Benjamin West Clinedinst papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0242
Correspondence, 1905-1931, between artist Benjamin West Clinedinst and various members of the Virginia Military Institute administration and Alumni Association. Much of it concerns Clinedinst's New Market Battle painting, which was unveiled at VMI in 1914 and hangs in VMI's Jackson Memorial Hall. The papers also include a subject file concerning the artist's painting of post-Civil War VMI faculty.
Dates
- 1905 - 1931
Creator
Restrictions on Access
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Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (ca. 60 items in three folders)
Biographical / Historical
Benjamin West Clinedinst, b. 1859, Woodstock, VA; Class of 1880; artist; d. 1931, Pawling, NY.
Physical Location
Manuscripts Stacks
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the Virginia Military Institute Archives Repository
