The Canning collection of papers relating to John Trumbull
name: label: Collector
content: Canning, Tony
label: Names
content: Canning, Tony, Mrs
label: Names
content: Langdon, John, 1741-1819
label: Names
content: Smith, Henry A.
label: Names
content: Trumbull, John, 1756-1843
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters
label: Topic
content: Art -- 17th-18th centuries -- Connecticut
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1986 by Mr. and Mrs. Tony Canning.
creator: label: Collector
content: Canning, Tony
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: John Trumbull was a patriot and painter of revolutionary war subjects, also portrait painter of prominent figures of the period.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1799, 1818, 1901
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.canntony
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3796 available at the Archives of American Art offfices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to lender after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Papers regarding painter John Trumbull collected by Mr. and Mrs. Tony Canning, including:
label: Scope and Contents
content: a bound volume entitled "Biographical Sketch of John Trumbull, 1756-1843," by Henry A. Smith, 1901, dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bartlett; a letter to the Bartletts from Henry Smith, December 23, 1901; a letter to John Trumbull from John Langdon, member of Congress, and signer of the constitution, June 1, 1799; and a letter from John Trumbull to his wife, November 30, 1818.