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Artists' Correspondence
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Archives of American Art (AAA) 
 This site presents detailed descriptions of "roughly 16 million letters, diaries, sketches and sketchbooks, photographs, exhibition catalogs, scrapbooks, business records, art periodicals, and other documents" from the Smithsonian's many collections. The finding aids and catalog allow visitors to see exactly what's in the collection. An email reference service provides extended help. http://www.aaa.si.edu/ Topics: Archives, Art by Region, Artists, Correspondence, History, Libraries & Archives by Type, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jun 6, 2007 Centre for Whistler Studies
This site provides information about "the life, work and correspondence of [artist] James McNeill Whistler." The site provides an illustrated biography, a large collection of correspondence in full-text and a searchable database of citations to all of his correspondence, bibliographies, a chronology of Whistler's butterfly signatures, and links to related sites. From the University of Glasgow. http://www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk/ Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Correspondence Last updated Dec 3, 2003 The Circle's Edge
This site "is an ongoing project designed to locate, describe, and index letters and manuscripts written and received by heretofore overlooked associates of twentieth century American artists Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O’Keeffe and Paul Strand. Between roughly 1915 and 1935, these three maintained a close personal and professional relationship." Search by person, year, subject, and other factors to find description and location of material. From Catherine Herlihy, Kellogg Library, Cal State San Marcos. http://lynx.csusm.edu/circlesedge/ Topics: Artists Last updated Nov 7, 2007 Diego Rivera Mural Project
Painted for the 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition, this mural was originally intended for the library at what is now City College of San Francisco at the close of the exhibition. However, due to the war it wound up in storage instead. The five panels can now be viewed online in ever-increasing detail or by visiting it in the school's Diego Rivera Theater. Information about the artist's life and his ideas for the theme of the mural is included. Letters, photographs, and memorabilia are available as well. From the City College of San Francisco. Also available in Spanish. http://www.riveramural.com/ Topics: Art, Art by Region, Artists, Correspondence, Notable People Last updated Mar 21, 2005 An Edward Hopper Scrapbook
A scrapbook that "offers a glimpse into Hopper's life, his friends, and the paintings that have fascinated art lovers worldwide ever since Hopper first came to prominence during the mid 1920s." Includes photos, reviews, catalogs, and letters. From the Smithsonian American Art Museum. http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/hopper/index.html Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Correspondence Last updated Oct 12, 2009 Fred O. Seibel (1886-1968) Editorial Cartoonist, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Images of correspondence to Fred Seibel from Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, J. Edgar Hoover, John L. Lewis, James Hoffa, Barry Goldwater, and Harry Byrd. "All of them found themselves as subjects in his political cartoons and wrote Seibel asking him for copies of the originals. Scanned images of the cartoons that are referred to in the letters are also shown." From the Department of Special Collections and Archives, Virginia Commonwealth University. http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/exhibit/seibel1.html Topics: Artists, Arts and Humanities, Correspondence, Media, Media, Politics, Presidents by Name Last updated Dec 15, 2003 Frida Kahlo: Notas Sobre una Vida (Notes on a Life)
This exhibit pays tribute to this Mexican artist "and her enduring influence on American art," with photographs and letters selected from the Florence Arquin, Emmy Lou Packard, John Weatherwax, Nickolas Muray, and Chester Dale collections. From the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. http://www.aaa.si.edu/exhibits/pastexhibits/kahlo/hispanic2001.htm Topics: Artists, Correspondence, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Jun 6, 2007 Van Gogh and Gauguin: The Studio of the South
A fascinating exhibition from the Art Institute of Chicago on the period Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin worked together. The Overview covers their meeting, events leading to their working together in van Gogh's studio (the Yellow House) in Arles, France, and follows their lives after the brief period of collaboration. The Slide Show contains many images of the paintings these post-impressionists did, along with excerpts from letters they wrote from 1887 to 1889. http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/vangogh/origins.html Topics: Artists, Correspondence Last updated Oct 2, 2004 van Gogh's Letters, Unabridged and Annotated
Hundreds of letters, browsable by dozens of categories ranging from diet to despair. Includes a browsable chronology, and two memoirs of van Gogh by his sister-in-law and nephew. Searchable. http://www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/ Topics: Artists, Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jan 19, 2009 The Vincent van Gogh Gallery
This site is a comprehensive site on the artist, with about 3,500 pages and a similar number of graphics. There's a section on his earliest works; a map locating those paintings housed in museums and public institutions worldwide; biographical information, including photographs, a chronology, and excerpts from letters between Vincent and his brother, Theo. There are also annotated lists of books, films, CD-ROMs, and Web sites. Available in several languages including English and Spanish. Searchable. http://www.vggallery.com Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Correspondence, Schools of Art Last updated Jul 19, 2005 Wish You Were Here: Artists on Vacation
"Like everyone else, artists view vacation as a time to get away from the grind. ... Getting away, however, does not mean leaving the canvas or sketchbook behind." This exhibit "include numerous items that show artists on vacation, from snapshots and sketchbooks to letters and postcards." Browsable by topics such as anticipation, city, woods, summer homes, passports, and abroad. From the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. http://www.aaa.si.edu/exhibits/pastexhibits/vacations/ Topics: Artists, Travel Last updated Jul 16, 2007 |
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