Philadelphia (Pa.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Andrew Charles Stuart 1831-1898 Series, bulk: 1860 - 1880, 1865 - 1998
Series
Identifier: BMA.PPD.ACS
Abstract
This series primarily features correspondence and business papers of the Wilmington ship portraitist and marine painter, Alexander Charles Stuart 1831-1898. The collection additionally contains catalogs featuring Stuart and his work, as well as research materials on Stuart gathered by the donor, Paul Preston Davis, from various sources including Wilmington researcher Julie Colflesh.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1860 - 1880; 1865 - 1998
N.C. Wyeth 1882-1945 Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth 1921-2020
Collection
Identifier: BMA-NCWC
Abstract
The N.C. Wyeth Correspondence Collection of Betsy James Wyeth details the life of this American artist and illustrator, through letters and photographs collected and curated by his daughter-in-law, Betsy James Wyeth (referred to as “BJW” in this finding aid). The collection contains manuscript correspondence (personal and business), both to and from N.C. Wyeth (referred to as “NCW”), with a majority of the personal letters written to his mother, Henriette Zirngiebel Wyeth (1858-1925)....
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1882 - 1945; 1867 - 2021
Red Rose Girls Collection
Collection
Identifier: BMA-RRG
Abstract
The Red Rose Girls Collection includes materials purchased by the Brandywine Museum of Art pertaining primarily to three prominent female illustrators and artists of the early 20th century: Violet Oakley (1874-1961), Elizabeth Shippen Green (1871-1954), and Jessie Wilcox Smith (1863-1935). The three lived together at the Red Rose Inn in Villanova during their time as students under illustrator Howard Pyle (1853-1911), who began referring to them as “the Red Rose Girls.” The collection is...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1911 - 1947; 1899 - 1979