Henry Inman letter to an unidentified student
name: label: Creator
content: Inman, Henry, 1801-1846
topic: label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters
label: Occupation
content: Art teachers
label: Occupation
content: Landscape painters
label: Occupation
content: Miniature painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1960 by Lawrence A. Fleischman.
creator: label: Creator
content: Inman, Henry, 1801-1846
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Portrait, miniature and landscape painter, and teacher; New York City. Inman was instrumental in the founding of the National Academy of Design, and was its Vice-President from 1826-1831.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1841 Jan. 25
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.inmahenr
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3646 available at all offices of the Archives of American Art and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A letter to "My dear friend and pupil," January 25, 1841, telling of the death of his father-in-law. Inman tells his pupil he will not be able to give his usual lesson due to the funeral, and gives an at-home assignment instead.