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The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Creator:

Title: New Orleans artists’ roster [microform]

Dates: 1805-1940

Call No.: Mic. 892-894

Acc. No.: [none]

Quantity: 3 microfilm reels

Location: microfilm cabinet

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

SCOPE AND CONTENT

This compilation of artists working in New Orleans was done as a W.P.A project in conjunction with the Delgado Art Museum (now the New Orleans Museum of Art). It includes references from newspapers and city directories. Biographical sketches are also included. Despite its title, the New Orleans’ Artists Roster project in fact included copies of advertisements and newspaper notices about other craftsmen and teachers, not just artists. Jewelers, silversmiths, clockmakers, gunsmiths, teachers of embroidery, photographers, and other kinds of craftspeople are also included in the compilation (however, these other craftspeople are not included in the index which follows).

According to the bibliography of the Encyclopedia of New Orleans Artists (Historic New Orleans Collection, 1987), the microfilm is a copy of the W.P.A. “Lives, New Orleans Artists” and “N.O. Artists’ Directory,” and includes a few entries that do not appear on the final transcript located at the New Orleans Museum of Art.

ORGANIZATION

The materials are grouped by date. Volume I covers 1805-1829, v. II 1830-1841; v. III, 1842-1846; v. IV, 1847-1850; v. V, 1851-1855; v. VI, 1856-1860; v. VII, 1861-1870; v. VIII, 1871-1874; v. IX, 1875-1878, v. X, 1879-1882; v. XI, 1883-1886; v. XII, 1887-1889; v. XIII, 1890-1940.

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

The materials are in English.

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.

PROVENANCE

Original held by Tulane University.

ACCESS POINTS

Topics:

Isaac Delgado Museum of Art. W.P.A. Project.

Artists - Louisiana - New Orleans.

Artisans - Louisiana - New Orleans.

PARTIAL INDEX TO THE MICROFILM (artists’ names only, no artisans):

Index to Mic. 892, v. I-V, 1805-1855:

Note: Volumes I-III are paginated, the rest are not. Volume numbers and years have been used as a guide.

Alexander - Vol. I, p. 207

Allston, Washington - Vol. I, p. 207; Vol. II , p. 167; Vol. V - 1851.

Audubon, John James — Vol. I, p. 109, 135; Vol. II, p. 52-53, 116-117, 197; Vol. III, p. 31, 32, 54, 57, 59, 60, 65, 66, 68, 70, 109, 149-151, 158, 162, 176, 198, 214; Vol. IV, [no years given, perhaps mentioned in all years]; Vol. V - 1851, 1853.

Bakewell, Page & Bakewell - Vol. I, p. 214

Beard, J. H. – Vol. V - 1851

Browere - Vol. I, p. 191-192

Canova, Antonio - Vol. I, p. 81

Cardelli, Pierre - Vol. I, p. 116, 132

Catlin, George - Vol. II, p. 68, 88-91, 119, 141; Vol. III, p. 196, 123; Vol. IV, [no years given, perhaps mentioned in all years]; Vol. V - 1853, 1855

Chapman - Vol. III, p. 129, 136, 183

Clevenger, Shobal - Vol. III, p. 49, 146

Cole, Thomas - Vol. III, p. 129, 136, 164-165, 183

Copley, John S. - Vol. I, p. 207

Crawford, Thomas - Vol. II, p. 162; Vol. III, p. 163-164; Vol. V - 1853, 1855

Cresson, Louis - Vol. V - 1854, 1855.

Cummings, Thomas S. - Vol. V – 1851

Dexter, Henry - Vol. IV

Doughty, Thomas - Vol. III, p. 90, 92, 99-100, 183

Dunlap - Vol. II - 158, 160; Vol. V – 1852

Edouart, Auguste - Vol. III, p. 100

Fisher - Vol. I, p. 207

Gilman - Vol. I, p. 123

Greenough - Vol. II, p. 165, 182, 194-197; Vol. IV , [no years given]

Greenough, J. - Vol. V - 1852.

Haines - Vol. III, p. 5

Harding, Chester - Vol. II, p. 154-155; Vol. IV, [no years given]; Vol V - 1852.

Healey, G. P. A. - Vol. II, p. 170; Vol. III, p. 17a, 36, 115, 141, 154, 156, 160, 167, 210; Vol. IV, [no years given]; Vol. V - 1851, 1852, 1855

Herve, A. - Vol. V - 1853

Hudson, Jules - Vol. IV [no years given]

Hughes, Thomas Ball - Vol. III, p. 115

Inman, Henry - Vol. II, p. 192; Vol. III, p. 94-95

Jarvis - Vol. IV [no years given]

Jarvis, William - Vol. V - 1853, 1854, 1855

Kellogg - Vol. III, p. 73

Kellogg, Turner - Vol. IV [no years given]

Kensett, John F. - Vol. IV [no years given]

King, Frederick - Vol. V - 1852, 1853

Latrobe, Benjamin - Vol. I, p. 32, 83, 87, 95, 136, 147, 217

Leslie - Vol. I, p. 207

Leutze - Vol. III, p. 138; Vol. IV, [no years given]; Vol. V – 1853

Meeks, J. - Vol. I, p. 107

Mills, Clark - Vol. IV, [no years given]; Vol. V - 1851, 1853, 1854, 1855

Moise, T. S. - Vol. V - 1852, 1854

Morse, S. F. B. - Vol. I, p. 131

Muh, Lewis - Vol. V – 1852

Oddie, Walter - Vol. V - 1851

Osgood, S. S. - Vol. V – 1853

Peale, Charles Willson - Vol. II, p. 180

Peale, Rembrandt - Vol. I, p. 100; Vol. II, p. 180

Peale, Titian - Vol. II, p. 180

Powell - Vol. V - 1852, 1855

Powers, Hiram - Vol. II, p. 103, 154-155, 172, 182, 206; Vol. III, p. 49, 63, 73, 104, 118, 141, 159, 161-163, 169, 177, 196; Vol. IV, [no years given]; Vol. V - 1851, 1853, 1854, 1855

Rasch, Anthony - Vol. I, p. 93, 98, 142, 152, 155, 203; Vol. II, p. 8, 34, 37, 62, 79, 148; Vol. III, p. 10, 84; Vol. IV, [no years given]; Vol. V - 1852, 1853, 1854

Rossiter - Vol. V – 1854

Spencer - Vol. I, p. 123

Spencer and Gilman - Vol. I, p. 123

Stuart, Gilbert - Vol. I, p. 213; Vol. V – 1851

Sully, Rosalie - Vol. IV [no years given]

Sully, Thomas - Vol. I, p. 80, 100, 161, 207; Vol. II, p. 135-136, 160; Vol. III, p. 17a, 65

Sully, Thomas (Jr.) - Vol. IV [no years given]

Trumbull - Vol. I, p. 207

Trumbull, George - Vol. V – 1855

Trumbull, John - Vol. I, p. 147-149; Vol. V - 1853, 1855

Vanderlyn, John - Vol. I, p. 110a, 111, 195; Vol. III, p. 61, 62, 169-171, 175; Vol. IV, [no years given]; Vol V - 1852, 1853, 1855

Weir - Vol V - 1853, 1855

Woodside - Vol. II, p. 118

Index to Mic. 893, v. VI-X, 1856-1882:

Note: These volumes are not paginated. Volume numbers and years have been used as a guide.

Audubon, John J. - Vol. VII – 1873

Audubon, Victor - Vol. VI - 1860

Beard, James - Vol. VII - 1875, 1876, 1877, 1879

Brady, Matthew - Vol. VII – 1866

Catlin, George - Vol. VII - 1861

Church, Frederic - Vol. VI - 1859

Cole, Thomas - Vol. VI – 1858

Crawford - Vol. VI – 1857

Dancer, J. B. - Vol. VI - 1859

Delacroix - Vol. VII - 1878

Doughty, Thomas - Vol. VII - 1879

Durand, Asher - Vol. VII - 1879

Fulton, Robert - Vol. VII - 1875

Gould, Thomas R. - Vol. VII - 1881

Harding, Chester - Vol. VII - 1866

Hart - Vol. VI - 1859

Healy, G. P. A. - Vol. VI - 1857, 1859, 1860; Vol. VII - 1861, 1867

Hosmer, Harriet - Vol. VIII- 1874

Miller - Vol. VI - 1858

Mills, Clark - Vol. VI - 1856; Vol. VII - 1861, 1875, 1880

Moise, T. S. - Vol. VI - 1856; Vol. VII - 1875

Moise, Theodore S. - Vol. VII - 1880

Page, William - Vol. VI - 1860

Powers, H. - Vol. VI - 1860

Powers, Hiram - Vol. VI - 1858, 1859; Vol. VII - 1861, 1866, 1867, 1869, 1873, 1874

Rasch, Anthony - Vol. VI - 1856, 1857, 1858

Reinhart - Vol. VII - 1867

Story, W. W. - Vol. VII - 1877, 1882

Sully, Thomas - Vol. VI - 1857

Trumbull, John - Vol. VI - 1857

West, Benjamin - Vol. VII - 1867, 1874, 1875

Index to biographical sketches on Mic. 894:

Alaux, Alexandre

Andrieu, C.

Andrieu, Jules

Angelin, Antoine (also Antoinio Angelini)

Arnold, Edward

Aubanel, Eugenie Etienette

Audubon, Victor Gifford

Batz, A. de

Beard, James Carter

Belfelet, A.

Bodmer, Karl Charles

Brewster, Edmond

Brown, John George

Buck, William

Canova, Dominic

Carlin, John

Charbonnet, Marie Nathalie Loew

Clague, Armand Richard

Clague, Richard

Colles, Louis Antoine

Dodge, John W.

Garbeille, Philippe

Genin, John

Henri, Pierre

Hoening, Julius Robert

Inman, Henry

Jamison, Cecilia Viets Dakin

Jarvis, John Wesley

Julio, Everett D. B.

Landry, Pierre Joseph

Latrobe, John Hazelhurst Boneval

Metcalf, Elias

Meucey (Meucei), Antonio

Molinary, Andres

Perelli, Achille

Poinci, Paul de

Reynes, Mrs. Joseph

Rinck, A. D.

Sully, Thomas

Thorpe, Thomas Bangs

Vallee, Jean Francois

Vaudechamp, Jean Joseph

Wikstrom, Bror Andeis

Other occupations mentioned in the artist roster (names of these people not indexed):

Architect

Artificial Flower Maker

Artist

Blindmaker

Bookbinder

Cabinetmaker

Carriage Maker

Carriage Painter

Carver

Ceiling Maker

China and Glass Merchant

Clockmaker

Copperplate Printer

Coppersmith

Dyer

Embroidery

Engineer

Engraver

Furniture Repairing

Gilder

Glassmaker

Glazier

Goldsmith

Gunsmith

Hairdresser

Hatter

Instrument Maker

Japanning

Jeweler

Lamp Maker

Laundress

Lithographer

Marble Mason

Museum

Musical Instrument Maker

Optician

Painter

Painter, decorative

Painter, miniature

Painter, portrait

Perfumer

Photographer

Potter

Schoolmaster

Sculptor

Shipbuilder

Silhouettist

Textile designer

Theater

Toy shop

Typefounder

Umbrella seller

Wax worker