John Ottis Adams papers
name: label: Creator
content: Adams, J. Ottis (John Ottis), 1851-1927
label: Names
content: Stark, Otto, 1859-1926
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1975 by Edward Adams son of J. Otis Adams.
creator: label: Creator
content: Adams, J. Ottis (John Ottis), 1851-1927
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1877-1970
label: Date
content: bulk, 1877-1908
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.adamj
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 880 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical information; 16 sketches (30.7 x 47.5 cm. or smaller) in various media (pencil, charcoal, conte crayon, pastel, ink, colored pencil, and watercolor), including landscapes, a portrait, figure studies, studies for "Courtship" and other paintings, and an ink silhouette of Adams; two etchings depicting canals in towns; 17 postcards addressed to Adams with ink and colored pencil drawings by Otto Stark of the escapades of "Foxie the dog," 1908; a photo of Adams' studio in Muncie, Indiana, and one in New Smyrna, Florida; photos of 3 of his paintings; an exhibition catalog; an article on Adams, 1899; and clippings.