Franklin C. Watkins papers
name: label: Creator
content: Watkins, Franklin Chenault, 1894-1972
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Painting, American -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel D24 donated 1956 by Franklin C. Watkins; material on reels 2411-2415 donated 1975 by Mrs. Ida Harkness, widow of Watkins.
creator: label: Creator
content: Watkins, Franklin Chenault, 1894-1972
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter; Philadelphia, Pa.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5.9 Linear Feet ((on 6 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1909-1973
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.watkfran
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels D24 & 2411-2415 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids
content: Microfilm reels 2411-2415: Lists of correspondents available in Archives of American Art offices.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence; photographs; writings and notes; business and financial records; scrapbooks; exhibition catalogs and announcements; clippings; and miscellany.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL D24: A scrapbook, 1931-1932, containing clippings about Watkins' painting, SUICIDE IN COSTUME, which won first prize in the 30th Carnegie Institute International Exhibition of Modern Paintings, 1931.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 2411-2415: Correspondence with artists, art collectors and gallery owners; photographs of Watkins and his work; writings and notes; business and financial records; scrapbooks containing printed material; clippings; exhibition catalogs and announcements; and miscellany.