Paul King papers
name: label: Creator
content: King, Paul Bernard, Sr., 1867-1947
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Portrait painting -- 20th century -- United States
label: Topic
content: Landscape painting -- 20th century -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel 3320 lent for microfilming and unmicrofilmed material donated 1984 by Mr. & Mrs. Paul King, Jr., son and daughter-in-law of Paul King.
creator: label: Creator
content: King, Paul Bernard, Sr., 1867-1947
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Portrait and landscape painter. Began his career in Buffalo, New York, working as a lithographer's assistant. Studied at the Art Students League of New York under Mowbray, in Paris, and in Holland with Willy Sluiter, Bloomers, and Peters. During World War I, specialized in the application of camouflage. Member of the National Academy of Design, the Salmagundi Club, and many other art clubs. Director of Philadelphia Art Alliance and President of the Philadelphia School of Design for Women.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.7 Linear Feet ((on 1 partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1871-1977
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.kingpaul
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3320 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel 3320: Originals returned to the lenders, Mr. & Mrs. Paul King, Jr., after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical material; letters; business records; photographs; works of art; and printed material.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 3320: Photographs, of works of art, of ancestors, family members, friends, and business associates; 16 original works of art, including one print and 15 pencil drawings; and one exhibition catalog, 1919.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: 15 biographical accounts, 1929-1948; letters received by King and his family from friends, patrons, and colleagues express congratulations, thanks, and condolences, 1907-1959; a contract engaging William Bell as King's agent, 1939; 4 sales ledgers, 1926-1951; lists of paintings sold, 1948-1975; 4 address books, a gallery visitors' book, 1950-1952; printed material; and photographs, 1907-1940, of King, his family, and his works of art.