Weir (Family : Weir, Robert Walter, 1803-1889)
Family
Biographical History
The Weir family included Robert Walter Weir (1803-1889), professor of drawing; his first wife Louisa Ferguson (d. 1845); his second wife Susan Martha Bayard; and their children, especially John Ferguson Weir (1841-1926), director of Fine Arts, Yale; and Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919), artist.
Citation:
Weir family papers, 1765-1929 (descendants of Robert Walter Weir)Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Photograph albums of art and architecture, circa 1880-1920
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 78 Series 5
Scope and Contents
Includes three photograph albums containing photographs of art and architecture from various cities in Europe. There are also photographs of people in everyday life situations in Europe.
Dates:
circa 1880-1920
Photographs of Julian Alden Weir, circa 1840-1919
Series
Identifier: MSS P 78 Series 1
Scope and Contents
Includes forty-nine photographs of Julian Alden Weir most of which are portraits. Also included are portraits of Robert Walter Weir.
Dates:
circa 1840-1919
Photographs of the Weir family, circa 1880-1919
Series
Identifier: MSS P 78 Series 2
Scope and Contents
Includes fifteen photographs of various members of the Weir family.
Dates:
circa 1880-1919
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Art -- Photographs 2
- Impressionist artists -- Photographs 2
- Material Types 2
- Architecture 1
- Art 1