Albert Duveen collection of artists' letters and ephemera
name: label: Creator
content: Duveen, Albert
label: Names
content: Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902
label: Names
content: Church, Frederic Edwin, 1826-1900
label: Names
content: Church, Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart), 1842-1924
label: Names
content: Inman, Henry, 1801-1846
label: Names
content: Mayer, Constant, 1829-1911
label: Names
content: McEntee, Jervis, 1828-1891
label: Names
content: Mosler, Henry, 1841-1920
label: Names
content: Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903
label: Names
content: Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860
label: Names
content: Rosenthal, Albert, 1863-1939
topic: label: Topic
content: Collectors and collecting
label: Topic
content: Artists -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Albert Duveen collection of artists' letters and ephemera was purchased from Duveen by the Archives of American Art in February 1956.
creator: label: Creator
content: Duveen, Albert
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content: Albert Duveen collection of artists' letters and ephemera
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Albert Duveen collection of artists' letters and ephemera measures 1.1 linear feet and dates from 1807 to 1946.  Unrelated letters written by over 170 mostly 19th and early 20th century American artists are found in this compiled collection of art critic, dealer, and collector Albert Duveen.  Additional ephemera includes printed material and photographs of artwork.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art critic, collector, and dealer Albert Duveen (1892-1965) lived and worked in New York City, New York.  He is known for his expertise in early American art and was a cousin to Joseph Duveen, president of Duveen Brothers art dealers.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1807-1946
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.duvealbe
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 3 series.

Series 1: Letters, 1808-1910 (0.8 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Printed material, circa 1909-1946 (4 folders; Box 1, OV 2)

Series 3: Photographs, circa 1808-1910 (3 folders; Box 1)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The letters were microfilmed shortly after receipt onto reels DDU1, D9-D10, and NDU-1-5. A finding aid was prepared by Judy Ng in 2013 with funding provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35 mm microfilm reels DDU1, D9, D10, and NDU-1-5 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Albert Duveen collection of artists' letters and ephemera measures 1.1 linear feet and dates from 1807 to 1946.  Unrelated letters written by over 170 mostly 19th and early 20th century American artists are found in this compiled collection of art critic, dealer, and collector Albert Duveen.  Additional ephemera includes printed material and photographs of artwork. 

Found are letters from artists Albert Bierstadt, Frederic E. Church, Frederick S. Church, Henry Inman, Constant Mayer, Jervis McEntee, Henry Mosler, Frederick Law Olmstead, Rembrandt Peale, Albert Rosenthal, and many others.   Printed materials include catalog inventories of public and private art collections.  There are also brochure booklets on New England historical houses and towns. Photographs are duplicate copies of early American artwork from Duveen's personal reference files.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives holds a microfilm copy of the Albert Duveen art reference files and a lecture, "An Art Dealer is Intrigued by American Folk Art," delivered by Albert Duveen, March 4, 1961.