| Description |
1 linear foot (4 v.) |
| Restricted Access |
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated. |
| Summary |
Collection consists of letters and sketches sent to Kennedy by James McNeill Whistler and others. Letters, postcards and telegrams from Whistler, 1887-1902, concern the artist's work and social life in London and Paris. Also included are several illustrative sketches in ink and pencil. Remainder of the papers consists of letters to Kennedy from associates, 1910-1918, and copies of letters written by Whistler to persons other than Kennedy. |
| Biography |
Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932) was an American art dealer, collector and connoisseur of books and prints. He began his career as an art dealer in Boston in the late 1860s. A decade later he joined the New York firm of Wunderlich & Company; in the 1890s he became head of the firm and changed the name to Kennedy & Company. |
| Finding Aids |
Collection guide available in repository and on internet. |
| Subject |
Kennedy, Edward G. (Edward Guthrie), 1849-1932.
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Art, American.
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Expatriate artists.
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London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Sketches.
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| Occupation |
Art dealers. |
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Artists. |
| Added Author |
Cameron, David Young, Sir, 1865-1945.
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Jaffray, Robert A. (Robert Alexander), 1873-1945.
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Whibley, Charles, 1859-1930.
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Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903.
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| Call No. |
MssCol 1631
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| Research Call Number |
MssCol 1631
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