Boston Public Library Arts Department collection of John Singer Sargent clippings and other ephemera
Collection
Call Number: MS.SC.0001
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings and other ephemera outlining Sargent's work and exhibitions. Topics include murals at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Harvard Widener Library, portraiture, religious imagery, Boston Public Library murals, and biographical information.
Dates
- 1896 - 1939
Creator
- Boston Public Library (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was an American artist known for portrait painting. Sargent was considered a prolific artist, producing over 900 paintings and nearly 2000 watercolors in addition to studies and sketches. Later in his career, Sargent undertook the commission of large mural sequences for Widener Library at Harvard University, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the Boston Public Library.
Extent
1.5 Cubic Feet (3 boxes (1 oversize))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection of newspaper clippings, compiled by Boston Public Library staff in the mid-20th century related to John Singer Sargent, primarily newspaper clippings related his later mural work and reproductions of his artwork.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in three groups: Clippings, Reproductions, and Correspondence. The groups are roughly arranged by subject, assigned by Boston Public Library Fine Arts Department staff members.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Compiled by Fine Arts librarians at the Boston Public Library, circa 1960-1980, from local and national news publications.
Processing Information
The original order of the collection has been maintained, with materials rehoused in archivally sound enclosures.
- Artists -- United States -- 19th century
- Exhibitions -- Massachusetts -- Boston
- Mural painting and decoration -- American -- Massachusetts -- Boston
- Mural painting and decoration -- American -- New England -- 19th century
- Newspaper clippings
- Portrait painting, American
- Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925
- Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925
- Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925 -- Exhibitions
Creator
- Boston Public Library (Organization)
- Title
- Boston Public Library Arts Department collection of John Singer Sargent clippings and other ephemera
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Eve Griffin
- Date
- 2021 August
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
About this library
Part of the Boston Public Library Archives & Special Collections Repository
