Benjamin West collection from the Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College
name: label: Creator
content: West, Benjamin, 1738-1820
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- United States
label: Topic
content: Expatriate painters -- England
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed in 1989 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. The papers are from several collections at Friends Historical Library.
creator: label: Creator
content: West, Benjamin, 1738-1820
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter Born in Pennsylvania, moved to London, where his studio became a center for expatriate Americans.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (partial microfilm reel)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1775-1819
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.westbenc
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 4233 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan, at the Free Library of Philadelphia, and at the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in: Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Papers and drawings selected from collections at Swarthmore College's Friends Historical Library, mainly regarding West's life and painting activities in England. Included are: 15 letters between West and various individuals refering to his paintings, requesting to see his collection and business matters; hand drawn diagrams for King's Chapel at Windsor Castle designating the placement, subjects and measurements for a cycle of paintings; account lists kept by Mrs. West documenting daily expenditures and various social engagements; and 212 drawings of religious and classical subjects, as well as landsape, figural and animal studies.