Subseries 1: Gilbert Stuart: An Illustrated Descriptive List of His Works by Lawrence Park - Annotated Volumes, 1920-1944
Scope and Contents note
Eight bound volumes of Gilbert Stuart: An Illustrated Descriptive List of His Works, with handwritten annotations by Morgan and inserts related to the biography of Stuart that John Hill Morgan contributed to the work, as well as his general research on the portraits in the book. Inserts include correspondence, photographs, notes and clippings from auction sales catalogues, newspapers and periodicals.
Of note is correspondence from Royal Cortissoz regarding Morgan's tone in his biography of Stuart in Volume I, Part I and a draft narrative at the front of Vol. II, Part IV regarding the sources for the book. Other correspondents include Helen Clay Frick, Theodore Bolton, Lawrence Park, William Sawitsky, William B. Goodwin, Gherardi Davis and Frank W. Bayley of the Copley Gallery. Contains reviews of the book. Loose items have been coded for location, removed and placed in file folders stored in Box 10.
Repository Details
Part of the Frick Collection Archives Repository