Weir, Robert Walter, 1803-1889
Person
Dates
- Existence: June 18, 1803-May 1, 1889
Biographical / Historical
Robert Walter Weir (1803-1889) was an artist and professor of drawing at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
John Ferguson Weir papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 550
Overview:
Correspondence, addresses and writings, papers relating to the Yale School of the Fine Arts, and other papers of John F. Weir, artist, painter and first director of the Yale School of the Fine Arts, serving from 1869-1913. Correspondents include many persons prominent in the art world between 1870 and 1920. There is also much material on the origins and development of art education in this country and at Yale.
Dates:
1838-1957, bulk 1861-1928
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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John Ferguson Weir papers