The John Singer Sargent Letters, 1887-1922

Interesting read on John Singer Sargent. Located in the Smithsonian archives are a collection of his letters.

John Singer Sargent, ca. 1920

The papers of painter John Singer Sargent were digitized in 2006 by the Archives of American Art. The papers have been scanned in their entirety, and total 286 images.

The John Singer Sargent letters consist of 104 letters dating from 1887 to 1922. The letters provide limited insight into his later career through letters to commissioned patrons, sitters, and friends and colleagues. Topics covered include works in progress, replies to social invitations, and other general social news. Many of the letters are written to Mrs. Charles Hunter, an English friend and patron who sat for several portraits. Also found are letters from Sargent to friend Edith Blaney, whose husband was landscape artist Dwight Blaney. Additional scattered letters were written to Henry Mills Alden, Lawrence Barrett, Mrs. Baxter, a Mr. Griffith, Sir George Hunter, Mrs. Jackson, Louisa P. Loring, Henry Gurdon Marquand, Mrs. Pick, Mr. Spizer, and unidentified/illegible recepients. There are two photographs of Sargent. Read more About this Collection at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collectionsonline/sargjohn/.

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.