Guide to the Mattei (Clarence) Portraits Collection AR.2022.006

Chris S. Ervin CA

Gledhill Library

2022-10-28

136 E. De La Guerra

Santa Barbara, California 93101

archivist@sbhistorical.org

URL: https://www.sbhistorical.org/gledhill-library/

Contributing Institution: Gledhill Library

Title: Mattei (Clarence) Portraits Collection

Creator: Faulding's Photography

Creator: Mattei, Clarence (Clarence Rudolph), 1883-1945

source: Johnson, Loraine Mattei, 1906-1992

Identifier/Call Number: AR.2022.006

Physical Description: 145 Photographic Prints

Date (inclusive): 1917-1942

Abstract: The Mattei (Clarence) Portraits Collection contains photographic reproductions of some of Clarence Mattei's charcoal portraits.

Language of Material: English .

Scope and Contents

One hundred forty-five (145) photographic reproductions of Clarence Mattei's charcoal portrait artwork.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in two series:

1) Named portrait subjects in alphabetical order by last name

2) Unnamed portrait subjects in three groups; women, men, and children

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The majority of prints in the collection were gifted by Loraine Mattei.

Related Materials

Graffy de Garcia, Erin. 2004. Portraits of a Community: The Art of Clarence Mattei, in Noticias, Vol. 50, No. 3, Autumn 2004. https://issuu.com/santabarbaramuseum/docs/noticias_50_3_2004

Processing Information

The Mattei (Clarence) Portraits Collection was processed by Chris S. Ervin CA in October 2022.

Preferred Citation

[subject's name], Mattei (Clarence) Portraits Collection, AR-2022-006, Gledhill Library, Santa Barbara Historical Museum, Santa Barbara, California.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head Archivist of the Gledhill Library.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Portraits

Facsimiles

Johnson, Loraine Mattei, 1906-1992

Bishop, Frank (Francis Edward), 1879-1953

Cate, Curtis

Craig, Mary

Holman, Alfred, -1930

Hoover, Herbert (Herbert Clark), 1874-1964

Lamb, Edward, Dr.

Luton, George R., Dr. (George Roscoe), 1880-1947

Mattei, Clarence (Clarence Rudolph), 1883-1945

Mattei, Felix, 1854-1930

Niven, Van Cott (Waldemar Van Cott), 1911-1978

Nixon, Blanche R. (Blanche Ryer), 1923-1955

Parma, Mr. John A., 1886-1974

Price, Francis B., Sr., 1890-1965

Pritchett, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1857-1939

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925

Storke, Thomas M. (Thomas More), 1876-1971

Terry, David D. (David Dickson), 1881-1963

Thornburgh, Dick (Richard Haines), 1927-1981

Wack, John De Blois, 1901-1992

Watters, Kenneth W., 1905-1991