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Beardsley (Aubrey) Correspondence
mssHM 12590-12744
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Aubrey Beardsley correspondence
Creator:
Beardsley, Aubrey, 1872-1898
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 12590-12744
Physical Description:
3.5 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1895-1898
Abstract: A collection of material related to the
English illustrator and author Aubrey Beardsley.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. Aubrey Beardsley correspondence, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased through Charles Sessler from Maggs Bros., Catalogue no 405/643, 1921.
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872-1898) was an English illustrator and author closely
associated with the Aesthetic movement; he also contributed to the developement of Art
Nouveau with his illustrations and posters. Beardsley had only a six year career before his
early death, at the age of 25, from tuberculosis.
A collection of letters written from 1895 to 1898, by Aubrey Beardsley to the English
publisher, Leonard Charles Smithers. The letters are written from various locations
including London, Epsom, Bournemouth, England; Brussels, Belgium; and Paris, Dieppe, and
Mention, France.
Processed by Sue Hodson in approximately 1980; in September 2023, Gayle M. Richardson
created the finding aid.
Arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Artists -- Great Britain -- Correspondence
Illustrators -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence)
Smithers, Leonard C. (Leonard Charles), 1861-1907