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1.
Notes on the colors and arrangement of Gilbert Stuart's palette, circa 1850.

Creator:
Jocelyn, Nathaniel, 1796-1881
Published / Created:
circa 1850
Call Number:
GEN MSS FILE 549
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
Nathaniel Jocelyn's autograph manuscript description of the mahogany palette used by the American portrait painter Gilbert Stuart based on Jocelyn's visit with Stuart in August 1823. The description includes a list of the colors used by Stuart, notes on Stuart's techniques for portraying hair and skin tones, and diagrams for comparing the palettes of Stuart and the painter Washington Allston; Jocelyn also records Allston's comments on Stuart's palette.
Description:
Accompanied by a typed letter, signed (October 13, 1939), from John Hill Morgan to Yale University librarian Bernard Knollenberg giving the provenance of the manuscript., Caption title: Stewart's Pallet August 1823., Gift of John Hill Morgan, 1939., In English., and Nathaniel Jocelyn (1796-1881), American painter and engraver, born and died in New Haven, Connecticut.
Subject (Name):
Allston, Washington,--1779-1843, Jocelyn, Nathaniel,--1796-1881, Knollenberg, Bernhard,--1892-1973, Morgan, John Hill,--1870-1945, and Stuart, Gilbert,--1755-1828
Subject (Topic):
Art, American--19th century, Artists--United States, and Portrait painting, American
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Notes on the colors and arrangement of Gilbert Stuart's palette, circa 1850.

2.
[Drawings of Utah]

Creator:
Mikami, Charles Erabu, 1902-1998 artist
Published / Created:
undated
Call Number:
WA MSS S-3059
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
Two watercolor drawings made in and around the Central Utah Relocation Center near Delta, Utah, by Japanese prisoners of war. The first is an untitled landscape view of the Topaz Valley, the site of the center; it measures 28 x 39 cm and is signed at the lower left corner "S. Mikami." The second is a scene within the camp and features residential cabins, pathways, and unidentified figures at either sunrise or sunset. It is signed at the lower right with Japanese characters and a red chop mark, measures 27 x 38 cm, and is inscribed in pencil on the reverse in an unidentified hand: “Delta, Utah / Japanese / Relocation / Camp / 19.”
Description:
Purchased from William Reese Company (PBA Galleries sale, San Francisco, 2013 July 11, lot 253) on the Arthur Corbitt Hoskins Memorial Fund, 2013.
Subject (Geographic):
Sevier Desert (Utah)--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Central Utah Relocation Center--Pictorial works and Mikami, Charles Erabu,--1902-1998
Subject (Topic):
Artists--United States, Concentration camps--United States--Pictorial works, and Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Drawings of Utah]

3.
Joseph Henry Sharp letters

Creator:
Sharp, Joseph Henry, 1859-1953
Published / Created:
1903 Aug 21-1905 Jun 16
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2043 Sh23
Image Count:
32
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Four ALS (August 21 and November 22, 1903, May 24, 1904, and June 16, 1905), to "My dear Mr. [Joseph Henry] Gest," director of the Cincinnati Art Museum, and one ALS with envelope postmarked March 8, 1905, addressed to his friend and former painting teacher Frank Duveneck, Art Museum, Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sharp's letters to Gest describe his life in Montana, the progress of his work, orders for painting supplies, and news of Mrs. Sharp and mutual friends. The 1904 letter, written from San Francisco, relates that he has delivered his work to Mrs. Hearst. In his letter to Frank Duveneck, Sharp asks advice on painting technique, describes activities of the local Indians, and includes a pencil sketch of a Crow woman. With the exception of the 1904 letter, the letters were written from Montana on Crow Agency Hotel and J. D. Sherburne, U.S. Licensed Trader, Browning, Montana, letterheads.
Description:
American artist, who, after being commissioned by the California philanthropist Mrs. Phoebe Hearst to paint Plains Indians and scenes of Indian life, lived with his wife Addie Byram Sharp from 1902 to 1910 at Crow Agency, Montana, and travelled and painted throughout the West. and Purchased from Midland Rare Books on the William Robertson Coe Fund, 1962.
Subject (Geographic):
Crow Agency (Mont.) and Montana--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Crow Agency Hotel, Duveneck, Frank, 1848-1919, Gest, Joseph Henry, Hearst, Phoebe Apperson, 1841-1919, Sharp, Addie Byram, Sharp, Joseph Henry, 1859-1953, Sherburne, J. D, and United States Bureau of Indian Affairs--Crow Agency
Subject (Topic):
Artists--United States, Crow Indians--Social life and customs, Indians of North America--Montana--Pictorial works, Indians of North America--Montana--Social life and customs, and Painting, American--Montana
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Joseph Henry Sharp letters

4.
Letters to Susan and Alexander Girard

Call Number:
YCAL MSS 209
Collection Title:
Georgia O'Keeffe letters to the Girard family
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 1
Image Count:
51
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Collection consists of 34 pieces of correspondence, including autograph letters, postcards, and holiday cards, from O'Keeffe to Susan and Alexander Girard, and their daughter Sansi Needham Girard Agnew. The Girards were residents of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and most letters discuss personal topics, including plans for visits to each others' homes. Also included are invitations to openings at museums exhibiting O'Keeffe's work which were sent on her behalf. The collection holds 23 snapshot photographs of O'Keeffe, the Girards, and others at events, gatherings, and on travels, and plus some scenery in New Mexico, and a portrait of O'Keeffe in an 8 by 10 inch format bearing a studio stamp of Charles Eames; the photographs date from 1963 to 1973. and With the collection is one letter from Robert Jaffie to Thomas Needham, dated March 10, 1959, discussing a recent visit with O'Keeffe.
Description:
Alexander Girard (1907-1993), American designer, art collector., Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986), American artist., Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Elizabeth Wakeman Dwight Memorial Fund, 2009., and Susan Needham Girard (1910-1996), American art collector.
Subject (Name):
Girard, Alexander, Girard, Susan Needham, 1910-1996, and O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986
Subject (Topic):
Artists--United States and Painters--United States
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letters to Susan and Alexander Girard

5.
Photographs

Call Number:
YCAL MSS 209
Collection Title:
Georgia O'Keeffe letters to the Girard family
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 4
Image Count:
17
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Abstract:
Collection consists of 34 pieces of correspondence, including autograph letters, postcards, and holiday cards, from O'Keeffe to Susan and Alexander Girard, and their daughter Sansi Needham Girard Agnew. The Girards were residents of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and most letters discuss personal topics, including plans for visits to each others' homes. Also included are invitations to openings at museums exhibiting O'Keeffe's work which were sent on her behalf. The collection holds 23 snapshot photographs of O'Keeffe, the Girards, and others at events, gatherings, and on travels, and plus some scenery in New Mexico, and a portrait of O'Keeffe in an 8 by 10 inch format bearing a studio stamp of Charles Eames; the photographs date from 1963 to 1973. and With the collection is one letter from Robert Jaffie to Thomas Needham, dated March 10, 1959, discussing a recent visit with O'Keeffe.
Description:
Alexander Girard (1907-1993), American designer, art collector., Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986), American artist., Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Elizabeth Wakeman Dwight Memorial Fund, 2009., and Susan Needham Girard (1910-1996), American art collector.
Subject (Name):
Girard, Alexander, Girard, Susan Needham, 1910-1996, and O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986
Subject (Topic):
Artists--United States and Painters--United States
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Photographs

6.
[Sketchbook]

Published / Created:
[undated]
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 713
Collection Title:
Henry Martyn Hoyt papers.
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 13
Image Count:
28
Subject (Name):
Hoyt, Henry Martyn,--1887-1920
Subject (Topic):
Artists--United States, Children --Pictorial works, Men--Pictorial works, and Women -- Pictorial works
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Sketchbook]

7.
[Sketchbook]

Published / Created:
[undated]
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 713
Collection Title:
Henry Martyn Hoyt papers.
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 14
Image Count:
25
Subject (Name):
Hoyt, Henry Martyn,--1887-1920
Subject (Topic):
Artists--United States, Children --Pictorial works, Men--Pictorial works, and Women -- Pictorial works
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Sketchbook]

8.
[Sketchbook]

Published / Created:
[undated]
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 713
Collection Title:
Henry Martyn Hoyt papers.
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 15
Image Count:
23
Subject (Name):
Hoyt, Henry Martyn,--1887-1920
Subject (Topic):
Artists--United States, Children --Pictorial works, Men--Pictorial works, and Women -- Pictorial works
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Sketchbook]

9.
[Sketchbook]

Published / Created:
[undated]
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 713
Collection Title:
Henry Martyn Hoyt papers.
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 16
Image Count:
19
Subject (Name):
Hoyt, Henry Martyn,--1887-1920
Subject (Topic):
Artists--United States, Children --Pictorial works, Men--Pictorial works, and Women -- Pictorial works
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Sketchbook]

10.
[Sketchbook]

Published / Created:
[undated]
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 713
Collection Title:
Henry Martyn Hoyt papers.
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 1
Image Count:
13
Subject (Name):
Hoyt, Henry Martyn,--1887-1920
Subject (Topic):
Artists--United States, Children --Pictorial works, Ships--Pictorial works, and Women -- Pictorial works
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Sketchbook]

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