Correspondence
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Loring, William Cushing, 1879-
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content: William Cushing Loring papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Linear Feet (Boxes 1-2)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1899-1904
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.loriwill, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This series is arranged by correspondent, ordered as letters from William Cushing Loring to his family members, followed by letters written by other family members.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: This series has been digitized in its entirety.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This series, which makes up the bulk of the collection, documents William Cushing Loring's time spent living and studying in Paris and London from 1900-1904. Letters to his parents document Loring's visits to the studios of John Singer Sargent, Francis Davis Millet, and Lawrence Alma-Tadema; painting excursions; painting copies at the Louvre;  studies at the Academie Colarossi and the Academie Delecluse; entertainment and nightlife; and daily expenses. Letters addressed to both of his parents and to his mother, Mrs. Stanton D. Loring, include illustrations and sketches in ink and graphite, as well as miniature watercolors. The illustrations often show depictions of Loring's daily life, thumbnail sketches of works in progress, and portraits.

Letters from Helen Loring and Robert Loring to their parents document their trips abroad to visit their brother in Paris and London. General correspondence addressed to Stanton D. Loring and unidentified correspondence is also included.