Charles H. Morgan Papers on George W. Bellows, 1882-1979 (bulk 1960-1975)
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Charles H. Morgan Papers on George W. Bellows
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Morgan, Charles H. (Charles Hill), 1902-
Biographical History for: Charles H. Morgan Papers on George W. Bellows
Biographical Note In 1965 Charles H. Morgan, professor of fine arts at Amherst College, published George Bellows: Painter of America, the first full-length biography of the well-known artist. Professor Morgan began work on his biography in 1962 and spent three years gathering information from Bellows' friends, relatives, and contemporaries, as well as from a number of institutions, in order to reconstruct the most complete portrait of the artist and his times as possible. In 1973 Morgan followed up the biography with The Drawings of George Bellows (Alhambra, Calif.: Borden Publishing Co.; Master Draughtsman Series). Morgan wrote the introduction. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1902, Charles Hill Morgan earned his bachelor's, master's, and PhD from Harvard University. He left Harvard in 1928 to attend the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. After lecturing at Bryn Mawr College from 1929-30, Morgan accepted an assistant professorship at Amherst College and the opportunity to direct the construction of the new Mead Art Museum and the acquisition of its collection. Morgan served as director of the Mead Art Museum from its opening in 1949 to his retirement in 1969. The Amherst Fine Arts department grew during his career from one to eight faculty members. He also worked with Trinity College to establish and organize the Austin Center of Art in 1965-66. Morgan's love of classical art was also expressed in his long-standing relationship with the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. He returned to the school in 1933 and 1952 as a professor and research fellow. Between 1936 and 1938 he directed both the school and the excavation of the Agora (a marketplace) of ancient Corinth. Morgan served as an Air Intelligence officer in the European Theatre from 1942 to 1945. He was awarded the Allied Legion of Merit Award and the Belgian Croix de Guerre. Morgan's articles were published in the American Journal of Archaeology, the Hesperia, The Archaelogike Ephemeris, and numerous other professional journals. In addition to his work on Bellows, Morgan published a biography of Michelangelo (1960) and a book on the development of the Art Collection at Amherst College. In 1928 Morgan married the Rev. Janet Barton, who later became deacon at Grace Episcopal Church. They had a son and two daughters, George S.B. Morgan, Audrey Leaf, and Prudence Eppich. Morgan died in 1984.
The collection was received in the Archives and Special Collections in several installments from Professor Morgan beginning in 1974. In 2004, an addendum consisting mainly of materials documenting Morgan's preparation of the book The Drawings of George Bellows was integrated into the collection as Series 4.
Scope and Contents of the Collection This collection documents the research and writing that Morgan undertook for the books George Bellows: Painter of America (1965) and The Drawings of George Bellows (1973). It includes Morgan's correspondence with individuals or institutions regarding Bellows, transcripts of letters between Bellows and other individuals, photographic reproductions of many of Bellows' drawings and paintings that were used in the books, catalogues of exhibitions of Bellows' work, several draft manuscripts of Morgan's biography and subsequent correspondence concerning its reception upon publication.
There is no restriction on access to the Morgan Papers on George W. Bellows for research use. Particularly fragile items are restricted for preservation purposes.
Requests for permission to publish material from the Papers should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
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Below is a list of periodical articles that provide background material on Bellows (not in the Papers): 1: Academy Notes, Oct. - Dec., 1919, The Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, N.Y., The Exhibition of the Paintings of George Bellows, N.A., at the Albright Art Gallery. 2: American Artist, Feb., 1940, "George Bellows - Most American of Our Painters," by Warren Wheelock. 3: The Annual, yearbook of High School of Commerce, (Bellows' high school): Columbus, Ohio, May, 1924, Tribute to George Bellows, page 27, illustration of Bellows lithograph - "Sunday - 1897," page 28 4: The Art Digest, Jan. 1, 1945, "Bellows in the National Gallery," by Margaret Breuning 5: The Art Digest, Feb. 1, 1946, "First Full View of George Bellows for Chicago", by C.J. Bulliet 6: The Art News Annual, 1939, "The Story of the Armory Show," by Walt Kuhn. 7: Arts and Decoration, Feb., 1925, "George Bellows' Art" (three illustrations of his paintings) 8: The Arts Portfolio Series - Eugene Speicher, edited by Forbes Watson, prints of twelve of Speicher's works. 9: Arts Yearbook 1, The Turn of the Century, "The World of the Eight," by Leslie Katz. 10: Century, Oct., 1923 "Characterizations from Lithographs by George Bellows," (six illustrations) 11: Century, Oct., 1926, "The Art of George Bellows," by Carlo Beuf 12: Early Homes of Columbus. (pamphlet) painted by Leland S. McClelland, sponsored by Buckeye Federal Savings and Loan Association and the Franklin County Historical Society, illustration - Boyhood Home of George Bellows (placed in collection, 5, 21) 13: First Methodist Episcopal Church of Columbus, Ohio, Yearbook, 1900, Picture of George Bellows Senior (father of Bellows), President of the Board of Trustees. 14: Fortune, July, 1939, "The Painter's City" (series of pictures) "Cliff Dwellers" by George Bellows, illustrations in color. 15: Esquire, April, 1936, "George Bellows, Native," by Harry Salpater with colored illustrations 16: John Sloan, 1871-1951, pp. 42-43, mention of The Masses, and art magazine run by Sloan to which Bellows contributed. 17: Life, pages from, March 26, 1946, "George W. Bellows," article and illustrations (some in color) 18: The Literary Digest, June 3, 1922, "How Art Has Gone to the Dogs," editorial with illustration. 19: The Literary Digest, Jan 31, 1925, "The Americanism of George Bellows," with illustrations of three paintings. 20: The Literary Digest, August 7, 1926, on cover - "Anne in White," also short article on Bellows. 21: Book of drawings by Phil May. 22: The Mentor, Oct., 1924, "Six Modern American Portrait Painters" with one illustration of Bellows. 23: The Mentor, May, 1925, "The Crowning of Labor," The John W. Alexander Mural Paintings in the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, with descriptive text by Mrs. John W. Alexander. 24: Montclair Athletic Club News, June, 1926, "George Wesley Bellows, Artist and Ballplayer." 25: The Nation, Jan., 1925, "George Bellows" 26: Picasso, Forty Years of his Art, Edited by Alfred H. Barr, Jr., The Museum of Modern Art, New York. 27: Sports Illustrated, Aug. 16, 1954, "Athlete and Artist," with three colored illustrations. 28: Vanity Fair, Jan., 1924, "The Crucifiction, A Painting by George Bellows," with illustration. 29: Vanity Fair, Feb., 1925, "Lady Jean, a Portrait by George Bellows," with illustration. 30: Vanity Fair, March, 1925, "The Dempsy-Firpo Fight, a Painting by George Bellows," with illustration. 31: Vanity Fair, Nov., 1935, "Lady Jean, by George Bellows: a Portrait of the American Artist's Younger Daughter," with color illustration. 32: WFMT Perspective, May, 1962, "Bellows' Stag at Sharkey's," with illustration. 33: Publications of the Woodstock Historical Society, no. 5, August, 1931, "George Bellows," by Carl Eric Lindin, page 50. 34: Publications of the Woodstock Historical Society, Sept. 1931, no. 6, "Lithography," by Bolton Brown, page 8
Painters -- United States -- Biography -- Sources.
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Series 1: Manuscripts, Illustrations and Galley Proofs for George Bellows - Painter of America
Series 1 contains the manuscript, in various drafts, of Professor Morgan's book George Bellows, Painter of America, published in 1965. No determination has been made as to the status -- preliminary, intermediate or final -- of the drafts. Chapter 9 is not included among the papers. One draft of Chapter 10 includes a letter to Professor Morgan from Anne Kearney, daughter of George Bellows. Galley proofs and the black and white photographs that were used for the illustrations are also included here.
Book jacket design 1965 Oct
Galleys (see also boxes 4-5) n.d.
Layout n.d.
Preface n.d.
Introduction n.d.
Introduction by Daniel Catton Rich n.d.
Preface and introduction n.d.
Chapter 1 (The Early Years, 1882-1904) n.d.
Chapter 1 (The Columbus Years, 1882-1904) n.d.
Chapter 2 (The New York School of Art, 1904-1906) n.d.
Chapter 2 (The New York School of Art, 1904-1906) and Chapter 3 (Foundations for Fame, 1906-1908) n.d.
Chapter 3 (Foundations for Fame, 1906-1908) n.d.
Chapter 4 (Recognition, 1908-1910) n.d.
Chapter 5 ("The Holy Estate…," 1910-1911) n.d.
Chapter 6 (Reverberations from an Armory, 1911-1914) n.d.
Chapter 7 (The War Years, 1914-1918) n.d.
Chapter 7 (The War Years, 1914-1918) and Chapter 8 (Reorientation/The Woodstock Years) n.d.
Chapter 8 (Reorientation, 1919-1921), first half n.d.
Chapter 8 (Reorientation, 1919-1921), second half n.d.
Chapter 8 (Reorientation, 1919-1921) n.d.
Chapter 10 (The Aftermath) n.d.
Various insertions and revisions (in Morgan's handwriting) n.d.
Extra pages, various chapters n.d.
Index - folder 1 of 2 n.d.
Index - folder 2 of 2 n.d.
Chapters on chronological periods - 1904-1908, 1906, 1907 n.d.
Chapters on chronological periods - 1908 and 1909 n.d.
Chapters on chronological periods - 1910 and 1911 n.d.
Chapters on chronological periods - 1912 and 1913 n.d.
Chapters on chronological periods - 1914-1918 n.d.
Chapters on chronological periods - 1919 and 1920 n.d.
Chapters on chronological periods - 1919-1922 n.d.
Chapters on chronological periods - 1921-1923 n.d.
Chapters on chronological periods - 1923 n.d.
Chapters on chronological periods - 1924 and 1925 n.d.
Illustrations for chapter headings (photographs) n.d.
Illustrations - plates (photographs) n.d.
Illustrations - text (photographs) n.d.
Galley proofs (see also Box 1, Folder 2) n.d.
Series 2: Background Material for George Bellows - Painter of America
subseries
Sub-series A: Children's Story, Biographical Data, and Genealogy
Contains extensive biographical information about Bellows and his family.
Ethel A. Clarke's story of George and Emma Bellows, written for their children. Transcript. n.d.
Biographical data by George Bellows and Emma Story Bellows. n.d.
Genealogy - information on Anna Smith Bellows (mother of George) n.d.
Sub-series B: Correspondence
This sub-series consists of Morgan's typed transcripts of George Bellows correspondence. (The originals of most of these are located in the George Bellows Papers.)
George Bellows and Emma Story. Transcripts n.d.
George and Emma Bellows, Monhegan Island, Maine. Transcripts 1911
To George and Emma Bellows. Miscellaneous. Transcripts. n.d.
George Bellows and his family (mother, children, etc.) Transcripts. n.d.
George Bellows and Robert Henri. Transcripts. n.d.
Xerox copies of letters from George Bellows to Robert Henri (Originals at Yale University). n.d.
George Bellows and Leon Kroll. Transcripts. n.d.
Bellows to others concerning his portrait of Judge Olney. Transcripts. n.d.
Eugene Speicher to Bellows. Transcript. n.d.
George Bellows and Joseph B. Taylor. Transcripts. n.d.
George Bellows and his editors. Transcripts. n.d.
Miscellaneous correspondence. Transcripts. (A few Xeroxed letters of Bellows). n.d.
Bellow's letters concerning stolen pictures. Transcripts. n.d.
Sub-series C: Background Research Material Concerning George Bellows and Bellows Collections
This sub-series includes Morgan's research notes and many photographic reproductions of Bellows works acquired from various sources.
Income breakdown by years n.d.
Exhibition lists by years n.d.
Inventory of Lithographs n.d.
Bellows' account book. Transcript. (income from sales and prizes) n.d.
Official Notices. Transcripts. (from National Academy of Design) n.d.
Articles, interviews, speeches. Transcripts n.d.
Reviews of Bellows' Work. Transcripts n.d.
Notes on Bellows' magazine illustrations n.d.
Early Homes of Columbus (pamphlet) - contains picture of boyhood home of Bellows. n.d.
Annual of High School of Commerce, Columbus, with tribute to Bellows 1924
Allen Kander Collection: "Susan Comfort" 1958-1961
Allen Kander Collection: "Upper Broadway' 1958-1969
Allen Kander Collection - Miscellaneous 1958 and n.d.
Research material on Rex Slinkard, who Bellows studio from 1909 to 1910 1917-1976
National Academy of Design - 3 photographs showing jury (including Robert Henri) ca. 1900-1910
Notes on paintings, places, etc. n.d.
Historical Data n.d.
Columbus Notes n.d.
Sag Harbor Notes n.d.
Western Trip, 1963 (Ethel Clarke, Randall Davey) n.d.
Random notes n.d.
Outline Sheets n.d.
Notes on illustrations n.d.
Photographs of Bellows' works (glossy prints, 8" x 10") n.d.
Sub-series D: Correspondence Concerning Bellows Between Charles H. Morgan and Individuals
Creation of Sub-series D: Correspondence Concerning Bellows Between Charles H. Morgan and Individuals
Time of Creation of Sub-series D: Correspondence Concerning Bellows Between Charles H. Morgan and Individuals
Allison, Gordon K. (H. V. Allison & Co.) 1962-1965
Kearney, Anne Bellows 1963-1969
Booth, Jean Bellows 1962-1969
[folder number not used]
Bayard, Lucie 1964
Browne, Mrs. Mae 1963
Bunker, Mrs. Harold 1962
Clarke, Ethel 1962-1963
Cornell, Fred A. 1963-1965
Davey, Randall 1963
France, Mrs. Wesley G. 1963
Glackens, Ira 1963
Grant, Charles G. 1963
Howard, Edward 1963
Hoyer, Ralph W. 1963
Keefe, Edward R. 1963-1965
Kent, Rockwell 1958 Jul 7
Kroll, Leon 1962-1965
Lane, William M. 1963
McCallip, Wright 1963-1965
Paterson, Robert G. 1960-1964
Shannon, Francis 1963-1965
Spear, Arthur 1962 Sep
Sylvester, Albert L. 1962 May 21
Thomson, Homer A. 1962-1963
Thurber, James 1958 Jul 10
Wildermouth, Roy L. 1963 Feb 26
Miscellaneous correspondence 1963-1964
Miscellaneous correspondence with two Bellows scholars 1968
Sub-series E: Correspondence Concerning Bellows Between Charles H. Morgan and Institutions
Creation of Sub-series E: Correspondence Concerning Bellows Between Charles H. Morgan and Institutions
Time of Creation of Sub-series E: Correspondence Concerning Bellows Between Charles H. Morgan and Institutions
Archives of American Art 1962-1965
Boston Museum of Fine Arts 1963
Boston Public Library 1963-1965
Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh 1963
Cleveland Museum of Art 1962-1964
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts 1963
Art Association of Indianapolis 1963
The Masses 1963 Apr
First Methodist Church, Columbus, Ohio 1963
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 1963
Rhode Island School of Design 1963 Feb 12
Yale University (art dept. and library) 1962-1963
YMCA Historical Library (New York) 1963
Sub-series F: Catalogues of Exhibitions Showing Bellows' Work
Creation of Sub-series F: Catalogues of Exhibitions Showing Bellows' Work
Time of Creation of Sub-series F: Catalogues of Exhibitions Showing Bellows' Work
Art Gallery of Toronto, Catalogue of "Inaugural Exhibition" 1926
Art Institute of Chicago, "A Century of Progress Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture" 1933
Art Institute of Chicago "A Century of Progress Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture" (two copies) 1934
Art Institute of Chicago, "George Bellows" 1946
Art Students League of New York, "Fifty Years on 57th St." 1943
Art Students League of New York, "Diamond Jubilee Exhibition" 1950
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, "Sport in American Art" 1944
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Art Gallery, "Memorial Exhibition of the Work of George Bellows" 1926
Brooklyn Museum, "The Eight" 1944
Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, "Twenty-fourth International Exhibition of Paintings" 1925
Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, "The 1939 International Exhibition of Paintings" 1939
Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, "Exhibition of Lithographs by George W. Bellows" 1939
Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, "Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings from Previous Internationals" 1959
The Century Association, "George Bellows, Loan Exhibition of Paintings" 1939
Galerie de la Chambre Syndicale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, "Exhibition of American Art" (2 copies) n.d.
Cleveland Museum of Art, "Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition" 1936
Cleveland Museum of Art "Catalogue of an Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 until Today" 1937
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Ohio, "Paintings by George Bellows" 1957
"The Frank Crowninshield Collection of Modern French Art", Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. 1943
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, "Exhibition of Paintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts" 1936
Juliana Force and American Art, A Memorial Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art 1949
Junior Art Patrons of America, "Retrospective Exhibition of American Art" 1921
Frederick Keppel and Co., New York, "Catalogue of an Exhibition of Lithographs and Drawings by George Bellows" 1925
M. Knoedler and Co., New York, "Pictures of People, 1870-1930 1931
M. Knoedler and Co., "Loan Exhibition in Honour of Royal Corissoz" 1941
Metropolitan Museum of Art, "George Bellows Memorial Exhibition" 1925
Metropolitan Museum of Art, "100 American Painters of the 20th Century" 1950
Metropolitan Museum of Art, "The 75th Anniversary Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture by 75 Artists Associated with the Art Students League of New York" 1951
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, "American Painting and Sculpture, 1862-1932" 1932
National Academy, Special Exhibition 1939
National Association of Portrait Painters, "Portraits of Americans by Americans" 1945
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. - Guidebook n.d.
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., "George Bellows, a Retrospective Exhibition" 1957
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, "New York Realists 1900-1914" 1937
Newark Musuem, Newark, N.J., "Paintings by American Artists of Today" 1926
Wildenstein Gallery, New York, "Landmarks in American Art, 1670-1950"(to benefit the American Federation of Arts) 1953
Wildenstein Gallery, New York, "The American Vision, Painting of Three Centuries,"(For the benefit of the American Federation of Arts) 1957
Woodstock Art Association, Woodstock, N.Y., "Fifty Years of Woodstock Art 1959
Series 3: Author's Files, Reviews and Other Post-Publication Material
Sub-series A: Correspondence concerning the book
Creation of Sub-series A: Correspondence concerning the book
Time of Creation of Sub-series A: Correspondence concerning the book
CMorgan's administrative correspondence with publishers and rights holders.
Gordon K. Allison (AC 1926), of H.V. Allison and Co. (Bellows' family's art dealer) 1964-1967
McIntosh and Otis (Morgan's literary agents) 1962-1970
Eugene Reynal (Morgan's publisher) 1963-1968
William Morrow and Company 1965-1972
Daniel Catton Rich concerning introduction to book 1965 Jul
Correspondence with 25 museums concerning plates 1965
Correspondence with 13 private collectors concerning plates 1965
Correspondence concerning color plates 1965
Letters to Morgan from admirers of book - some with new information on Bellows 1964-1967
Miscellaneous letters with new Bellows information 1959-1972
Miscellaneous letters with new Bellows information 1977-1978
Sub-series B: Miscellaneous material and correspondence concerning lectures, articles, advice, etc. after publication of book
Creation of Sub-series B: Miscellaneous material and correspondence concerning lectures, articles, advice, etc. after publication of book
Time of Creation of Sub-series B: Miscellaneous material and correspondence concerning lectures, articles, advice, etc. after publication of book
Press releases, reviews and various correspondence related to George Bellows: Painter of America.
Lists of people and institutions to which Morgan was indebted n.d.
Plans for the illustrations with photographs of them 1965
Lists of complimentary copies 1965
News release from Amherst College 1966 Feb 24
Reviews of book 1965-1967
Correspondence re lecture at Columbus Museum of Art, as part of Bellows Symposium 1979 Apr 21
Correspondence re lecture at Worcester Art Museum 1979 Dec 9
Correspondence re article for the Columbus Dispatch, in connection with the opening of the new wing at the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts (with 2 typescripts of article) 1973 Oct
Correspondence re article - introduction to catalogue raisonné of Bellows lithographs by Mason Fine Prints, Glen Head, N.Y. 1976-1977
Correspondence re photograph of "Tennis at Newport," by Bellows, with Hirschl and Alder Galleries (with copy of photograph) 1976 Sep 28
Correspondence with Maureen C. O'Brien, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, re Rain on the River and Portrait of Walter Littlefield, Esq. By Bellows, (with photograph of Portrait of Walter Littlefield, Esq. 1976 Oct
Correspondence: Charlene S. Engel re her thesis on Bellows 1976 Jun
Photograph of Study for Stag at Sharkey's by Bellows. Study not done by Bellows, according to Morgan, for Parke-Bernet Galleries 1976 Oct
Series 4: The Drawings of George Bellows
Consists chiefly of administrative correspondence relating to the publication of the book in 1974.
Sub-Series A: Correspondence with Owning Institutions or Collectors
Albright-Knox Art Gallery 1972-1973
Allison, Gordon (H. V. Allison & Co.) 1972
Amherst College n.d.
Art Institute of Chicago 1972-1973
Atkins Museum (Kansas City, Missouri) 1972
Borden Publishing Company 1972-1975
Boston Museum of Fine Arts 1972
Boston Public Library 1972-1973
Carey, Mrs. Andrew Galbraith 1973
Chapellier Galleries 1972-1973
Cleveland Museum 1972-1973
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts 1972-1973
Drefus, Mrs. Max 1972
First National Bank, Chicago 1972
Fogg Art Museum 1972
Goldstone, Herbert 1972-1973
Gordon, Albert H. 1972
Hirschl & Adler Galleries 1972
Kearney, Anne Bellows 1974 Apr 18
Macintosh and Otis, Inc. 1972-1973
Magriel, Paul 1972
Metropolitan Museum of Art 1972-1973
Morsman, Joseph, Jr. 1972
National Gallery of Art 1972-1973
Princeton University Art Museum 1972-1973
Rhode Island School of Design 1972-1973
Sylvester, Albert L. 1973
Tetlie, Richard N. 1972-1974
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1972
Vose, Herbert P. 1973
Westmoreland County Museum (Pennsylvania) 19972
Weyerhaeuser, Carl 1972-1974
Yale University Art Gallery 1972
Miscellaneous correspondence 1974
Sub-Series B: Other Materials Relating to The Drawings of George Bellows
Includes a mock-up of the book and a list of drawings.
Mockup [1973?]
List of drawings [1973?]