Frick Art Reference Library FRICK ART REFERENCE LIBRARY I EAST 70TH STREET NEW YORK March 1st, 1924 Mr. George B. Dorr Somerset Club Boston, Mass. My dear Mr. Dorr:- Under separate cover, we are sending you photographs which you were kind enough to allow us to make from your paintings. We have recorded these in our files as follows: Our No. Artist Title 1245 Healy Samuel Dorr 1246 Copley Portrait of a man If this form is not correct in every detail we would appreciate it if you would send us a note telling just how you would like to have these photographs en- tered. Should you care to order further prints from these negatives, we can supply them for $1.50 for the first print and 50 cents for each additional print of an order. With many thanks for your kindness, Sincerely yours, Auth Savord Librarian NOTICE This material may 6. protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code: OLDFARM Bar Harbor, Maine July 30, 1923. Dear Miss Frick, You are most welcome to photograph the paintings I have loaned the Boston s Art Museum- The work you are doing seems to me a valuable and most useful supplement to a splendid gift. Believe me Yours sincerely GEORGE B. DOW 7 club Norm brother NOTICE This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code March 3, 1924 Mr. George B. Dorr Semeraet Club Boston, Mass+ My dear Mr. Dorr:- Under separate cover, we are sending you photographs which you were kind enough to allow us to make from your paintings. We have recorded these in our files as follows: Our No. Artist Title 1845 Healy Samuel Dorr 1946 Copley Portrait of a mm If this form is not correct in every detail we would appreciate it if you would send us a note telling just how you would like to have these photographs en- tered. Should you care to order further prints from these negatives, we can supply them for $1.50 for the first print and 50 cents for each additional print of an order. with many thanks for your kindness, Sincerely yours, Libraries MICROFILMED 121-15d D DATE: ENGRAVINGS: REPRODUCTIONS: Ira W. Martin, F.A.R.L. 1245. NOTICE THE material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Contain EXHIBITIONS: COLLECTIONS: (a) George B. Dorri Boston; on loan at Museum of Fine Arts: Boston, Mass, 1924 DESCRIPTIO N: BIBLIOGRAPHY (a) George B. Dorr Boston & Mass. Page 1 of 2 Ronald Epp From: "Reference" To: Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 11:23 AM Subject: RE: Reference Query Dr. Epp, We have received your email of January 9, 2003. A search of the Frick Art Reference Library photoarchive retrieved a photograph of the portrait of Samuel Dorr by George Peter Alexander Healy that was owned by George B. Dorr. A photograph of the John Singleton Copley portrait that was owned by George B. Dorr could not be found in the photoarchive, although we do have its negative. The two paintings were photographed by the Frick Art Reference Library photographers while on loan to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, in 1924. The Healy portrait of Samuel Dorr was still on loan to the Museum of Fine Arts at the time of George B. Dorr's death in 1944. This is the last location we have on file for the Healy portrait. The only location we have on file for the Copley painting is the George B. Dorr Collection of Boston, MA. This information dates back to correspondence from 1924. A search of the Frick Art Reference Library correspondence file found two pieces of correspondence dealing with George B. Dorr. The first is a brief letter from Dorr to the Library, dated July 30, 1923, giving permission for his paintings on loan to the Museum of Fine Art, Boston, MA, to be photographed. The second is a letter, dated March 3, 1924, from the Frick Art Reference Library to Dorr with a brief description of the Healy and Copley paintings that were photographed and notification that copies of the photographs were being sent to him. Upon request, we will happily send you complimentary photocopies of the available photograph from the photoarchive and the correspondence. Since the negatives of the photographs of the Samuel Dorr portrait by Healy and the portrait of a man by Copley are owned by the Frick Art Reference Library [FARL negative 1245,1246], there is a choice of a printed black and white photograph, or a high-resolution black and white digital scan in the form of a CD-ROM or as an inkjet print on heavyweight glossy paper. The cost of having a photograph printed is $25.00 plus $3.00 postage and handling. The price of a digital scan is $15.00 plus $3.00 postage and handling. It is payable, in advance, by check or money order made out to the Frick Art Reference Library. For a photograph order, allow up to four weeks for processing once the order is received. For a digital scan order, allow up to two weeks for processing once the order is received. The digital scan will be scanned at 400 dpi and saved in TIF file format. If another resolution and/or format are required, let us know when you place your order. If you are planning to publish the image, we ask that the credit line for the 1/13/2003 Page 2 of 2 photograph read "Courtesy of the Frick Art Reference Library." We hope this information is of help to you. Suz Massen Assistant Reference Librarian for Electronic Resources Frick Art Reference Library The Frick Collection 10 East 71st Street New York, NY 10021 Original Message From: r.epp@snhu.edu [mailto:r.epp@snhu.edu] Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 10:39 AM To: Reference Subject: Reference Query Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Ronald Epp, Ph.D. (r.epp@snhu.edu) on Thursday, January 9, 2003 at 10:38:36 Telephone: 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 Fax: 603-645-9685 Address: Shapiro Library, Southern New City: Manchester State: NH Zip_Code: 03106 Country: USA Occupation: Library Director Enter Query: Engaged in research on George B. Dorr (1853-1944), founder of Acadia National Park, I've discovered a March 1, 1924 letter on your stationary from Ruth Savord thanking Mr. Dorr for photos of his paitings of Haely's (Samuel Dorr, your reference # 1245) and Copley's (portrait of a man, your refernce # 1246). Can you verify this transaction or locate any other correspondance relative to Mr. Dorr. Thank you. 1/13/2003