper clippings relating to both the Sanderson Museum and Christian Sanderson, memorabilia, and publications from Sanderson’s lifetime.
Dates:
1950 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2010
Collection
Identifier: BMA-FDM
Abstract
The Franz de Merlier Collection was given to the Museum by the artist’s son, Edouard de Merlier in 1972. The collection includes a significant number of scrapbook pages with newspaper clippings and photographs of de Merlier’s murals and paintings compiled by his son Edouard; slides, photographs, and catalogs; a cassette tape of an oral interview from 1962; and two binders of autobiographical, handwritten notes by Franz de Merlier, arranged by his son Edouard in 1972. The collection largely...
Dates:
1898 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1952
Collection
Identifier: BMA-HCP
Abstract
The Henry C. Pitz Collection includes manuscripts, research, and reference materials pertaining to two publications written by Henry Pitz on Howard Pyle: The Brandywine Tradition (1969) and Howard Pyle: Writer, Illustrator, Founder of the Brandywine School (1975).
Dates:
1969 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1975
Collection
Identifier: BMA-JBB
Abstract
This collection includes a variety of magic-lantern materials donated by Terry and Deborah Borton from their personal magic-lantern collection. Materials include glass slides, advertisements, stamps, articles, exhibition catalogs and other Song of the Brook memorabilia.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1930 - 1950; 1865 - 2013
Collection
Identifier: BMA-MPMC
Abstract
The Maxfield Parrish Museum Collection includes archival materials donated by the closed Maxfield Parrish Museum through its director and former art dealer, Alma Gilbert. The collection includes materials that relate to the home life and activities of Maxfield Parrish’s immediate family, such as photographs of the family and home, postcards, and children’s drawings. Materials pertaining to Parrish’s professional life include glass plate negatives and other photographs used as models for...
Dates:
1881 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1880 - 1920
