William T. Evans letters
name: label: Creator
content: Evans, William T., 1843-1918
label: Names
content: American Watercolor Society
label: Names
content: Salmagundi Club
label: Names
content: Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902
label: Names
content: Brown, John George, 1831-1913
label: Names
content: Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900
label: Names
content: Coffin, William A. (William Anderson), 1855-1925
label: Names
content: Dewing, Thomas Wilmer, 1851-1938
label: Names
content: Hassam, Childe, 1859-1935
label: Names
content: Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910
label: Names
content: Inness, George, 1825-1894
label: Names
content: Johnson, Eastman, 1824-1906
label: Names
content: Nichols, Hobart, 1869-1962
label: Names
content: Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860
label: Names
content: Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926
label: Names
content: Ryder, Albert Pinkham, 1847-1917
label: Names
content: Whittredge, Worthington, 1820-1910
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art patrons
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Letters on reels 4054-4055 were lent to the Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, National Collection of Fine Arts in 1970 by Robert Price who acquired them along with paintings from Evans' estate and elsewhere. They were photocopied and the copies were given to the NCFA-PG Librarian, who transferred them to the Archives of American Art in 1979. In 1988 the copies were microfilmed by the Archives and discarded. The original letter on reel 2804 was transfered from NMAA, 1981.
creator: label: Creator
content: Evans, William T., 1843-1918
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art patron and collector. Born in Ireland, he came to the United States as a child. He gave collections of paintings to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. and the Montclair Museum.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.01 Linear Feet (ca. 900 items (on 3 micofilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1842-1969
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.evanwill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 4054-4055 and 2804 (fr.14-19) available for use at Archives of American Art offices or through interlibrary loan.
label: Reproduction Note
content: Reels 4054-4055: all photocopies.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reels 4054-4055: Originals in the possession of Robert Price.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Printed material and letters to Evans from collectors, dealers, and artists. Letters discuss business matters including the Munich International Art Exposition 1883, the American Watercolor Society, the Salmagundi Club, the Lotos Club, and Evans loaning work from his private collection for exhibitions, requests from artists wanting Evans to comment on and handle their work, thank you notes and invitations to openings and dinners. Significant correspondents include George Inness, Childe Hassam, Thomas W. Dewing, Worthington Whittredge, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Frederic Edwin Church, Joseph Pennell, Albert Bierstadt, Winslow Homer, Rembrandt Peale, Hobart Nichols, John George Brown, William A. Coffin and Eastman Johnson.