Hobart Nichols papers
name: label: Creator
content: Nichols, Hobart, 1869-1962
label: Names
content: Century Association (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: National Academy of Design (U.S.)
label: Names
content: Huntington, Archer M., 1870-1955
label: Names
content: Root, Elihu, 1845-1937
topic: label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Landscape painters -- New York (State)
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State)
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State)
label: Topic
content: Landscape painting -- 20th century -- New York (State)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material donated by Leonora Nichols, Hobart Nichols' daughter, 1968.
creator: label: Creator
content: Nichols, Hobart, 1869-1962
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Landscape painter and illustrator; Bronxville, New York. Born in Washington, D.C. Studied at the Academie Julian. President of the National Academy of Design, 1939-1949, President Emeritus, from 1949; Vice-President and Director, Tiffany Foundation, New York; Assistant to Director of Fine Arts, United States Commission, Paris Exposition 1900.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet ((on 2 partial microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: [ca. 1895]-1958
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.nichhoba
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 64 and D359 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, printed material and photographs.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL D359: Correspondence, 1946-1958, with galleries, art associations and clubs including the Century Association, the National Academy of Design; also, one letter from Archer M. Huntington and 2 from Elihu Root; photographs of Nichols and his work; clippings; and exhibition announcements and catalogs.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 64: Photographs, including 42 photographs of paintings by Nichols, 1 photograph of him, and 1 of the 1948 exhibition "Painting in the United States" held at the Carnegie Institute.