The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur
Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735
302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF
THE COLLECTION
Creator:
Title: Records of the
Dates: 1805-1955
Call No.: Mic. 764-809
Acc. No.: [none; trex 9125-9171]
Quantity: 46 microfilm reels
Location: microfilm cabinet
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
The
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
Records from the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts, including minutes of board meetings, scrapbooks
(containing mostly newspaper and magazine clippings), exhibition catalogs, catalogs
of the permanent collection, correspondence, some financial records, student
registers, auction catalogs, biographical files on American artists, etc. Also filmed was PAFA’s J. R. Lambdin
collection of pamphlets on the fine arts, particularly relating to American art
institutions. Also found is a collection
of engraved portraits done by John Sartain.
These materials were originally filmed for the Archives of American Art
in 1955.
ORGANIZATION
There is no particular organization to the
materials. The Archives of American Art
microfilm reel numbers are 38-83.
LANGUAGE OF
MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS
ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply; contact PAFA
for information about their materials.
PROVENANCE
Originals
in
ACCESS POINTS
People:
Sartain, John, 1808-1897.
Topics:
Art - Exhibitions -
Art museums -
Art schools -
Artists, American.
Artists - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: microfilm cabinet
Mic. 764 Pamphlets on fine art, from the J. R. Lambdin
collection
Few of the materials on this
reel pertain to PAFA. Many of them
relate to other art institutions, such as the National Academy of Design, to
organizations in
A complete list of the items
is available at this repository.
Mic. 765 Pamphlets on fine art, from the J. R. Lambdin
collection (continued)
Few of the materials on this
reel pertain to PAFA. Many of them
relate to other art institutions, such as the National Academy of Design, to
organizations in
A complete list of the items
is available at this repository.
Mic. 766 Pamphlets on fine art, from the J. R. Lambdin
collection (continued)
Few of the materials on this
reel pertain to PAFA. Many of them
relate to other art institutions, such as the National Academy of Design, to
organizations in
A complete list of the items
is available at this repository.
Mic. 767 Pamphlets on fine art, from the J. R. Lambdin
collection (continued); and
PAFA materials,
including exhibition catalogs, 1811-1858
Frames 1-273 contain items
from the Lambdin collection, a few of which pertain to PAFA. The other items relate to other art
institutions, such as the National Academy of Design, or are auction catalogs.
The remainder of the reel
contains materials related to PAFA, including catalogs of its annual exhibitions,
1811 (1st) -1858 (35th).
(PAFA did not have an exhibit every year.) Other materials include announcements of
exhibits and lectures, the constitution of the Society of Artists of the
A complete list of the items
on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 768 PAFA catalogs of annual exhibitions, 1859-1898 (no.
36-67).
Also a catalog of an exhibit
of British art, held 1858, and some other miscellaneous items.
A complete list of the items
on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 769 PAFA catalogs of annual
exhibitions, 1899-1906 (no. 68-73, 100th and 101st
anniversary exhibits).
Also catalogs of other
exhibits held at PAFA, and descriptive catalogs of the permanent collection,
1864-1902.
A complete list of the items
on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 770 PAFA descriptive catalog of
the permanent collection, 1902; and
Minutes of meetings of the
directors of PAFA, 1805-1880; and
an index to minutes,
1805-1857.
A complete list of the items
on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 771 Minutes of meetings of the
directors of PAFA, 1880 or 1881-1892.
Also donations to PAFA,
1809-1854; lists of items received for exhibitions (1847-1854); registers for
exhibitions (1856-1869); inventory of oil paintings (ca.1862); register of
property (1876); disbursements (1879-1880), and other miscellaneous materials.
A complete list of the items
on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 772 PAFA disbursements, 1876-1889, and cash book,
1857-1889.
Registers
of visitors, 1831-1832, 1841-1863.
A complete list of the items
on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 773 Register of visitors, 1863-1865;
Permits
for copying and registers of copies made, 1837-1868;
List
of honorary members, academicians, and associate artists, 1863;
Additional
lists and photographs of members and academicians;
Information
about shares of stock in the academy, 1806-1808;
Contributions
to the academy (1845, after a fire; 1872, building fund);
Register
of bonds;
Minutes
of the Committee on Instruction, 1856-1894;
Minutes
of the Committee on the Academy, 1856-1889;
Minutes
of the Committee on Exhibitions, 1856-1863
A complete list of the items
on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 774 Minutes of the Committee on Exhibitions, 1863-1894;
Register
of works on deposit, 1882-1894;
Register
of photographic works on loan, 1898-1900;
State
of tickets and catalogs sold, 1858-1870;
Receipts
for payments, 1813-1855
A complete list of the items
on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 775 Receipts for payments, 1855-1892;
Ledgers,
1882-1889
A complete list of the items
on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 776 documents relating to portrait of George Washington
by Faustino Padron;
Materials
relating to Adolph Ulric Wertmuller;
Articles, letters,
addresses, reports, etc., pertaining to history of PAFA.
A complete list of the items
on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 777 Articles, letters,
addresses, reports, etc., pertaining to history of PAFA;
Annual reports, 1851, 1855,
1879-1906 (some years missing);
Philadelphia Society of
Artists materials;
Inventory of American
Portraiture at PAFA, prepared 1942 (continues on next reel)
A complete list of the items
on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 778 exhibition catalogs, papers,
and constitutions of other institutions, including Artists’ Fund Society of
Philadelphia, Lancaster County Historical Society (
also exhibit
catalogs from PAFA
A complete list
of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 779 exhibit catalogs from PAFA, 1892-1949;
PAFA
scrapbooks, 1877-1892, 1901-1904.
A
complete list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 780 PAFA scrapbooks, 1904-1908
A
complete list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 781 PAFA scrapbooks, 1908-1913
A
complete list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 782 PAFA scrapbooks, 1913-1924
A
complete list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 783 PAFA scrapbooks, 1923-1941
A
complete list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 784 PAFA scrapbooks, 1941-1951
A
complete list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 785 PAFA scrapbooks, 1904-1908;
Portrait engravings executed
by John Sartain (arranged alphabetically by subject, A-W; no list of names,
however)
A
complete list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 786 Portrait engravings executed
by John Sartain (arranged alphabetically by subject,
Other engravings by John
Sartain (certificates, fraternity emblems, etc.);
Engravings by Emily
Sartain, mostly portraits;
PAFA account books,
1805-1857;
Janitor’s account book,
1858-1869;
Receipts, 1806-1813;
Register of works loaned
for exhibitions, 1856-1860
A
complete list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 787 Register of works loaned for
exhibitions, 1861-1893
A
complete list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 788 Register of works loaned for
exhibitions, 1893-1898;
Register of students,
1858-1901;
List of artists,
probably 1870s;
Register of etchings by
Daniel Garber;
Register of art property
received 1890-1944
A
complete list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 789 student register, 1900-1904;
Scholarship
winners, 1899-1923;
Catalog
of the
Auction
catalogs, 1850s-1860s, 1886;
Agreement
to establish a school of fine arts in the
PAFA
correspondence, documents, rough minutes, etc., 1805-1842
A
list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 790 PAFA correspondence, documents, rough minutes, etc.,
1843-1865
A
selected list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 791 PAFA correspondence, documents, rough minutes, etc.,
1865-1878
A
selected list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Also available
is a list of letters and documents pertaining to Thomas Eakins.
Mic. 792 PAFA correspondence, documents, rough minutes, etc.,
1878-1880
A
selected list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Also available
is a list of letters and documents pertaining to Thomas Eakins.
Mic. 793 PAFA correspondence, documents, rough minutes, etc.,
1880-1882
A
selected list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Also available
is a list of letters and documents pertaining to Thomas Eakins.
Mic. 794 PAFA correspondence, documents, rough minutes, etc.,
1882-1883
A
selected list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 795 PAFA correspondence, documents, rough minutes, etc.,
1883-1885
A
selected list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Also available
is a list of letters and documents pertaining to Thomas Eakins.
Mic. 796 PAFA correspondence, documents, rough minutes, etc.,
1885-1887
A
selected list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Also available
is a list of letters and documents pertaining to Thomas Eakins.
Mic. 797 PAFA correspondence, 1891;
Course catalog and exhibition
catalogs for school in Chester Springs, 1929-1940 (scattered items);
exhibit catalogs from
various places, 1837-1910;
PAFA annual reports,
1881/92-1905/06, 1915, 1949-1953;
A
selected list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 798 various PAFA documents;
Letter
about Benjamin West, 1818;
Photos, correspondence,
newspaper clippings, and biographical materials about PAFA permanent collection
and artists:
Aaron- Burg, Copeland
A
selected list of the items on this reel is available at this repository.
Mic. 799 Photos, correspondence,
newspaper clippings, and biographical materials about PAFA permanent collection
and artists:
Bush-Brown, Margaret –
Eakins, Thomas (Whitman portrait)
Mic. 800 Photos, correspondence,
newspaper clippings, and biographical materials about PAFA permanent collection
and artists:
Eakins, Thomas (Whitman
portrait) – Hesselius (Bacchanalian Revel)
Mic. 801 Photos, correspondence,
newspaper clippings, and biographical materials about PAFA permanent collection
and artists:
Hesselius (Holy Family) –
Lauck
Mic. 802 Photos, correspondence,
newspaper clippings, and biographical materials about PAFA permanent collection
and artists:
Laurent, Robt. – Nealge,
John (ivory miniature of J. E. Thomson)
Mic. 803 Photos, correspondence,
newspaper clippings, and biographical materials about PAFA permanent collection
and artists:
Nealge, John (portrait of
Capt. Wilmon Whilldin) - Polk, Charles
Mic. 804 Photos, correspondence,
newspaper clippings, and biographical materials about PAFA permanent collection
and artists:
Note:
see end of reel for clear images of frames 896-906
Mic. 805 Photos, correspondence,
newspaper clippings, and biographical materials about PAFA permanent collection
and artists:
Snyder, Frans – Tryon, Wm.
Dwight
Mic. 806 Photos, correspondence,
newspaper clippings, and biographical materials about PAFA permanent collection
and artists:
Trumbull, John – West (Death
on a Pale Horse)
Mic. 807 Photos, correspondence, newspaper
clippings, and biographical materials about PAFA permanent collection and
artists:
West (Death on a Pale Horse)
– Zsissly (pseudonym for Malvin Marr Albright)
Works of art sold from
PAFA permanent collection or returned to lender:
Adams, Weymann – Healy,
George Peter Alexander (portrait of Robert Hooper)
Mic. 808 Works of art sold from PAFA
permanent collection or returned to lender:
Healy, George Peter
Alexander (portrait of Robert Hunter) – unknown artist
Mic. 809 Works of art sold from PAFA
permanent collection or returned to lender:
unknown artist –
Zimmerman, Reinhard
exhibitions at
Philadelphia Artists’ Gallery, 1946-1954;
various PAFA
publications, including exhibit catalogs;
sketchbook of William
Emlen Cresson;
etchings by John
Sartain;
other publications and
papers
A complete list of the
items on this reel is available at this repository.