Lillian E. Travis papers relating to William Glackens and Charles
Prendergast
name: label: Creator
content: Travis, Lillian E., 1886-1961
label: Names
content: Glackens, Ira, 1907-1990
label: Names
content: Glackens, William J., 1870-1938
label: Names
content: Prendergast, Charles, 1863-1948
label: Names
content: Prendergast, Maurice Brazil, 1858-1924
label: Names
content: Travis, Marion
topic: label: Topic
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated to the Archives of American Art by Lillian E. Travis's granddaughter, Sarah Crawford Fox, in 2012.
creator: label: Creator
content: Travis, Lillian E., 1886-1961
setName: label: See more items in
content: Lillian E. Travis papers relating to William Glackens and Charles
Prendergast
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Lillian E. Travis papers relating to William Glackens and Charles Prendergast measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1917-1984. The majority of the collection consists of photographs of William Glackens, his family, and friends, Charles and Maurice Prendergast. The papers also include Ira Glackens's letters to Marion Travis and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lillian E. Travis (1886-1961) lived in New York. Prior to 1900, she married John C. Travis and had two daughters, Marion (1900-1985) and Viola (1905-1982). She divorced in 1907 and moved to New York. Travis enrolled at the Art Students League, where she became acquainted with Edith Dimock Glackens. Lillian and her daughters formed close ties to the Glackens family and their circle of friends, which included Maurice Prendergast, Charles Prendergast and his wife, Eugenie. Struck by Lillian's rich golden hair, William Glackens had her serve as his model for his painting, The Shoppers. Marion Travis and Viola Travis Crawford were also close friends of William Glackens's son, Ira and his wife, Nancy. Lillian E. Travis died in New York in 1961.

American realist painter, William Glackens (1870-1938) lived and worked in New York City and Westport, Connecticut. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Robert Henri. Glackens began his career as a commercial illustrator for newspapers and periodicals. He later turned to painting and was part of "The Eight," a group of artists dedicated to portraying realistic scenes of daily urban life.

Painter, sculptor, and artisan frame-maker, Charles Prendergast (1863-1948) lived and worked with his brother, Maurice (1858-1924) in Boston, Massachusetts before moving to New York City in 1914. Charles achieved prominence as a craftsman and framemaker, and later specialized in painted, gilded, and incised panels of exotic and folk subjects.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1917-1984
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.travlill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 3 series.

Series 1: Ira Glackens Letters to Marion Travis, 1961-1984 (Box 1; 2 folders)

Series 2: Printed Material, 1923-1945, 1967-1984 (Box 1; 3 folders)

Series 3: Photographs, 1917-circa 1930 (Box 1; 1 folder)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed to a minimal level and a finding aid prepared in 2013 by Joy Goodwin. The Archives of American Art has implemented minimal processing tactics when possible in order to increase information about and access to more of our collections.  Minimal processing included arrangement to the series and folder levels. Generally, items within folders were simply verified with folder titles, but not arranged further. Folders within boxes were not numbered. The collection was rehoused in archival containers and folders, but not all staples and clips were removed.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Lillian E. Travis papers relating to William Glackens and Charles Prendergast measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1917-1984. The majority of the collection consists of photographs of William Glackens, his family, and friends, Charles and Maurice Prendergast. The papers also include Ira Glackens's letters to Marion Travis and printed material.