Lectures
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Constable, W. G. (William George), 1887-1976
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content: W.G. Constable papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4.6 Linear Feet (Box 8-12)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1909-1963
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.conswmgp, Series 3
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Lectures are arranged in alpha order by title. Materials retain their original order within each folder.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: This series has been scanned in its entirety.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Found here are over 170 drafts of Constable's lectures, and supporting notes and outlines.  Topics range from surveys of 13th-20th century European and American art to museum conservation, ethics, art education, art collecting, and connoisseurship.  There are numerous lectures on English and Italian painting, in addition to lectures on German, French, and American painting traditions.  A handful of lectures on individual artists such as John Constable, Joseph Turner, Richard Wilson, Rubens, and Valasquez can also be found.  The series also includes Constable's lecture notes from organized touring trips to Canada, Northern Europe, Scandanavia, and Poland.