Lungren (Fernand) Papers, 1897-1928

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Summary

Title:
Fernand Lungren papers
Dates:
1897-1928
Creators:
Lungren, Fernand, 1857-1932
Abstract:
A collection of manuscripts, correspondence, ephemera related to the life and work of Western American artist Fernand Lungren.
Extent:
0.4 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Fernand Lungren papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of 94 items and includes essays, diary entries, letters and ephemera pertaining to the life and work of Fernand Lungren. All essays and journal entries were authored by Lungren and principally address artistic topics. Most of the correspondence is addressed to Lungren and is from fellow artists, authors, and periodical editors. Subjects addressed within the collection include Elizabeth Bacon Custer, Hamlin Garland, Charles Fletcher Lummis, Stewart Edward White, William Allen White, Owen Wister, 20th century art in California, 19th and 20th century art in the United States, art schools in Pennsylvania, Impressionism in the United States, Indians of the Yucatán Peninsula, the rubber industry and trade in the Yucatan, the water-supply of Los Angeles and water transfer from the Owens River Valley. Correspondents include Albert Augustus Boyden, Elizabeth Bacon Custer, Hamlin Garland, Emerson Hough, Joseph Barlow Lippincott, Charles Fletcher Lummis, Ernest Thompson Seton, Frank de Thoma, Stewart Edward White, William Allen White, Caspar Whitney, and Owen Wister.

Biographical / historical:

Fernand Lungren (1857-1932) was a Western American artist who originally came from Maryland. He enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy in Philadelphia in 1876, and his first illustrations were published in Scribner's Magazine in 1879. Many of his works appeared in the pages of prominent magazines over the years, including Century, St. Nicholas, Harper's, and McClure's; other pieces were exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. Lungren visited the Western United States for the first time in 1891, and moved to Los Angeles in 1903. In 1906, at the prompting of Stewart Edward White, Lungren moved to Santa Barbara and in 1920 he became the president of the Santa Barbara School of the Arts.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Dawson's Book Shop, November 1959.
Processing information:

Processed by Marisa E. Diehl in 2001. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid derived from legacy in-house finding aid.

Arrangement:

The collection has been arranged with the essays and journal entries first, followed by the correspondence. The correspondence has been arranged alphabetically by author.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Gayle Richardson
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-10-14 09:03:18 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Fernand Lungren papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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