Found 2 collections related to Durand, John, 1822-1908

Asher Brown Durand (1796-1886), the American engraver and painter, began his career as the pupil and partner of Peter Maverick. After 1835 Durand devoted himself to painting, producing figure pieces, portraits and then landscapes. He and Thomas Cole started the Hudson River school of painting. He founded the National Academy of Design and served as its president from 1845 to 1861. Collection consists of general and family correspondence, biographical materials, journals, and other Durand papers. Correspondence, 1812-1884, relates to Durand's engraving business; painting commissions; tour of Europe in 1840-1841; cholera epidemic in New York in 1831-1832; presidency of the National Academy of Design, 1848-1862; and family matters. Also, biographical sketches of Durand; travel journals; addresses by Durand, 1846-1847; print of an engraving; and printed matter. less

John Durand (1822-1908) was an art critic and painter. He and William J. Stillman edited and published the New York art magazine, The Crayon. Durand also wrote a biography of his father, Asher B. Durand, the engraver and painter. Collection consists of correspondence, writings, records of The Crayon, and printed matter. Correspondence, 1853-1893, includes letters written to Durand by various artists, critics and friends in Europe and the U.S.; letters, 1855-1861, to Durand and Stillman as editors of The Crayon; and correspondence between Durand and Charles Henry Hart. Also, Durand's writings about The Crayon and extract from his diary; subscription list and bills for collection for The Crayon; and printed volume by Theodore Winthrop, A Companion to the Heart of the Andes (1859). less