Louis M. Eilshemius letters and photographs
name: label: Creator
content: Eilshemius, Louis M. (Louis Michel), 1864-1941
label: Collector
content: Lewison, Florence
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Authors -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated by Florence Lewison in 1965. Lewison purchased some papers from Eilshemius's estate for the purpose of researching his art and personality. Lewison also owned many of his paintings, a number of which were bought by Joseph Hirshhorn.
creator: label: Creator
content: Eilshemius, Louis M. (Louis Michel), 1864-1941
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content: Louis M. Eilshemius letters and photographs
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.01 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1892-circa 1931
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.eilsloui
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection was digitized in 2022 and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Louis M. Eilshemius letters and photographs date from circa 1892-circa 1931 and measure 0.01 linear feet. The collection includes a studio portrait of Eilshemius, a photograph of the interior of Eilshemius's studio in his house on East 57th Street, New York, and typescripts of letters from Eilshemius to his mother, a diary entry, and a poem. Collection dates reflect the dates of the items in the typescripts, as typescript dates are unknown.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: A portion of Eilshemius's papers, including correspondence with Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rigby, letters, sketches and a sketchbook, a manuscript, handbills and pamphlets, are located at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution. Hirshhorn may have received some or all of these items from Florence Lewison.