James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Walter Stanton Brewster (1872-1954)
Walter S. Brewster Collection of Whistleriana
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James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Walter Stanton Brewster (1872-1954)1871-1947 (bulk 1917-1937)
Walter S. Brewster Collection of Whistleriana
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) Walter Stanton Brewster (1872-1954) →archival material
Date
1871-1947 (bulk 1917-1937)
Medium
Correspondence, printed papers, black and white photographic prints, and scrapbooks.
Dimensions
4 boxes, 9 portfolios, and flatfile materials: W.: 122 cm (48 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Transfer from the Department of Prints and Drawings, 2002.
An extensive collection of correspondence, printed papers, photographs, and other materials by and about James McNeill Whistler, compiled during the early twentieth century by collector Walter Stanton Brewster, one of a number of American collectors fascinated with Whistler’s art, philosophy, and personality.
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