John Henri Isaac Browere letter
name: label: Creator
content: Browere, John Henri Isaac, 1792-1834
topic: label: Topic
content: Sculpture, American -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1965 by Mrs. Arthur L. Sultan. Relationship to Browere is not known.
creator: label: Creator
content: Browere, John Henri Isaac, 1792-1834
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sculptor, taker of life masks, and painter. Born in New York City, Browere studied under Archibald Robertson and in Europe. Later, he settled in New York but traveled periodically to take life masks of notable Americans. Browere died in New York City.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1826 July 12
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.browjohi
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 2787 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
label: Reproduction Note
content: Letter is a photocopy.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Location of original is unknown.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: To "Sir." Browere writes that "The very illiberal and ungentlemanlike manner in which Col. Trumbull treated the execution of my portrait busts...has evidenced a personal ill-will."