Robert Lee MacCameron papers
name: label: Creator
content: MacCameron, Robert Lee, 1866-1912
label: Names
content: Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2004 by Robert MacCameron, the grandson of Robert Lee MacCameron.
creator: label: Creator
content: MacCameron, Robert Lee, 1866-1912
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content: Robert Lee MacCameron papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter Robert Lee MacCameron measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1896 to 1913. The papers document MacCameron's career as a painter through correspondence and writings.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Chicago-born, New York City based painter Robert Lee MacCameron (1866-1912) was a sought after portrait artist who received commissions from Presidents McKinley and Taft, Auguste Rodin, and many others.


MacCameron began his artistic career as an illustrator in Chicago. Encouraged to pursue art he moved to New York City and then studied in Paris with Jean-Leon Gerome and James Abbott McNeill Whistler at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. By 1912 he had returned to New York City and focused primarily on society portraits of the upper class.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1896-1913
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.maccrobe
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1897-1913 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Writings, 1896-1912 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2023.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter Robert Lee MacCameron measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1896 to 1913. The papers document MacCameron's career as a painter through correspondence and writings.

Correspondence consists primarily of letters with clients concerning portrait commissions and letters from museum directors and curators. Also included are three letters from artist Charles Dana Gibson, letters from MacCameron to his wife Louise, and drafts of other letters.

MacCameron's writings include two journals, writings by MacCameron on religion and photography, and typescripts of writings on Rodin and other subjects.