Description: Margaret French Cresson was the daughter of renowned sculptor Daniel Chester French. Cresson's specialty was creating portrait busts but was also a gifted painter, writer and lecturer. In 1969 she donated the 150 acre family estate and studio in Western Massachusetts, Chesterwood, to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Today, Chesterwood is a public museum.

Creator/Photographer: Peter A. Juley & Son

Medium: Black and white photographic print

Dimensions: 8 in x 10 in

Culture: American

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Archivos de arte estadounidense
	Nombre local	Archives of American Art
	Institución matriz	Instituto Smithsoniano
	Ubicación	Washington D.C.
	Coordenadas	38° 53′ 52,44″ N, 77° 01′ 21,72″ O
	Fundación	1954
	Sitio web	www.aaa.si.edu
	Control de autoridades	: Q2860568 VIAF: 151134814 ISNI: 0000000458972996 LCCN: n79065944 GND: 1023549-8 BNF: 12372625w WorldCat

Collection: Peter A. Juley & Son Collection - The Peter A. Juley & Son Collection is comprised of 127,000 black-and-white photographic negatives documenting the works of more than 11,000 American artists. Throughout its long history, from 1896 to 1975, the Juley firm served as the largest and most respected fine arts photography firm in New York. The Juley Collection, acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 1975, constitutes a unique visual record of American art sometimes providing the only photographic documentation of altered, damaged, or lost works. Included in the collection are over 4,700 photographic portraits of artists.