Lewis L. and George H. Cross papers
name: label: Creator
content: Cross, Lewis L. (Lewis Luman), 1864-1951
label: Creator
content: Cross, George H., b. 1838?
label: Names
content: Cross, Jessie
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Michigan
label: Occupation
content: Still-life painters -- Michigan
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1977 by Ruth Cross, George Lewis's niece.
creator: label: Creator
content: Cross, Lewis L. (Lewis Luman), 1864-1951
label: Creator
content: Cross, George H., b. 1838?
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lewis L. Cross was a still-life painter from Michigan; George H. Cross is, likely, his brother.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 59 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1883-1977
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.croslewi
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 1331 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to lender, Ruth E. Cross, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Two diaries, October 1889 to March 1890, one kept by George, and one by Lewis during a sailing trip on the Mississippi River; seven sketches made by George during the trip; two short stories by George; a family scrapbook compiled by George's wife, Jessie, which contains, among other things, photographs of Lewis's paintings, and sketches by Lewis; an autograph book; photographs of Lewis's paintings; and clippings.