Richard Watson and Helena de Kay Gilder papers
name: label: Creator
content: Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909
label: Creator
content: Gilder, Helena de Kay, d. 1916
label: Names
content: American Art Association (Society)
label: Names
content: Society of American Artists
label: Names
content: De Kay, Charles
topic: label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Still-life painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1971 by Rosamond Gilder, the daughter of Richard Watson Gilder and Helena de Kay Gilder. She was contacted about lending the journal by Lloyd Goodrich, who had seen the journal while visiting Gilder to see a portrait of Winslow Homer painted by her mother.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909
label: Creator
content: Gilder, Helena de Kay, d. 1916
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Richard Watson Gilder was a poet and editor of the periodicals Scribner's and Century. Helena de Kay ("H. de K.G." and: deKay, De Kay, DeKay) Gilder was a portrait, still-life, ideal figure, and flower painter, and writer; born 1846 or 8; died 1916. Helena Gilder studied art with John La Farge and Winslow Homer. Professionally, she is often referred to by her maiden name. The Gilders played a central role in the founding of the Society of American Artists. Charles de Kay, an art writer, and founder of the National Sculpture Society and National Arts Club, is Helena de Kay Gilder's brother.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 41 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1874-1878
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gildrich
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 285 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Journal, reel 285: Originals located at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Journal kept by Richard Watson Gilder and Helena de Kay Gilder, beginning at the start of their marriage in June 1874 and spanning four years, including poems and verses, drawings by Helena de Kay Gilder, many of her husband, entries concerning the founding of American Art Association (later the Society of American Artists), and entries reflecting daily occurrences, clippings, and telegrams; and ca. 40 letters from Charles de Kay, primarily to his brother-in-law, Richard Watson Gilder.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Richard Watson Gilder papers also located at: New York Public Library and the University of Virginia, Richmond.