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Illustrated letters from Adam Van Doren to David G. McCullough

Creator
Van Doren, Adam, 1962-
Title
Illustrated letters from Adam Van Doren to David G. McCullough, 2011-2014.
Physical Description
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Gift of Adam Van Doren, 2016.
Organization
Material arranged as received.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Adam Van Doren (1962-) is an American artist. He has been a visiting artist at the American Academy in Rome, a Lustman Fellowship Lecturer at Yale University, and an instructor at the Institute for Classical Architecture.
Summary
Collection of illustrated autograph letters by Adam Van Doren describing his visits to the homes of American presidents. Includes watercolor illustrations and descriptions of Wheatland, James Buchanan's home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Walkers Point, George Bush's home in Kennebunkport, Maine; Prairie Chapel Ranch, George W. Bush's home in Crawford, Texas; Jimmy Carter's home in Plains, Georgia; Calvin Coolidge's home in Plymouth, Vermont; Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home in Charlottesville, Virginia; John F. Kennedy's family homes in Brookline and Hyannis Port, Massachusetts; Franklin D. Roosevelt's home in Hyde Park, New York; Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt's home in Oyster Bay, New York; Harry Truman's home in Independence, Missouri; Martin Van Buren's home in Kinderhook, New York; George Washington's home in Mount Vernon, Virginia; and Woodrow Wilson's home in Washington, D.C. Also includes a letter containing watercolor illustrations and descriptions of the White House. Illustrations were published in Van Doren's book The House Tells the Story: Homes of the American Presidents (Boston: Godine, 2015).
Publications
The House tells the story: homes of the American presidents / Adam Van Doren. Boston: Godine, 2015.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Images
Added to Catalog
August 31, 2021
References
Illustrated Letters from Adam Van Doren to David G. McCullough. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Illustrated Letters from Adam Van Doren to David G. McCullough. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 > Homes and haunts.
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 > Homes and haunts > Pictorial works.
Bush, George, 1924-2018 > Homes and haunts.
Bush, George, 1924-2018 > Homes and haunts > Pictorial works.
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- > Homes and haunts.
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- > Homes and haunts > Pictorial works.
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- > Homes and haunts.
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- > Homes and haunts > Pictorial works.
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 > Homes and haunts.
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 > Homes and haunts > Pictorial works.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 > Homes and haunts.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 > Homes and haunts > Pictorial works.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 > Homes and haunts.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 > Homes and haunts > Pictorial works.
McCullough, David G.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 > Homes and haunts.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 > Homes and haunts > Pictorial works.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 > Homes and haunts.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 > Homes and haunts > Pictorial works.
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 > Homes and haunts.
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 > Homes and haunts > Pictorial works.
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 > Homes and haunts.
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 > Homes and haunts > Pictorial works.
Van Doren, Adam, 1962-
Van Doren, Adam, 1962- Works. Selections.
Washington, George, 1732-1799 > Homes and haunts.
Washington, George, 1732-1799 > Homes and haunts > Pictorial works.
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 > Homes and haunts.
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 > Homes and haunts > Pictorial works.
White House (Washington, D.C.)
White House (Washington, D.C.) > Pictorial works.
Woodrow Wilson House > Pictorial works.
Presidents > America.
Presidents > America > Homes and haunts.
Presidents > America > Homes and haunts > Pictorial works.
Presidents > Dwellings > United States.
Presidents > Dwellings > United States > Pictorial works.
Crawford (Tex.) > Pictorial works.
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site (Mo.) > Pictorial works.
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site (Hyde Park, N.Y.) > Pictorial works.
Hyannis Port (Mass.) > Pictorial works.
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site (Plains, Ga.) > Pictorial works.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site (Brookline, Mass.) > Pictorial works.
Kennebunkport (Me.) > Pictorial works.
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site (N.Y.) > Pictorial works.
Monticello (Va.) > Pictorial works.
Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate) > Pictorial works.
Old House (Quincy, Mass.) > Pictorial works.
Plymouth (Vt.) > Pictorial works.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) > Pictorial works.
Walkers Point (Me.) > Pictorial works.
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.) > Pictorial works.
Genre/Form
Watercolors (paintings) - United States - 21st century.
Bookmark As
https://search.library.yale.edu/catalog/15975411
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