A. Lassell Ripley papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ripley, A. Lassell (Aiden Lassell), 1896-1969
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Massachusetts -- Lexington
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- Massachusetts -- Lexington
label: Topic
content: Art, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by the Guild of Boston Artists, 1982, and in 1996 by joint donors Frederic Tilton and Drusilla Movizzo. Tilton received the papers from his cousin, Eleanor M. Tilton, the daughter of Margueritte Verne Tilton who was the sister of Ripley's widow, Doris Verne Ripley.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ripley, A. Lassell (Aiden Lassell), 1896-1969
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, illustrator; Lexington, Mass.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 6.4 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet (Addition)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1873-1973
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.ripla
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical data; a paper "Aiden Lassell Ripley; American Painter, 1896-1969," by Stephen Cohen, 1972; awards, certificates and medals; correspondence about Ripley's mural for the Lexington Post Office, and with Hallmark Cards, Inc. and Frank L. Harrington of the Paul Revere Life Insurance Co.; Paul Revere project files; research notes for other projects; ca. 200 pencil drawings and 8 annotated sketchbooks; 2 scrapbooks of printed illustrations and photos of portraits; 6 card files containing photos of Ripley's work arranged by subject, exhibition and title of work; exhibition catalogs; magazine clippings, books and pamphlets; and ca. 1000 photos, negatives and slides of works by Ripley and the subjects and scenes depicted in his work.
label: Scope and Contents
content: ADDITION: Biographical data; letters of Doris Verne (Mrs. Ripley) and her family; photographs and two small photograph albums of Ripley, his family, friends, work, and scenery, exhibition material; and printed material, including reproductions of Ripley's work.