Material relating to Josephine W. Duveneck
name: label: Creator
content: Dickman, William J.
label: Names
content: Hidden Villa Ranch (Los Altos Hills, Calif.)
label: Names
content: Duveneck, Frank, 1848-1919
label: Names
content: Duveneck, Josephine W. (Josephine Whitney), 1891-1978
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Ohio -- Cincinnati
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material relating to Josephine W. Duveneck were donated to the Archives of American Art by William J. Dickman in 1982.
creator: label: Creator
content: Dickman, William J.
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content: Material relating to Josephine W. Duveneck
abstract: label: Summary
content: This collection of materials relating to Josephine W. Duveneck measures 0.01 linear feet and consists of 19 items dated circa 1969 to 1982. Letters, greeting cards, and printed material sent to William and Ilka Dickman from and regarding Josephine W. Duveneck, her husband Frank, and her father-in-law, painter Frank Duveneck. Included are 10 letters and cards from Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boott and Josephine, regarding the Duveneck family, their ranch "Hidden Villa" in California, and their social and political activities. One card contains a photo of the Duvenecks, and another shows them with their family at their fiftieth wedding anniversary.

Also included are a letter from Elizabeth Goodman of Los Altos Hills, Calif., telling of Josephine Duveneck's death; a eulogy given by Wallace Stegner at Josephine Duveneck's memorial service; a letter from Stacy French, president of the Friends of Hidden Villa, to members regarding its future after Josephine Duveneck's death; a booklet, Hidden Villa Tales, written and autographed by Josephine Duveneck; a flyer promoting Josephine's autobiography; and a catalogue and an invitation for a 1972 exhibition of Frank Duveneck's work at the Chapellier Gallery, N.Y.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Dickmans, of Alexandria, Va., were friends with Frank Boott and Josephine Whitney Duveneck of Los Altos, California. Frank Boott Duveneck was the son of the Cincinnati-based painter Frank Duveneck, and Josephine was the daughter of a prominent Boston family. Together, the Duveneck's lived on their ranch, "Hidden Villa," which was also used as a summer camp for poor, inner-city children and as a base for Josephine's social and environmental work. She wrote a biography of her father-in-law, Frank Duveneck, as well as an autobiography.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 19 Items
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1969-1982
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.dickwill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection, the papers are arranged as one series.

Series 1: Material relating to Josephine W. Duveneck, circa 1969-1982
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Rihoko Ueno in 2024.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reel 4909 (fr. 1141-1212) at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection of materials relating to Josephine W. Duveneck measures 0.01 linear feet and consists of 19 items dated circa 1969 to 1982. Letters, greeting cards, and printed material sent to William and Ilka Dickman from and regarding Josephine W. Duveneck, her husband Frank, and her father-in-law, painter Frank Duveneck. Included are 10 letters and cards from Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boott and Josephine, regarding the Duveneck family, their ranch "Hidden Villa" in California, and their social and political activities. One card contains a photo of the Duvenecks, and another shows them with their family at their fiftieth wedding anniversary.

Also included are a letter from Elizabeth Goodman of Los Altos Hills, Calif., telling of Josephine Duveneck's death; a eulogy given by Wallace Stegner at Josephine Duveneck's memorial service; a letter from Stacy French, president of the Friends of Hidden Villa, to members regarding its future after Josephine Duveneck's death; a booklet, Hidden Villa Tales, written and autographed by Josephine Duveneck; a flyer promoting Josephine's autobiography; and a catalogue and an invitation for a 1972 exhibition of Frank Duveneck's work at the Chapellier Gallery, N.Y.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: Two books by Josephine, Frank Duveneck: Painter, Teacher and her autobiography Life on Two Levels, were donated to the Smithsonian Art Library.