Yasushi Tanaka letters to Frederic C. Torrey
name: label: Creator
content: Tanaka, Yasushi, 1886-1941
label: Names
content: Butler, John Davidson, 1890-1974
label: Names
content: Cann, Louise Gebhard
label: Names
content: Torrey, Frederic C.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Artists -- France -- Paris
label: Occupation
content: Artists -- Washington (State) -- Seattle
label: Topic
content: Asian American artists
label: Topic
content: Japanese American artists
label: Topic
content: Asian American painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1992 by Gryffyd Partridge. The letters were received in the papers of his father, Seattle artist Roi Partridge; it is unclear how Partridge received them.
creator: label: Creator
content: Tanaka, Yasushi, 1886-1941
setName: label: See more items in
content: Yasushi Tanaka letters to Frederic C. Torrey
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Yasushi Tanaka letters to Frederic C. Torrey date from 1913-1924, and 1963, and consist of 35 items. Letters from Tanaka to Torrey concern the contemporary art world, Tanaka's paintings and exhibitions, and other subjects.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Yasushi Tanaka (1886-1941) was a Japanese American painter and art instructor, born in Saitana, Japan, on May 13, 1886. In 1904 he emigrated to Seattle, Washington, then settled permanently in Paris in 1920. Torrey was an art dealer with the San Francisco gallery Vickery, Atkins & Torrey. Tanaka was married to writer Louise Gebhard Cann, who was the author of several articles and books on French artists.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.01 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1913-1924
label: Date
content: 1963
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.tanayasu
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection, papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed after donation on reel 5474, frames 760-872. The collection was processed and described in a finding aid by Stephanie Ashley, and digitized, in 2021.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The bulk of the collection was digitized in 2021. Duplicates have not been digitized.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Yasushi Tanaka letters to Frederic C. Torrey date from 1913-1924, and 1963, and consist of 35 items. Letters from Tanaka to Torrey concern the contemporary art world, Tanaka's paintings and exhibitions, and other subjects. Also found are three exhibition catalogs, an announcement, and three clippings. The 1963 item is a letter from Torrey's daughter, Dorothea Torrey Kelly, inquiring about a slide show of paintings.