Frederick B. Duncan scrapbook on Marshall D. Smith
name: label: Creator
content: Duncan, Frederick B., d. 1974
label: Names
content: Smith, Marshall D.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Occupation
content: Cartoonists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1996 by John O. Duncan, son of Frederick B. Duncan.
creator: label: Creator
content: Duncan, Frederick B., d. 1974
setName: label: See more items in
content: Frederick B. Duncan scrapbook on Marshall D. Smith
abstract: label: Summary
content: Compiled by Frederick Duncan, this dismantled scrapbook contains eighty pen and ink letters in the form of captioned cartoons by the Chicago painter Marshall D. Smith to Duncan. The art works illustrate the events of their friendship, Duncan's growing family, boats, and the city of Chicago. Included is a typescript by Duncan describing his friendship with Smith and the context of specific cartoons. Also found are an additonal seven cartoons and one Christmas card that were not included in the scrapbook. Photographs depict paintings by Smith owned by Duncan.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Marshall D. Smith (1874-1973) was a Chicago painter and friend of Frederick B. Duncan.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1944-circa 1990s
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.duncfred
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Compiled by Frederick Duncan, this dismantled scrapbook contains eighty pen and ink letters in the form of captioned cartoons by the Chicago painter Marshall D. Smith to Duncan. The art works illustrate the events of their friendship, Duncan's growing family, boats, and the city of Chicago. Included is a typescript by Duncan describing his friendship with Smith and the context of specific cartoons. Also found are an additonal seven cartoons and one Christmas card that were not included in the scrapbook. Photographs depict paintings by Smith owned by Duncan.