Laurence B. Goodrich research material relating to Frederick R. Spencer
name: label: Creator
content: Goodrich, Laurence B., d. 1967
label: Names
content: Spencer, Frederick R., 1806-1875
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- New York (State)
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The donor, Mrs. W. J. [Vivian G.] Schmidt, Jr., is the daughter of Dr. Laurence Goodrich, and gave the collection in accordance with her mother's wishes. Goodrich died before completing the works on Spencer. The exhibition catalog was finished by the staff at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute.
creator: label: Creator
content: Goodrich, Laurence B., d. 1967
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art historian; New York state. Dr. Goodrich was a professor at State University of New York at Oneonta. Frederick R. Spencer (occasional spelling: Spenser) was a painter and portraitist based in New York City. He became a member of the National Academy in 1838.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1962-1967
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.goodlaur
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Subject files generated by Goodrich in the course of writing a book (never published) and compiling an exhibition catalog for the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, N.Y., on painter Frederick R. Spencer. Files contain biographical data, primarily from printed sources; correspondence between Goodrich and galleries, historical societies, individuals, and surviving Spencer family members concerning the Spencer family genealogy, and the provenance of Spencer's paintings; the files on Spencer's paintings contain photographs, correspondence, and data on portrait subjects, and a few original Spencer letters.