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Charles M. Shipman Papers
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
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Charles M. Shipman was an American art collectorcorresponded with various artists and institutions, most notably, the American painters, George deForest Brush and Elliott Dangerfield.
The colletion consists of papers of American art collector Charles M. Shipman. Included are correspondence (1882-1916) between Shipman and various artists, most notably Ralph Albert Blakelock, George de Forest Brush, Frederic Stuart Church, and Elliott Daingerfield, and art societies and institutions; a journal of Lillie Brush, sister of George de Forest Brush; photographs of paintings by artists of Shipman's acquaintance; clippings about these artists and their works and reproductions of paintings of interest to Shipman; birch bark-bound lists of George de Forest Brush's works; and printed material, much of it related to exhibitions of Brush's work. Among the photographs is a large advertisement (ca. 1888) for Duke Cigarettes that features Lillie Brush.
Gift of Margaret J. Bance in 2005 (AM 2005-139).
Folder inventory added by Lisa Yankowitz 2013 in 2012.
No appraisal information is available.
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- Lisa Yankowitz 2013
- Finding Aid Date
- 2008
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The collection is open for research.
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
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Sister of George de Forest Brush
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Collected by the late Irving M. Scott, San Francisco.
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Full title: John L. Stoddard's Portfolio of Photographs of famous cities, scenes and paintings.
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Contains 23 birch bark lists of inventories of Indian paintings.
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