Earl Shinn letters and diary from the collection at Swarthmore College
odd: label: Other Title
content: Richard Tapper Cadbury collection (part).
name: label: Creator
content: Shinn, Earl, 1838-1886
label: Names
content: Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art students -- France -- Paris
label: Occupation
content: Art critics -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Art, American -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Earl Shinn papers are part of the Richard Tapper Cadbury collection at Swarthmore College. They were microfilmed in the order established by the lender.
creator: label: Creator
content: Shinn, Earl, 1838-1886
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art critic Earl Shinn wrote under the pseudonym Edward Strahan.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear feet ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1852-1889
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.shinearl
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3580 (frames 324-1510) available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan and at the Free Library of Philadelphia and Swarthmore College.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in the Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Letters to and from Earl Shinn describing his life as an art student in Paris, and the Philadelphia art scene. Correspondents include Thomas Eakins, William Trost Richards, William Merrit Chase and others. An undated diary records a journey to France.