Greta Elena Couper research material on Thomas Ball and William Couper, circa 1850-1988

Object Details

Place of publication, production, or execution: United States
Physical Description: 0.9 Linear feet
Access Note / Rights: Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary: Photographs, correspondence, printed material and a handwritten music score sheet relating to artists Thomas Ball and his son-in-law William Couper, compiled by Greta Couper for publications about Ball and Couper.; The majority of the collection is photographs of works of art by Thomas Ball and William Couper, including a CD of images. Additional photographs are of Ball, Couper, and family. Also included are copies of correspondence by William Couper and indexes and printed material relating to Ball and Couper compiled by Greta Couper, and a handwritten music score sheet by Thomas Ball.
Citation: Greta Elena Couper research material on Thomas Ball and William Couper, circa 1850-1988. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms: Couper's letters and clippings are photocopies.; Photocopies: Originals in possession of Monroe Couper, Waynesborough, Virginia, or the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia.
Biography Note: Greta Couper is a writer and art historian in Los Angeles, California.
Language Note: English .
Provenance: Donated 1988 and 2014 by Greta Couper, the great-great-granddaughter of Thomas Ball and the great-granddaughter of William Couper.
Location Note: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Data Source: Archives of American Art

Record number: (DSI-AAA_CollID)8823; (DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211008; AAA_collcode_coupgret

Creator: Couper, Greta Elena
Subject: Ball, Thomas; Couper, William

Theme: Women; Research and writing about art

Topic: Women art historians; Sculpture, American
Theme: Women; Research and writing about art

Record ID: AAADCD_coll_211008

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