John Frederick Lewis selected letters
name: label: Creator
content: Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
label: Names
content: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
label: Names
content: Barnes, Albert C. (Albert Coombs), 1872-1951
label: Names
content: Beaux, Cecilia, 1855-1942
topic: label: Topic
content: Art -- Exhibitions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming by American Philosophical Society as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. The Lewis collection contains over 45,000 items which document Lewis' legal practice, collecting and business affairs. Only the art related letters were microfilmed.
creator: label: Creator
content: Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lawyer, art collector; Philadelphia, Penn. Served on the boards of many Philadelphia arts organizations, including the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Art Jury of Philadelphia.
function: label: Function
content: Arts organizations -- Pennsylvania
label: Function
content: Art Schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Linear foot ((on 2 partial microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1903-1929
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.lewijohn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 3903-3904 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan and at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, the American Philosophical Society, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The letters, predominately incoming, relate to Lewis' activities on behalf of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts regarding exhibitions, prizes, hiring, and problems relating to the teaching staff. There are also letters relating to the Philadelphia Water Color Club, the Art Club of Philadelphia, Lewis' collecting, and letters from artists and others prominent in the arts including Cecilia Beaux and Albert C. Barnes.