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Subject Source: Gilcrease Dci Tags

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

A list regarding buying art, early 20th century

 Item — Folder 466: [Barcode: 127.466]
Identifier: 4027.8404-.1
Description Folder 466 Transcript (DCI) [first page] [handwritten in cursive with pencil on lined notepaper]1 The Puritans.2 The Portrait painters of our early history.3 Our Governments attitude toward art.4 The elements of art. Conception. Color. Drawing. Compo-sition. Treatment.5 The What and the How artists. Whistler [word underlined]6 The portrait painters of today....
Dates: early 20th century

Carnegie Exhibit Opens At Museum, July 20, 1924

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.5589.1-5
Description

Los Angeles Sunday Times article dated 20 July 1924 titled 'Carnegie Exhibit Opens At Museum' talks about a Hazard portrait of Charles M. Russell on Exhibit and includes a photograph of the portrait in the article.

Dates: July 20, 1924

From Alex Simpson to Nancy C. Russell, September 19, 1927

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.2716.1-4
Description

From Alex Simpson, Sept. 19, 1927, the judge is attempting to obtain a series of paintings on Indian subjects, he received descriptions (TU2009.39.2711-2715); these paintings, if the deal goes through, will be donated to the Philadelphia Art Museum.

Dates: September 19, 1927

From Frances Webb Galleries to William 'Bill' S. Hart, late 19th century - early 20th century

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.1723
Description

Typed letter from Frances Webb to Bill Hart (not dated) states that an owner of four Charles M. Russell watercolors will take $1,000 for them. Handwritten note bottom recto says 'You may destroy this.'

Dates: late 19th century - early 20th century

From Frank Brown to Nancy C. Russell, December 13, 1929

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.3349
Description

Letter by Frank Brown to Nancy C. Russell; tells Nancy that she may use the letters at the Metropolitan Museum. Typed.

Dates: December 13, 1929

From Grand Central Gallery to Nancy C. Russell, September 31, 1939

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.2128
Description From Grand Central Gallery, September 21, 1939, opportunity to get the entire collection of Charles M. Russell's work into a large public museum. Transcript September 21, 1939 Mrs. Charles M. Russell, Trail’s End 725 Michigan Blvd., Pasadena, Calif. Dear Mrs. Russell: I wrote you on July 14th a very important letter but to date I have had no reply. Either my letter or your reply...
Dates: September 31, 1939

From Grand Central Gallery to Nancy C. Russell, November 15, 1939

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.2133
Description From Grand Central Gallery, November 15, 1939, met Mr. Carr, will continue working on museum project. Transcript November 15, 1939. Mrs. Charles M. Russell, “Trail’s End”, 725 Michigan Blvd., Pasadena, Calif. Dear Mrs. Russell: Mr. Harry Carr called at my office yesterday and we had a long talk with him. Frankly, I liked him very much and I feel confident that he is a man that we...
Dates: November 15, 1939

From Judge Simpson to Nancy C. Russell, July 11, 1929

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.2728.1-4
Description

Handwritten, from Judge Simpson, July 11, 1929, he is making arrangements to donate his collections to the Philadelphia Art Museum, he would like to have a painting by Charles M. Russell which is more representative than "A War Party".

Dates: July 11, 1929

From Nancy C. Russell to Dan R. Conway, June 3, 1929

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.1023.1-2
Description Typed letter from Nancy C. Russell to Mr. Dan R. Conway dated 3 June 1929; approves the redoing of Charles M. Russell's Great Falls home and even offers suggestions for further improvements. Transcript June 3, 1929. Mr. Dan R. Conway, Charles M. Russell Memorial Committee, Great Falls, Mont. Dear Mr. Conway: Your letter of May 9 was received. ...
Dates: June 3, 1929

From Nancy C. Russell to Judge Simpson, November 10, 1927

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.2722.1-2
Description

Handwritten, from Nancy C. Russell, Nov. 10, 1927, she is staying at the Commodore in New York, encloses a catalogue of the Grand Central exhibition, expresses her interest in having some of Charles M. Russell's work placed in the permanent collection of a major museum.

Dates: November 10, 1927