Pierpont Morgan Library records
name: label: Creator
content: Pierpont Morgan Library
label: Names
content: Chase, William Merritt, 1849-1916
label: Names
content: Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902
topic: label: Topic
content: Art -- Private collections -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1968 by the Pierpont Morgan Library.
creator: label: Creator
content: Pierpont Morgan Library
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Private art library collection; New York City, New York. Founded in 1924 when business tycoon, J.P. Morgan opened his home and private collection to the public.
function: label: Function
content: Art libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 300 Items ((on 1 microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1682-1953
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.piermorg
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel N68-12 available at Archives of American Art office and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the Pierpont Morgan Library after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Letters and documents relating to American Art from the 17th to the 20th centuries; a sketchbook of William Merritt Chase; and autographed notes and sketches of Robert Fulton and Thomas Nast. Artists and individuals represented in the collection include: Antonio Canova, John Singleton Copley, Charles Dana Gibson, Winslow Homer, John La Farge, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Rembrandt Peale, Hiram Powers, John Singer Sargent, Elihu Vedder, John Sartain, and others.