Henry Major papers
name: label: Creator
content: Major, Henry, 1889-1948
topic: label: Occupation
content: Caricaturists
label: Occupation
content: Cartoonists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming by the Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery. NPG received the material along with its acquisition of Major's caricatures in 1986.
creator: label: Creator
content: Major, Henry, 1889-1948
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Caricaturist, painter. Born in Hungary in 1889, Henry Major moved to the United States after a career as a caricaturist in Vienna and London. He became well known throughout the 1920's for traveling around the country caricaturing local politicians, businessmen and actors. He devoted his later years to painting.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 800 Items ((on 2 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1922-1950
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.majohenr
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 3745-3746 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to National Portrait Gallery after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Original cartoons ready for publication, and newspaper clippings about Major and his caricatures.