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Diaries and Journals

Archives of American Art

Object Details

sova.aaa.volkleon_ref7
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92bb461b1-ed62-4afd-b746-f5c41e6d803c
Collection Creator
Volk, Leonard Wells, 1828-1895
Volk, Douglas , 1856-1935
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Douglas Volk and Leonard Wells Volk papers
Douglas Volk and Leonard Wells Volk papers / Series 1: Douglas Volk Papers
Sponsor
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Extent
0.2 Linear feet (Box 6)
Date
1873-1935
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.volkleon, Subseries 1.4
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Douglas Volk and Leonard Wells Volk papers, circa 1858-1965, 2008, bulk circa 1870-1935. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
Diaries and journals are arranged in chronological order.
Collection Rights
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Existence and Location of Copies
Series is scanned in entirety.
Scope and Contents
Three European journals, written between March 1872 and 1875, record Volk's earliest visits to Europe and the beginning of his artistic education. His 1872-1873 journals record Volk's day-to-day life in Rome, and his impressions and activities during visits to Venice and Paris. They document meetings and friendships with artists including Eugene Benson, George de Forest Brush, George Inness, and others. In the 1873 journal Volk writes of experiencing an earthquake on June 29, 1873, and how a sketch he made of a ruined church at San Pietro di Feretto in the aftermath of the event was published in the London News, constituting "the first time my name has been before the public in connection with my art." A copy of the newspaper clipping that contains the sketch can be found in 1.6. Printed Material. Volk's 1875 journal contains scattered sketches and records, amongst other things, his study under Jean-Léon Gérôme, visits to London, and the acceptance of his first pictures to the Paris Salon. The 1903 diary contains only a short list of "Pictures at Knoedlers" and several other scattered notations. Volk's 1919 journal records his time in Europe making studies from life for portraits of King Albert of Belgium, Prime Minister David Lloyd George, and Woodrow Wilson's Ambassador to Belgium, Brand Whitlock. The journal includes accounts of his sittings with the three men, Volk's meeting with Woodrow Wilson who was in Paris for the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, the arrival of Cecilia Beaux who was in Europe to paint Cardinal Mercier, and Volk's friendship with John Singer Sargent. Also recorded are preparations for Volk's portrait of General John J. Pershing, and accounts of touring the battlefields of World War I and his impressions of the general devastation of the region. Volk's 1934 journal documents work on his portrait of Lincoln from his father's life mask of Lincoln.
Collection Restrictions
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
AAA.volkleon_ref7
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92bb461b1-ed62-4afd-b746-f5c41e6d803c
AAA.volkleon
AAA
Record ID
ebl-1562716825960-1562716826036-3

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