Data Compilations and Illustrations
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Dwight, Edward H., 1919-1981
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content: Edward H. Dwight Papers
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content: Edward H. Dwight Papers / Series 3: Audubon Research Material
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.55 Linear Feet (Boxes 7-10)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1950-circa 1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.dwigedwa, Subseries 3.4
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A large portion of Dwight's Audubon research material consists of sheets of data on individual works and related works, such as those attributed to Audubon but possibly executed by other artists. These data compilation sheets are supplemented by reproductions of Audubon's illustrations in the form of copy prints, transparencies, and printed material. The arrangement of the series reflects the different ways in which Dwight appeared to collate his data. Some files are arranged by date of execution, some by geographical location, some by museum or collection/collector, and some have no obvious arrangement and are labeled "unsorted." Sheets typically list the following data about an individual illustration: artist, subject, place and date done, medium, size, inscription, provenance, bibliography, whether there is an exhibition or Audubon quote or commentary associated with the illustration, and plate number(s) from the Birds of America Havell Edition and others. Also found in the files are index cards, typically listing duplicate and/or additional data about individual illustrations.