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Rihoko Ueno
Scope and Contents
The papers of New York-based landscape painter Samuel Colman measure 0.01 linear feet and date from 1855 to 1901. The collection consists of 15 letters to his sister Mela, his brother-in-law Emerson Howard, and other family, dated 1855-1861; also one undated letter and one written in 1901 to Kate; and an undated letter of a descendant. In Colman's letters from France, he writes of life there, and expresses sentiments for the family. Colman also writes of painter George H. Boughton, with whom he shared a studio and rooms. In addition there are 16 drawings and sketches, probably the work of several persons, and "The Death Song of a Cherokee Indian," written by William Colman in 1809.
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Samuel Colman papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Mrs. David Prince, Colman's grandniece, in 1973.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Rihoko Ueno in 2022.
