Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Albright, James M. |
| Title: | James M. Albright Collection Relating to N. C. Wyeth |
| Inclusive Dates: | circa 1908-2002 |
| Quantity: | 9 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Books, periodicals, notecards, calendars, address books, single-sheet illustrations, advertisements, jigsaw puzzles, and other items with Wyeth illustrations or artwork; auction catalogs, exhibit catalogs, clippings, and other items about Wyeth. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945), better known as N. C. Wyeth, was an American artist and illustrator. Born in Needham, Massachusetts, he attended Mechanics Arts School, the Massachusetts Normal Arts School, the Eric Pape School of Art, and Howard Pyle's School of Art in Wilmington, Delaware. During his studies he worked with Pyle himself, as well as with artists George L. Noyes and Charles W. Reed.
Wyeth's first commission as an illustrator was the February 21, 1903 cover of The Saturday Evening Post, for which he drew a bucking bronco, but others were quick to follow, and Wyeth shortly became recognized as one of the foremost American illustrators of his day. (Several of his children -- Andrew, Henriette, and Carolyn -- become artists as well.) Over his career he illustrated editions of classic American children's books (Treasure Island, Kidnaped, Robin Hood, Last of the Mohicans), and his work frequently appeared in prominent periodicals including Century, Harper's Monthly, Ladies' Home Journal, McClure's, Outing, and Scribner's. Other work included advertisements, posters, calendars, murals, and many other formats.
Wyeth was a member of the National Academy, the Society of Illustrators, the Philadelphia Water Color Club, the Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Philadelphia Art Alliance, the Chester County Art Association, and the Wilmington Society of Fine Arts. In June 1945 he received an honorary master of arts degree from Bowdoin College. His work is held by museums across the country; in particular, the Brandywine River Museum in Wyeth's home town of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania has a large collection of his work, as does Maine's Portland Museum of Art in Portland and Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland.
The James Albright Collection Relating to N. C. Wyeth consists of examples of Wyeth's artwork as it appears on a wide range of printed material and objects. Printed material includes books, periodicals, calendars, advertisements, notecards and address books. Other objects includes jigsaw puzzles, DVD packages, "cup plates," commemorative medals, and bookmarks. The collection also includes a smaller amount of material about Wyeth and his work, including books, exhibit catalogs, auction catalogs, and clippings.
There are no access restrictions on this material.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
James Albright also donated hundreds of books illustrated by Wyeth. These have been transferred to Rare Books for separate cataloging. A complete listing of these books may be found by searching for "Gift of James Albright" in SUMMIT, our main catalog .
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
James Albright Collection Relating to N. C. Wyeth,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Gift of James M. Albright.
Created by: MRC
Date: 25 January 2008
Revision history:
| Clippings | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Donor documentation | |||||||||||
| Box 3 | Donor's inventory (binder) - extremely detailed inventory of items, includes photocopies of Wyeth bibliographies | ||||||||||
| Exhibits and galleries | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Brandywine River Museum - includes numerous issues of their newsletter, Catalyst (4 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Farnsworth Art Museum | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Micsellaneous (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Printed material | |||||||||||
| Box 3 | Address books | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Advertisements - loose sheets | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Auction catalogs | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Books - some with illustrations by Wyeth, some about Wyeth | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Calendars | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Calendars (oversize and loose sheets) | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Notecards | ||||||||||
| Periodicals 1908-1990 | |||||||||||
| Box 4 | National Geographic | ||||||||||
| Box 5, 6 | Scribner's - single issues and bound volumes (2 boxes) | ||||||||||
| Box 7, 8 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Miscellaneous oversize (2 issues) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Miscellaneous illustrations - loose sheets, some clipped from books or magazines | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Miscellaneous printed material (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Objects | |||||||||||
| Box 9 | Audiocassettes | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Bookmarks (2 items) | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Cup plates (from Needham Free Library) | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | DVDs | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Jigsaw puzzles (2 items) | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Photographs | ||||||||||