Edmond T. Quinn papers, 1918-1928
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Description
- Title
- Edmond T. Quinn papers, 1918-1928
- Creator
- Quinn, Edmond T., 1868-1929
- Abstract
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The collection includes photographs of many of Edmond Quinn's sculptures, including portrait busts and statues of Cass Gilbert, Edwin Markham, Clayton Hamilton, Edwin Booth, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Edgar Allen Poe, Walt Whitman, Henry Clay, Brander Matthews, James Whistler, James Stephens, Padraic Colum, and Victor Herbert. The collection also includes one photograph of Quinn in his studio with Vicente Blasco Ibáñez; a pencil sketch of James Stephens; letters from Edwina Booth Grossman, Charles De Kay, Winthrop Ames, and others; a draft biography for Who's Who; and clippings documenting the reception of Quinn's work
- Description
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American sculptor and painter Edmond Thomas Quinn was born December 20, 1868, in Philadelphia, to John and Rosina McLaughlin Quinn. He studied under Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and under Jean-Antoine Injalbert in Paris. Major works include the statue of Edwin Booth as Hamlet in Gramercy Park, New York City, and the World War Memorial in New Rochelle, New York. He married Emily Bradley, of Newport, Rhode Island, in 1917 (she later married Shepherd Stephens). Quinn died in New York City in September, 1929, an apparent suicide by drowning.
In English. - Provenance
- Gift of Emily Bradley Quinn Stephens, 1959.
- Extent
- 0.21 linear feet (1 box)
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- YCAL MSS 1001
- Container / Volume
- Box
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Portraits
Archives
Photographic prints - Subject (Name)
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Ames, Winthrop, 1870-1937.
Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente, 1867-1928
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972
De Kay, Charles, 1848-1935.
Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934
Grossman, Edwina Booth.
Hamilton, Clayton Meeker, 1881-1946
Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940
Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
Quinn, Edmond T., 1868-1929.
Stephens, James, 1882-1950
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 - Subject (Topic)
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Artists, American
Sculptors - Subjects
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Ames, Winthrop, 1870-1937
Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente, 1867-1928 > Portraits
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893 > Portraits
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 > Portraits
Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972 > Portraits
De Kay, Charles, 1848-1935
Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934 > Portraits
Grossman, Edwina Booth
Hamilton, Clayton Meeker, 1881-1946 > Portraits
Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924 > Portraits
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 > Portraits
Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940 > Portraits
Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929 > Portraits
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 > Portraits
Quinn, Edmond T., 1868-1929
Stephens, James, 1882-1950 > Portraits
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903 > Portraits
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 > Portraits
Artists, American > Archives
Sculptors > 20th century
United States > 20th century
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Edmond T. Quinn Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12334826
- Object ID (OID)
- 32256702
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