Graham C. Boettcher artists' letters collection
name: label: Creator
content: Boettcher, Graham
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art museum directors -- Alabama -- Birmingham
label: Occupation
content: Collectors -- Alabama -- Birmingham
label: Occupation
content: Art museum curators -- Alabama -- Birmingham
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated to the Archives of American Art from 2019-2024 by Graham Boettcher. Boettcher bought most of the letters at auction. The Leutze letter was given to Boettcher by art dealer, Paul Worman.
creator: label: Creator
content: Boettcher, Graham
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content: Graham C. Boettcher artists' letters collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Graham Boettcher artists' letters collection measures 0.2 linear feet and dates from the 1830s-1990s. The collection includes twenty six letters and three carte de visite photographs. Correspondence is between various artists and others including friends, clients, and political figures on a variety of subjects including commissions and other arrangements regarding artwork. A few of the letters include related news clippings.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Graham C. Boettcher is an art curator and collector. He was appointed the R. Hugh Daniel Director of the Birmingham Museum of Art in Birmingham, Alabama in 2017 after serving previously as postdoctoral fellow, curator of American art, chief curator, and deputy director.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1830s-1990s
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.boetgrah
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of the collection the letters are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Stephanie Ashley in 2025.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Graham Boettcher artists' letters collection measures 0.2 linear feet and dates from the 1830s-1990s. The collection includes twenty six letters and three carte de visite photographs. Correspondence is between various artists and others including friends, clients, and political figures on a variety of subjects including commissions and other arrangements regarding artwork. A few of the letters include related news clippings.