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Edwin Ambrose Webster papers

Archives of American Art

Object Details

Creator
Webster, E. Ambrose (Edwin Ambrose), 1869-1935
Names
Armory Show (1913: New York, N.Y.)
Occupation
Art teachers -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown
Painters -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown
Topic
Art -- Study and teaching -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown
Provenance
The papers were donated in 1974 by the wife of Mrs. Webster's nephew, Mrs. Karl F. Rodgers. Additional materials were donated by Mrs. Rodgers in 1975.
Creator
Webster, E. Ambrose (Edwin Ambrose), 1869-1935
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Edwin Ambrose Webster papers
Sponsor
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by The Walton Family Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Summary
The papers of painter and educator Edwin Ambrose Webster measure 2.2 linear feet and date from 1821 to 1968. Found within the papers are biographical material; business and personal correspondence; writings; teaching and research files, including information on Webster's participation in the 1913 Armory show; printed material; artwork; and photographic materials of Webster, his family and friends, and his work.
Biographical / Historical
Painter and educator Edwin Ambrose Webster (1869-1935) lived and worked in Provincetown, Massachusetts and was known for his vibrant landscapes and for opening the first modernist art school in Provincetown. Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Webster began his art studies at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts under Frank Benson and Edmund Tarbell, where he received a three year scholarship to study abroad at the Academie Julian. There, he studied under Jean Laurens and Jean-Joseph Constant and was awarded several additional student prizes for his work. Upon his return, Webster established himself as a founding member of the burgeoning art colony in Provincetown, opening his Summer School of Art in 1900, which he operated for the next thirty five years. Alongside his teaching duties, Webster continued to develop a modernist style and was invited to exhibit in the 1913 Armory Show. In 1918, he traveled to France to study Cubism under Albert Gleizes and Jean Metzinger, and upon his return to Provincetown, began incorporating these techniques into his paintings as well as into his lectures and classes. As an active organizer within the art colony, Webster helped to found the Provincetown Art Association in 1914 and served as its director from 1917 to 1919. In 1916, he also hosted the first exhibition of the woodblock carving group, the Provincetown Printers, at his studio. Webster died at his Provincetown home in 1935.
Extent
2.2 Linear feet
Date
1821-1968
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.webse
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Citation
Edwin Ambrose Webster papers, 1821-1968. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged as 8 series. Series 1: Biographical Material, 1821-1930 (5 folders; Box 1) Series 2: Correspondence, 1900-1940 (2 folders; Box 1) Series 3: Writings, 1910-1930 (3 folders; Box 1) Series 4: Teaching Files, 1930-1933 (5 folders; Box 1) Series 5: Printed Materials, 1911-1939 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1, OVs 5-6) Series 6: Artwork, 1890-1930 (1.1 linear feet; Boxes 1-3, Artifacts 4, 7) Series 7: Photographic Materials, 1875-1930 (8 folders; Box 1) Series 8: Karl Rodgers Research Files, 1940-1968 (6 folders; Box 1)
Processing Information
Materials received a preliminary level of arrangement after receipt and portions of the collection were microfilmed onto reels D30 and 866. All accessions were merged and the collection was processed, described, and prepared for scanning by Judy Ng in 2016 with funding provided by The Walton Family Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art.
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
The bulk of the collection was digitized in 2016 and is available on the Archives of American Art's website. Materials which have not been scanned include blank pages, blank versos of photographs, and duplicates. In some cases, exhibition catalogs and other publications have had their covers, title pages, and relevant pages scanned.
Genre/Form
Photographs
Scope and Contents
The papers of painter and educator Edwin Ambrose Webster measure 2.2 linear feet and date from 1821 to 1968. Found within the papers are biographical material; business and personal correspondence; writings; teaching and research files, including information on Webster's participation in the 1913 Armory show; printed material; artwork; and photographic materials of Webster, his family and friends, and his work.
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.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1503510318747-1503510318752-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c297e039-d35c-4d1c-b6f2-15f4b87b5aa1

In the Collection

  • Galleries and Museums

  • Sketches, Miscellaneous

  • Armory Show

  • Correspondence

  • Sketches, Women

  • Edwin Ambrose Webster with Friends

  • Sketches, Women

  • Edwin Ambrose Webster

  • Professional

  • Monographs, Le Cento Città D'Italia Illustrate

  • Notebook

  • Webster and Emerson Family

  • Periodicals, L'Amour de L'Art

  • Exhibition Announcement and Catalogs

  • Sketches, Women

  • Military Records

  • Georgianna Rodgers Webster

  • Periodicals, L'Illustration

  • Karl Rodgers Research Files

  • Reproductions of Artwork by Webster

  • Sketches, Men

  • Palettes and Paintbox

  • Bulletins

  • Posters

  • List of Artworks

  • Sketches, Men and Women

  • Printing Blocks

  • Account Records

  • Personal

  • Edwin Ambrose Webster with Students

  • Reproductions of Artwork

  • Biographical Materials

  • Promotional Material

  • Notebooks

  • Notes

  • Reproductions of Artwork by Others

  • Address Book

  • Exhibition Catalogs, Other Artists

  • Sketches, Portraits

  • Webster and Emerson Family

  • Artwork

  • Golden Section Model

  • Writings

  • Sketches, Women

  • Prints, Graphs, and Paintings

  • Periodicals, L'Art Vivant

  • Sketchbooks

  • Sketches, Woodwork

  • Printed Materials

  • Diary

  • Teaching Files

  • Clippings

  • Sketches, Buildings

  • Unidentified Individuals and Groups

  • Periodicals, Cahiers D'Art

  • Photographic Materials

  • Biographical Notes

  • Clippings

  • Collectors

  • Monographs, On Gauguin and Matisse

  • Certificates

  • Address Books

  • Oversized Periodicals, L'Illustration scanned with Box 1, Folder 25

  • Oversized Webster Family material scanned with Box 1, Folder 5

  • Oversized Sketch, Miscellaneous scanned with Box 1, Folder 33

  • Oversized Clippings scanned with Box 1, Folder17

  • Oversized Posters scanned with Box 1, Folder 26

  • Palette

  • Oversized Graphs and Paintings scanned with Box 1, Folder 29

  • Palette and Paintbox

  • Oversized Reproductions of Artwork scanned with Box 1, Folder 27

  • Oversized Reproductions of Artwork scanned with Box 1, Folder 27

Address Book
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