Mrs. Thomas Brockway
ID: SIA2011-0276 and 32280-6
Creator: Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: c. 1935
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7433 Ruel P. Tolman Collection, Box 3, Folder 1 Scrapbook II, 1934-1942, "A-N"
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- Image of Mrs. Thomas Brockway (Rosamond Jean Lambert) (1899-1992), art historian, sitting in front of filled bookcases, probably in the Smithsonian "Castle", as she looks at the photographer .
- Jean L. Brockway, wrote several pieces about artists and miniatures. Her husband, Thomas Parmelee Brockway was a historian. Tolman, the photographer of this image, was a miniature artist, making a connection between him and Mrs. Brockway.
Subject
Brockway, Rosamond Jean Lambert 1899-1992
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
- The image was taken by Ruel P. Tolman, Director of Smithsonian National Collection of Fine Arts, and is included in a scrapbook of photographs of Smithsonian staff, grounds and buildings, exhibitions, and Washington, D.C. scenes (Section B).
- For another image of Mrs. Brockway facing forward, see Neg. SIA2011-0277.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7433 Ruel P. Tolman Collection, Box 3, Folder 1 Scrapbook II, 1934-1942, "A-N"
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
c. 1935
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Topic
- Women
- Art
- Books and reading
- Shelving for books
- Authors
- Portrait miniatures, American
- History
- Books
- Art--History
Place
United States
Form/Genre
- Photographic print
- Person, candid
ID Number
SIA2011-0276 and 32280-6
Physical description
Number of Images: 1 Color: Black and White ; Size: 2.25w x 2.25h ; Type of Image: Person, Candid ; Medium: Photographic print