John Neagle papers
name: label: Creator
content: Neagle, John, 1796-1865
label: Names
content: Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Art, American -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Landscape painting -- Study and teaching
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The American Philosophical Society owns five Neagle notebooks, of which the APS filmed three. The Archives pruchased a copy of the film, and filmed the remaining two notebooks along with Neagle correspondence, printed matter and writings.
creator: label: Creator
content: Neagle, John, 1796-1865
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Portrait painter; Philadelphia, Penn. Neagle studied under Bass Otis. Influences on Neagle's work include Thomas Sully and Gilbert Stuart. Neagle's painting "Pat Lyon at the Forge" was exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy in 1827 and brought him notoriety. Neagle married Sully's step-daughter, Mary, in 1826.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Items ((on 2 partial microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1817-1865
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.neagjohn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Reel 3909: I. Correspondence, 1825-1859. II. Journals, 1817, 1827. III. Writings, 1826-1832. IV. Business records, 1850. V. Sketch. VI. Printed matter, 1826.
label: Arrangement
content: Reel 3910: I. Notebooks, 1825-1837.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3909 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan and at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3910 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in: American Philosophical Society, 105 South 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Letters, writings, business records, sketches and printed material.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Reel 3909: Letters from Neagle to Mary Sully Neagle, his children and a draft of a letter to Thomas Sully, and others; two journals kept by Neagle, "History of Painting, 1817" and "Lessons in Landscape Painting, 1827"; loose sheets of autobiographical matters such as "Thomas Sully's palette," an 1850 cashbook; a sketch of John Brown by Neagle; and a lease cosigned by George Catlin, 1822.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Reel 3910: Notebooks kept by Neagle including "Hints for a painter with regard to his study, 1837," "a volume containing discussions of artists such as Titian and Raphael, and another providing technical information on cleaning pictures and recipes.