Thomas Waterman Wood letters
name: label: Creator
content: Wood, Thomas Waterman, 1823-1903
label: Names
content: Harris, Ambia
topic: label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Vermont -- Montpelier
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated to the Archives of American Art from 1955-1962 by Charles E. Feinberg, an active donor and friend of AAA.
creator: label: Creator
content: Wood, Thomas Waterman, 1823-1903
setName: label: See more items in
content: Thomas Waterman Wood letters
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Thomas Waterman Wood letters measure 0.01 linear feet and date from 1880-1903. The collection consists of five letters to Miss Ambia Harris, August 27, 1880-March 26, 1903; a note to Mrs. Daniel L. Harris, May 11, 1883, regretting he will be unable to attend her daughter's wedding; and a note on a calling card. The letters convey the friendly relations between Wood and the Harris family, and discuss sitting for portraits, picture framing, visits to the family, health, and other related matters.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Thomas Waterman Wood (1823-1903) was a painter primarily active in New York, New York, and Montpelier, Vermont. He was known for his portraits and genre paintings of the rural American South. Wood also owned an art gallery beginning in 1891 through which he sold his paintings.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.01 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1880-1903
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.woodthol
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of the collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on reel D10 (frames 1758-1770) after receipt. The papers were processed and a finding aid prepared by Stephanie Ashley in 2025 and the collection was digitized in 2025.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection was digitized in 2025 and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Thomas Waterman Wood letters measure 0.01 linear feet and date from 1880-1903. The collection consists of five letters to Miss Ambia Harris, August 27, 1880-March 26, 1903; a note to Mrs. Daniel L. Harris, May 11, 1883, regretting he will be unable to attend her daughter's wedding; and a note on a calling card. The letters convey the friendly relations between Wood and the Harris family, and discuss sitting for portraits, picture framing, visits to the family, health, and other related matters.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of the Thomas Waterman Wood papers and art gallery records, 1845-1979.