Frank Blackwell Mayer glass negatives
name: label: Creator
content: Mayer, Frank Blackwell, 1827-1899
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Maryland -- Baltimore
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 1971 by A. Hyatt Mayor.
creator: label: Creator
content: Mayer, Frank Blackwell, 1827-1899
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content: Frank Blackwell Mayer glass negatives
abstract: label: Summary
content: The glass plate negatives of Maryland painter Frank Blackwell Mayer measure 0.4 linear feet. The collection includes twelve glass plate negatives of artwork by Mayer and a studio interior, circa 1900, and thirteen copy prints, circa 1960s, of photographs of artwork by Mayer.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter Frank Blackwell Mayer (1827-1899), was known for his genre scenes and colonial themes, and was active in  Baltimore and Annapolis, Maryland. 

In 1851 Mayer traveled to Minnesota Territory and observed the signing of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, which he painted in one of his most famous works of art in 1886. Mayer lived and studied in Paris during the Civil War and settled in Annapolis on returning to the United States. He established the Artists Association of Maryland and remained active in local art and community improvement associations throughout his career.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1900
label: Date
content: circa 1960s
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.mayefran
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The glass plate negatives were re-housed in 2015 with a grant from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund. The collection was processed and a finding aid written by Stephanie Ashley in 2018 and updated in 2020.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The glass plate negatives of Maryland painter Frank Blackwell Mayer measure 0.4 linear feet. The collection includes twelve glass plate negatives of artwork by Mayer and a studio interior, circa 1900, and thirteen copy prints, circa 1960s, of photographs of artwork by Mayer.