Louisa Dresser manuscript on 17th century painting in New England
name: label: Creator
content: Campbell, Louisa Dresser, 1907-1989
label: Names
content: Burroughs, Alan
label: Names
content: Endicott, William Crowninshield, 1860-1936
topic: label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- Massachusetts -- Worcester
label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- Massachusetts -- Worcester
label: Occupation
content: Museum curators -- Massachusetts -- Worcester
label: Topic
content: Portrait painting
label: Topic
content: Women museum curators
label: Topic
content: Women art historians
label: Topic
content: Women arts administrators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1992 by Frances Herron, Louisa Dresser's sister.
creator: label: Creator
content: Campbell, Louisa Dresser, 1907-1989
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art administrator; museum curator; art historian; Worcester, Mass. Died 1989. Joined the staff of the Worcester Art Museum in 1932 as an associate in Decorative Arts. She later became curator of the collections, and also served as acting director. Dresser retired in 1972.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1935
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.dresloui
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Carbon of the manuscript of a catalogue for an exhibition "Seventeenth Century Painting in New England," compiled and edited by Dresser for an exhibition held at the Worcester Art Museum in collaboration with the American Antiquarian Society, July-August 1934. Included are a report by Alan Burroughs on X-ray examination of the paintings on exhibit and a letter from Dresser to William C. Endicott asking for his "criticisms and corrections." The manuscript, published in 1935 by the Worcester Art Museum, is missing front matter and illustrations. Some pencil notations, presumably by Endicott, appear in the entry on Governor John Endecott.