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Gabrielle de Veaux Clements papers, 1860-1948

Archives of American Art

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Object Details

Creator
Clements, Gabrielle de Veaux, 1858-1948
Subject
Hale, Ellen Day
Cornell University.
Place of publication, production, or execution
United States
Physical Description
1 Linear foot
Arrangement
The collection is arranged as 7 series. Series 1: Biographical materials, circa 1920-1944 (3 folders; Box 1) Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1875-1945 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1) Series 3: Writings, circa 1885-1940 (8 folders; Box 1) Series 4: Printed material, circa 1860-1948 (5 folders; Box 1) Series 5: Artwork, circa 1895-1940 (3 folders; Box 1) Series 6: Sketchbooks, circa 1884-1940 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1) Series 7: Photographs, circa 1875-1940 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)
Access Note / Rights
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Summary
The papers of painter, etcher, printer, muralist, and art teacher Gabrielle de Veaux Clements measure 1 linear foot and date from 1860 to 1948. Found within the papers are biographical material; personal and professional correspondence, including extensive correspondence from Clements to her mother; writings, including notes and essays on art history and etching techniques; printed material; artwork; eight sketchbooks; and photographs of Clements, her family and friends, and her work.
Citation
Gabrielle de Veaux Clements papers, 1860-1948. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms
Portions of this collection are available on 35 mm microfilm reels 4212-4213 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Funding
Processing of this collection was funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art
Use Note
The Gabrielle de Veaux Clements papers are owned by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Literary rights as possessed by the donor have been dedicated to public use for research, study, and scholarship. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Biography Note
Painter, printer, and art teacher Gabrielle de Veaux Clements (1858-1948) lived and worked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; and Folly Cove near Gloucester, Massachusetts. She was known for her etchings and her commissioned murals for the cities of Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
Language Note
The collection is in English.
Provenance
The Gabrielle de Veaux Clements papers were donated by Mrs. Harlan Starr, Jr. in 1983.
Location Note
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Record number
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7161
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209296
AAA_collcode_clemgabr
Type
Prints
Photographs
Diaries
Sketchbooks
Sketches
Place
Egypt -- description and travel
Theme
Diaries
Sketches & Sketchbooks
Women
Lives of American Artists
Archives of American Art
Topic
Muralists -- Massachusetts
Etching -- Technique
Women painters -- United States
Printmakers -- United States
Art -- History
Etchers -- Massachusetts
Record ID
AAADCD_coll_209296
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