Thornton Oakley papers
name: label: Creator
content: Oakley, Thornton, 1881-1953
label: Names
content: Artists' War Relief Committee of Philadelphia
label: Names
content: Century Association (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Council of Art Organizations of Philadelphia
label: Names
content: Exposition of Indian Tribal Arts, inc.
label: Names
content: Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.)
label: Names
content: Philadelphia Art Alliance
label: Names
content: Philadelphia Water Color Club
label: Names
content: Arms, John Taylor, 1887-1953
label: Names
content: Beaux, Cecilia, 1855-1942
label: Names
content: Brinton, Christian, 1870-1942
label: Names
content: Este, Florence, 1860-1926
label: Names
content: Hamilton, John McLure, 1853-1936
label: Names
content: Harkrider, John, 1900-
label: Names
content: Mechlin, Leila, 1874-1949
label: Names
content: Morrow, George, 1869-1955
label: Names
content: Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926
label: Names
content: Robinson, Alexander, 1867-1952
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- United States
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Watercolorists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Expatriate painters -- France
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed in 1990 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. The papers were donated to the Brandywine River Museum by Oakley's daughter, Lansdale Oakley Humphreys. Unfilmed portions of the papers relate to publications, the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, the National Geographic Society, French and Scandinavian organizations, and war relief efforts, among other topics.
creator: label: Creator
content: Oakley, Thornton, 1881-1953
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Watercolorist and illustrator; Philadephia, Pa.
function: label: Function
content: Arts organizations -- Pennsylvania
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Linear feet ((on 4 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1906-1953
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.oaklthor
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: I.Finding aid. II.Cecilia Beaux correspondence, 1907-1942. III.Research materials for Oakley's biography of Beaux. IV.Florence Este correspondence, 1914-1925. V.Subject files, 1918-1952. VI.Artist files, 1906-1953.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 4394-4397 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan, at the Free Library of Philadelphia, and the Brandywine River Museum.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in Brandywine River Museum.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, artist files and subject files relate to Oakley's activities as an artist and illustrator, and his involvement with numerous art organizations, including the Philadelphia Art Alliance, the Philadelphia Water Color Club, the Artists' War Relief Committee of Philadelphia, and the Exposition of Indian Tribal Arts. Artist files on Cecilia Beaux, Florence Este, John Taylor Arms, John McLure Hamilton, Christian Brinton, George Morrow, Leila Mechlin, John Harkrider, Alexander Robinson, and Joseph Pennell, among others, primarily contain letters. Some also include photographs and printed matter. Four inches of letters from Beaux discuss working habits, portrait commissions, life in Paris, and personal matters. Letters from Este discuss life in France during the war, French artists, exhibitions at the Philadelphia Water Color Club, and Cecilia Beaux. Other material relates to Oakley's mural for the Franklin Institute.