Alvan Fisher Personal Papers (SC-33)

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
VMFA Archives
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library
200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220-4007
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Roxanne Winfield
Phone: (804) 340-1497
Phone: (804) 340-1495
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the VMFA Collections Search website.

Terms of access:

The collection is in the public domain.

Preferred citation:

Alvan Fisher Personal Papers (SC-33). Gift of Mr. T. Kenneth Ellis. VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet 1 box; 2 folders (10 items)
Creator:
Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863, Porter, William Trotter, 1809-1858, and Spirit of the times (New York, N.Y. : 1837)
Abstract:
The collection documents the relationship between the equestrian artist Alvan Fisher and one of his patrons, New York lawyer and horse breeder Charles Henry Hall. The letters discuss the likenesses of the horses Fisher painted, as well as upcoming races, and the noted 19th century racehorse American Eclipse.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Alvan Fisher Personal Papers (SC-33). Gift of Mr. T. Kenneth Ellis. VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Custodial history:

The collection was donated by Mr. T. Kenneth Ellis in 1976 when he gifted six paintings by Alvan Fisher to the museum.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into two series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.

Series 1
Correspondence, 1822-1823, undated
Series 2
Clippings, 1852