William Dunlap

American, 1766 - 1839

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American dramatist, painter, and historian (1766–1839)

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William Dunlap, Samuel Griffin, c. 1809, oil on canvas, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1953.5.80

Samuel Griffin

William Dunlap · c. 1809 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1953.5.80

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William Dunlap · c. 1794 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2016.23.9

Bibliography

1869

  • Dunlap, William. History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in the United States. 2 vols. 1834. Reprint. New York, 1969: 1:243-312.

1914

  • Woolsey, Theodore S. "The American Vasari." Yale Review Series 2, 4 (July 1914): 778-789.

1917

  • Coad, Oral Sumner. William Dunlap: A Study of his Life and Works and of his Place in Contemporary Culture. 1917. Reprint. New York, 1962.

1931

  • Barck, Dorothy C., ed. Diary of William Dunlap (1766-1839): The Memoirs of a Dramatist, Theatrical Manager, Painter, Critic, Novelist, and Historian. 3 vols. New York, 1931.

1939

  • William Dunlap, Painter and Critic: Reflections of American Painting of a Century Ago. Exh. cat. Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1939.

1952

  • Elam, Charles H. "The Portraits of William Dunlap (1766-1839) and a Checklist of his Works." M.A. thesis, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, 1952.

1989

  • Christman, Margaret C. S. The First Federal Congress 1789-1791. Exh. cat. National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. (1989): 268-269.

1992

  • Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 90-92.