John W. Venable journal
name: label: Creator
content: Venable, John W.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Portrait painters
label: Occupation
content: Miniature painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1978 by Marchand's Antiques, Evansville, Ind., through Kenneth P. McCutchan.
creator: label: Creator
content: Venable, John W.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Miniaturist.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Volume ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1840-1842
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.venajohn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Volumes
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 1321 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Original in: Marchand's Antiques, Evansville, Ind.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A journal including an account of Venable's travels through Virginia and Maryland seeking work as a miniaturist portrait painter, penciled drafts of three letters, a list of Latin and French phrases translated into English, and poetry. Three newspaper clippings are also included.