Images of Artists Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS.013

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

The Images of Artists Collection contains cabinet cards, postcards, photographs, prints on paper (engraving, lithograph, photogravure), clippings, and some textual material. The bulk of the images are photographic. The images are of artists born in the 1800s and 1900s, with the exceptions of Correggio (b. circa 1489), Hendrik Goltzius (b. 1558), and Samuel Finley Breese Morse (b. 1791). The images include artists shown in formal portraits, at work in their studios, at ceremonies, posing with their artwork, and with colleagues, family and friends. While some images contain annotations, many are undated. The collection also includes some images of artists' studios or artwork that do not depict the artists.

Of particular interest are seven images that were signed by the artists, including a photograph of Aubrey Beardsley; cabinet card portraits of Jozef Israëls and Félix François Georges Philibert Ziem; and four cabinet card portraits signed and addressed to Mrs. Henry Clay Frick by artists B.J. Blommers, Jozef Israëls, Jacob Maris, and Willem Hendrik Mesdag. Also of interest is a signed pencil drawing of a male face by De Hirsh Margules (1964). This collection also includes thirteen photographs of artists of the Royal Academy, each accompanied by a biographical sketch of the featured artist.

Dates

Creation: circa 1800s-1900s

Creator

Frick Art Reference Library (Organization)

Access Restrictions

These records are open for research under the conditions of The Frick Collection Archives access policy. Contact the Archives Department for further information at archives@frick.org.

Extent

1.25 Linear feet (3 boxes, oversize items)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The international artists featured in this growing collection include painters, sculptors and muralists born in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Their images were captured by various photographers and printmakers in a variety of settings and portrait styles. Formats include cabinet cards, postcards, prints on paper, and photographs. Seven of the photographs were signed by the artists, four of which were personally addressed to Mrs. Adelaide Frick (wife of Henry Clay Frick).

Arrangement

Files are arranged alphabetically by artists' last names.

Provenance

The galleries, associations, and individuals who donated photographs to this series include the Art Students League of New York, Faber Birren, Durand-Ruel, Jean-Pierre Hoschede, M. Knoedler & Co., Newlin Price, Frank W. Stokes, Dr. John O'Brien, Milch Galleries, Henry W. Eliot Jr., Brenda Kuhn, H. Sterner, and Kraushaar Gallery. A number of the images were from unspecified donors. The images have primarily been donated to the Photoarchive with larger gifts of photographs of artwork and were later transferred to the Archives. The collection will continue to grow as new acquisitions are made.

Related Materials

For additional images of artists, see the Photographs of Artists in Their Studios Collection in this repository.

Physical Condition

Most of the photographs are in good to excellent condition, with the exception of a photo featuring Claude Monet, circa 1882-1884, which has a tear. A number of the oversized prints on paper are creased and have tears. Some photographs were cropped by their donors for reasons not specified.