Research Catalog

Title

John Quinn papers, 1901-1926.

Author

Quinn, John, 1870-1924.

Supplementary Content

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Details

Additional Authors

• Brancusi, Constantin, 1876-1957.
• Casement, Robert, Sir, 1864-1916.
• Coady, Robert J.
• Cohalan, Daniel F.
• Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.
• Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968.
• Duchamp-Villon, Raymond, 1876-1918.
• Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965.
• Epstein, Jacob.
• Farr, Florence, 1860-1917.
• Foster, Annie.
• Foster, Jeanne Robert, 1879-1970.
• Foster, Roger, 1857-1924.
• Gaudier-Brzeska, Henri, 1891-1915.
• Gregg, Frederick James.
• Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932.
• Harris, Frank, 1856-1931.
• Huneker, James, 1857-1921.
• Hyde, Douglas, 1868-1949.
• John, Augustus, 1878-1961.
• John, Gwen, 1876-1939.
• Joyce, James, 1882-1941.
• Kennerly, Mitchell, 1878-1950.
• Keogh, Martin.
• Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949.
• Lewis, Wyndham, 1882-1957.
• MacBride, Maud Gonne.
• Monahan, Michael, 1865-1933.
• O'Donnell, Frank J. Hugh.
• O'Donovan, Gerald.
• O'Grady, Standish, 1846-1928.
• Pach, Walter, 1883-1958.
• Pascin, Jules, 1885-1930.
• Pissarro, Lucien, 1863-1944.
• Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972.
• Roché, Henri Pierre, 1879-1959.
• Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William), 1857-1920.
• Roualt, Georges, 1871-1958.
• Russell, George William, 1867-1935.
• Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907.
• Stephens, James, 1882-1950.
• Symonds, Arthur, 1865-1945.
• Walsh, Townsend.
• Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946.
• Yeats, Elizabeth Corbet, 1868-1940.
• Yeats, Lily, 1866-1949.
• Yeats, Jack B. (Jack Butler), 1871-1957.
• Yeats, John Butler, 1839-1922.
• Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939.
• American Art Association.
• Anderson Galleries, Inc.
• Carroll Galleries.
• Durand-Ruel Gallery.
• Goupil Gallery.
• M. Knoedler & Co.

Description

• 46 linear feet (72 boxes, 41 letterbooks, 3 v.).
• 50 microfilm reels.

Summary

Collection consists mainly of correspondence, with writings, printed matter and photographs that document Quinn's artistic and political interests.

Alternative Title

John Quinn memorial collection.

Subject

• Quinn, John, 1870-1924
• Art > Marketing
• Art, Modern > 20th century
• Drama > 20th century
• Irish literature
• Home rule > Ireland
• Modernism (Art)
• Ireland > Drama > 20th century
• Ireland > History > Easter Rising, 1916
• Ireland > History > Civil War, 1922-1923

Genre/Form

• Photoprints.
• Sketches.
• Catalogs.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Additional Formats (note)

• available on microfilm;

Source (note)

• Conroy, Mary Anderson

Biography (note)

• John Quinn (1870-1924) was a corporation lawyer in New York City who amassed an important private collection of paintings, drawings and sculpture as well as books and manuscripts of contemporary authors. In addition to promoting modern and avant-garde art in all forms, he particularly encouraged the work of members of the Irish Literary Revival, the artists of the Paris School, and English and American writers of his time. In 1923 he sold his manuscript and library holdings to subsidize his art collection.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Finding aid available in repository and on internet.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

MssCol 2513

OCLC

NYPW92-A226

Author

Quinn, John, 1870-1924.

Title

John Quinn papers, 1901-1926.

Additional Formats

General correspondence available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-355.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated. Microfilm of most of the correspondence is available for research use; originals may not be used without permission of the Curator.

Biography

John Quinn (1870-1924) was a corporation lawyer in New York City who amassed an important private collection of paintings, drawings and sculpture as well as books and manuscripts of contemporary authors. In addition to promoting modern and avant-garde art in all forms, he particularly encouraged the work of members of the Irish Literary Revival, the artists of the Paris School, and English and American writers of his time. In 1923 he sold his manuscript and library holdings to subsidize his art collection.

Indexes

Finding aid available in repository and on internet.

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NYPL Digital Collections

Finding aid and digital assets

Occupation

Art patrons.

Added Author

Brancusi, Constantin, 1876-1957.

Casement, Robert, Sir, 1864-1916.

Coady, Robert J.

Cohalan, Daniel F.

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.

Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968.

Duchamp-Villon, Raymond, 1876-1918.

Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965.

Epstein, Jacob.

Farr, Florence, 1860-1917.

Foster, Annie.

Foster, Jeanne Robert, 1879-1970.

Foster, Roger, 1857-1924.

Gaudier-Brzeska, Henri, 1891-1915.

Gregg, Frederick James.

Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932.

Harris, Frank, 1856-1931.

Huneker, James, 1857-1921.

Hyde, Douglas, 1868-1949.

John, Augustus, 1878-1961.

John, Gwen, 1876-1939.

Joyce, James, 1882-1941.

Kennerly, Mitchell, 1878-1950.

Keogh, Martin.

Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949.

Lewis, Wyndham, 1882-1957.

MacBride, Maud Gonne.

Monahan, Michael, 1865-1933.

O'Donnell, Frank J. Hugh.

O'Donovan, Gerald.

O'Grady, Standish, 1846-1928.

Pach, Walter, 1883-1958.

Pascin, Jules, 1885-1930.

Pissarro, Lucien, 1863-1944.

Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972.

Roché, Henri Pierre, 1879-1959.

Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William), 1857-1920.

Roualt, Georges, 1871-1958.

Russell, George William, 1867-1935.

Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907.

Stephens, James, 1882-1950.

Symonds, Arthur, 1865-1945.

Walsh, Townsend.

Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946.

Yeats, Elizabeth Corbet, 1868-1940.

Yeats, Lily, 1866-1949.

Yeats, Jack B. (Jack Butler), 1871-1957.

Yeats, John Butler, 1839-1922.

Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939.

American Art Association.

Anderson Galleries, Inc.

Carroll Galleries.

Durand-Ruel Gallery.

Goupil Gallery.

M. Knoedler & Co.

Added Title

John Quinn memorial collection.

LCCN

ms 76001538

Research Call Number

MssCol 2513

*ZL-355