William E. Phelps papers
name: label: Creator
content: Phelps, William E., 1897-1967
label: Creator
content: M. Knoedler & Co.
label: Names
content: Hurd, Peter, 1904-1984
label: Names
content: Kerr, E. Coe, 1914-1973
label: Names
content: Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009
label: Names
content: Wyeth, Betsy James, 1921-
label: Names
content: Wyeth, Henriette, 1907-
label: Names
content: Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The donor, Mary C. Parrish, is the niece of William E. Phelps. She found these papers in the furniture she inherited from the estate.
creator: label: Creator
content: Phelps, William E., 1897-1967
label: Creator
content: M. Knoedler & Co.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Collector, art patron; Montchanin, Delaware. Resided in the Brandywine Valley between Wilmington, De. and Chadds Ford, Pa. where he and his wife, Mary, became friends with many local artists. He was an early patron of Andrew Wyeth and a close friend of the Wyeth family.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet ((141 items on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1939-1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.phelwill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3589 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids
content: List of correspondents available in Archives of American Art offices.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 12 letters (2 are illustrated) from Andrew Wyeth to William E. Phelps; 6 letters from Wyeth's wife Betsy to Phelps and his wife Mary, 1939-1969; 8 letters to Andrew Wyeth and Phelps from friends and colleagues. Wyeth's letters were written from Chadds Ford, Pa. and Port Clyde, Cushing, and Thomaston, Me. and concern the business of borrowing paintings for exhibitions but also contain family news and some personal insights.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Also contains letters from Wyeth's dealer, E. Coe Kerr of M. Knoedler and Co., Inc. to Wyeth and receipts from sales of his paintings; 91 photographs of Andrew, Betsy, Henriette, N.C. Wyeth, Peter Hurd, and others at the Wyeths' house in Maine and the Hurds' house in New Mexico. Included are photographs of the Wyeths painting in their studios, an exhibition of the Phelps' collection; and clippings.