Frederick Stuart Church, 1906
Scope and Contents
6 letters in the hand of American artist Frederick Stuart Church to Evelyn Baker Schley (“Dear Eve”) on various personal subjects. Three of the letters contain illustrations, caricatures related to various anecdotes directed at Schley’s children, including one about a bear loose in Central Park: “There were 500 people chasing him. If I had only known it I would have taken a plate of Turkey and a plate of Mince Pie and caught him at once.” Only one letter is dated, from 1906.
Dates
- 1906
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Frederick Stuart Church (1842-1924) was an American artist best known for his animal illustrations, which were often humorous, anthropomorphic, or allegorical. He published in a number of important periodicals including Harper’s Bazaar, Harper’s Weekly, and Ladies’ Home Journal, and was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1883.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu