John Singer Sargent letter to Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherford White
name: label: Creator
content: Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925
label: Names
content: White, Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherford, 1857-1916
topic: label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- England -- London
label: Topic
content: Portrait painting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming by Joyce Treiman, 1973, who acquired it from Fine Art Source Material, 1971.
creator: label: Creator
content: Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was a portrait painter from London, England. Born in Florence and educated in Europe. Portrayed members of high society and aristocracy and became one of the most sought after portraitists of his day.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1883 March 15
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.sargjohw
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 647 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to lender, Joyce Treiman, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A letter from Sargent to Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherford White (Mrs. Henry White), informing her that he has not finished her portrait, asking permission to send it to the academy for exhibition when completed, and mentioning his portrait of the Boit children and of Mme. Gautreau. Also included are a partial transcription of the letter; data about the letter; and a clipping of the Boit and White portraits.