Francis Davis Millet letters to Miss Ward and Ticknor
name: label: Creator
content: Millet, Francis Davis, 1846-1912
label: Names
content: Ticknor, George, 1791-1871
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Painting, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Purchased 1956 with funds provided by Alfred Brayer.
creator: label: Creator
content: Millet, Francis Davis, 1846-1912
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, muralist; Washington, D.C. and New York, N.Y. George Ticknor was a history professor and writer at Harvard University. Millet established an artists' colony with close friends John Singer Sargent, Henry James, and Edwin Abbey in the village of Broadway, Worcestershire. He played a major role in the founding of the American Federation of the Arts, was extensively involved in the World Columbian Exposition, worked on the Fine Arts Commission in Washington, D.C., during the terms of presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Millet went down with the Titanic, April 15, 1912.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5 Items ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
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content: [undated]
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.millfrad
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel D9 (fr. 724-732) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Two letters to Miss Ward, one written while on board a sailing yacht, the Winsome, Aug. 23, in which Millet recommends "Mr. Lippincott who has taken charge of the Academy painting class" as a teacher; the second regarding an exhibition, March 13; and two letters to [George] Ticknor, making plans to meet, March 16 and April 21 (no years). Also included, but not on microfilm, is a photocopy of a page from Harper's magazine, 1917, alluding to Ticknor and Millet.