John Trumbull collection at the Gilcrease Institute
name: label: Creator
content: Trumbull, John, 1756-1843
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters
label: Topic
content: Painting, American
label: Topic
content: Art, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed 1984 along with other selected art related papers from the Gilcrease Institute.
creator: label: Creator
content: Trumbull, John, 1756-1843
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter; New Haven, Connecticut. Born in Lebanon, Ct. Studied under Benjamin West in London. Painted historic portraits and paintings.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Volume ((15 items on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1820-1831
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.trumjohc
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Volumes
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3281 (frames 471-493) available at Archives of American Art offices, the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in: Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: One bound volume containing a letter from Trumbull to Richard Rush regarding the death of Benjamin West; a letter to Sir Thomas Lawrence congratulating him on becoming president of the Royal Academy; a color chart for "Our Saviour Receiving Little Children"; 7 proofs of an engraving of the painting "Surrender of Cornwallis"; and an invitation to a dinner in honor of Daniel Webster.