Francis Chapin papers
name: label: Creator
content: Chapin, Francis, 1899-1965
label: Names
content: Albright, Ivan, 1897-1983
label: Names
content: Chapin, Vivian
label: Names
content: Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967
label: Names
content: Kurtz, Edmund
label: Names
content: Mangravite, Peppino, 1896-
label: Names
content: Pattison, Abbott L. (Abbott Lawrence), 1916-1999
label: Names
content: Wilson, Douglas
label: Names
content: Wines, James, 1932-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Occupation
content: Lithographers -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- 20th century -- History
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel 875 lent for microfilming 1974 by Chapin's wife. Chapin's son Todd donated additional material 1986.
creator: label: Creator
content: Chapin, Francis, 1899-1965
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, lithographer, teacher; Chicago, Illinois. Studied at Art Institute of Chicago 1922-1929, travelled in Europe with David McCosh 1929, returning to study lithography with Bolton Brown. Chapin taught at the Art Institute of Chicago, 1929-1945, Grant Wood's school, 1932, and was director of the Institute's Summer School at Saugatuck, 1932-1940. He was artist-in-residence at University of Georgia, 1952.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.9 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1917-1984
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.chapfran
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 875 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: REEL 875: Originals returned to lender after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical documents; correspondence; art works; scrapbooks; photographs; and printed material.
label: Scope and Contents
content: A passport, 1928; 7 biographical sketches; correspondence, primarily to Chapin's wife and to friend, David McCosh; lists of paintings; a list of guests; 2 illustrated notebooks; price lists; receipts for works of art, 1948-1974; a proof of a lithograph; 2 drawings; 2 sketchbooks, one by Vivian Chapin, 1960; a scrapbook, 1950-1966, containing clippings and an exhibition catalog, 1958; a scrapbook containing clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, 4 letters, and photographs; printed materials; and photographs of Chapin, his associates, and his work.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: REEL 875: Also in the Archives on microfilm only are papers lent for microfilming in 1974 (reel 875), comprising biographical data; business and personal correspondence, 1930-1964, including one or more letters each from Ivan Albright, Edward Hopper, Edmund Kurtz, Abbott Pattison, Peppino Mangravite, and James Wines; three sketchbooks; loose sketches and two Christmas card designs; writings and talks by Chapin; a scrapbook of clippings, sketches, photographs, and memorabilia, 1917-1921; photos of his family and his works; exhibition catalogs and announcements, 1933-1974; clippings, 1928-1968; bills and receipts; a typescript of a conversation between Vivian Chapin and artist Douglas Wilson, 1956; and miscellany.
label: Related Materials
content: Francis Chapin sketchbooks also located at: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson Library.