Worthington Whittredge manuscript of autobiography

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Object Details

Creator

Whittredge, Worthington, 1820-1910

Subject

Leutze, Emanuel

Whittredge, Worthington

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 manuscript : handwritten ; 32 x 20 cm.

Summary

Only selected pages are displayed here. To view this item online in its entirety, see Series 1, Box 1, Folders 5-9 of the Worthington Whittredge papers.
In this selection, Whittredge recounts posing as George Washington for Emmanuel Leutze's painting Washington crossing the Delaware.

Citation

Worthington Whittredge. Worthington Whittredge manuscript of autobiography, circa 1905. Worthington Whittredge papers, circa 1840s-1965. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

circa 1905

Record number

(DSI-AAA)15823

Type

Writings

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Worthington Whittredge papers, circa 1840s-1965, bulk 1849-1908

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Artists' models

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_15823