Juliette Tomlinson Research Files on Joseph Whiting Stock
Scope and Content Note
The Juliette Tomlinson Research Files on Joseph Whiting Stock document Tomlinson's research for the book she edited, The Paintings and the Journal of Joseph Whiting Stock, published by Wesleyan University Press in 1976. The papers date from the 1970s through 1987, and include photocopies of documents dated 1835-1855 and 1938. Document types include correspondence, notes, images, and photocopies of original documents. The majority of the photographs of Stock's artwork in the collection were transferred to the Frick Art Reference Library Photoarchive; however, a few Polaroid photographs remain.
Materials are arranged in two series: Series I: Joseph Whiting Stock Biographical Information, and Series II: Correspondence. Biographical Information contains photocopies of Stock's personal documents, estate records, and printed material. Items include excerpts from Stock's journal, obituaries, family records, articles, newspaper advertisements, and announcements. Also of interest is a biographical timeline of Stock's life from 1815-1846, compiled by Tomlinson. Series II contains correspondence between Tomlinson and art curators, antique dealers, and private art collectors and owners regarding the subject of Joseph Whiting Stock, his artwork, and the subjects of his art.
Tomlinson, Juliette (ed.). The Paintings and the Journal of Joseph Whiting Stock. Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 1976.
Dates
- circa 1970s-1987
Creator
- Tomlinson, Juliette, 1921- (Person)
Access Restrictions
These records are open for research under the conditions of The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives access policy. Contact the Archives Department for further information at archives@frick.org.
Biographical Note
Nineteenth-century American folk artist, Joseph Whiting Stock (1815-1855), began to study portrait painting at age eleven, after an accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. As his skill and popularity grew, he received many portrait requests and commissions. A customized wheelchair enabled him to travel and paint portraits throughout the New England states. At age 31, Stock began a detailed journal that recounted both his personal life and professional history, including a dated client and artwork roster, and fee list.
Extent
0.5 Linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains the correspondence and research of Juliette Tomlinson (1921-), author and former director of the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum in Springfield, Mass., on the American folk artist Joseph Whiting Stock (1815-1855). The files, compiled for her book, The Paintings and the Journal of Joseph Whiting Stock (1976), also contain research on Stock conducted after its publication. The collection is comprised of Tomlinson's correspondence regarding paintings by Stock, photocopies of Stock's personal documents and other biographical material, and some images.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged in two series:
Series I: Joseph Whiting Stock Biographical Information
Series II: Correspondence
Provenance
Gift of Juliette Tomlinson, 1986, 1988.
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Tiffany Tyau-Wong, 2006; Shannon Yule, 2009.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Juliette Tomlinson Research Files on Joseph Whiting Stock, circa 1970s-1987 MS.010
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Finding aid prepared by Shannon Yule.
- Date
- © 2010 The Frick Collection. All rights reserved.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives Repository
