Collection also includes two photographs of Alain LeRoy Locke (1946 and undated); related notes, clippings, and ephemera (1907-1971); a typescript carbon of "The Wise" by Countee Cullen, inscribed to Locke by Cullen; and a checklist for an exhibition...
Description:
Alain LeRoy Locke (1885-1954), African American author, philosopher, and central figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Educated at Harvard University (BA, 1907, PhD, 1918), Locke taught at Howard University from 1912-1916, 1918-1925, and 1928-1953; in ret...
African American educators, African American philosophers, African American social workers, Educators--New York (State)--New York., Philosophers--New York (State)--New York., and Social workers--New York (State)--New York.
Ogrissek's daily diary (212 pages) records his trip from Jersey City in February, 1899 to the Alaska gold fields and back in September, 1899. The sketchbook accompanies descriptions in the diary of the scenery he encounters. The 26 drawings, almost al...
Description:
Ogrissek, who had been a liquor salesman in Jersey City, New Jersey, travelled to Alaska in 1898, 1899 and 1900 to make a fortune for his family. In 1899 he travelled across the country by railroad to Seattle and then up to southeastern Alaska to Skag...
Subject (Geographic):
Alaska, Juneau Mining District., Berners Bay (Alaska), Chilkat River (B.C. and Alaska), Dutch Harbor (Alaska), Haines (Alaska), Ketchikan (Alaska), Lynn Canal (Alaska), Nome (Alaska), Prince of Wales Island (Alaska), Seward (Alaska), Skagway (Alaska), and Valdez (Alaska)
Subject (Name):
Ogrissek, George A. and Denomie, Antoine.
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining, Description and travel, and Gold discoveries
Political cartoon depicting Jonathan forcing a mug of 'Perry' down the throat of John Bull, a uniformed man. Jonathan is depicted saying "Take it, Johnny - take it I say - why can't you take it? - It will mend your morals & your manners too, friend J...
Description:
Amos Doolittle, known for his engravings of the Battle of Lexington, designer and engraver of a number of political cartoons.
Subject (Geographic):
United States
Subject (Name):
Perry, Oliver Hazard.
Subject (Topic):
History, Humor, caricatures, etc, and Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813
Prints and some original drawings, both portrait and scenic, associated with members of the Burney family. Contents include four illustrations by Lowndes for Fanny Burney's Evelina; a variety of engraved portraits of historical figures, including memb...
Description:
Accompanied by a container list (in box 1).
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Europe
Subject (Name):
Burney family., Burney family, and Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840.
Subject (Topic):
Celebrities, Kings and rulers, Landscape drawing, British, Landscape prints, British, and Portrait prints, British
Collection of approximately twenty letters, fifteen with envelopes, to Carlos Piesaar received during a brief incarceration for Provo-related activities in 1970. Letters from family, friends, and Provo artists and sympathizers include drawings and cli...
Description:
Carlos Piesaar, member of Provo movement in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the 1960s.
Subject (Geographic):
Netherlands, Amsterdam., and Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Subject (Name):
Bronkhorst, Peter., Piesaar, Carlos., and Provo (Organization)
A collection of 75 drawings and designs for Strawberry Hill which document the growth of Strawberry Hill whilst Bentley was in favor with the owner Horace Walpole and part of the "Strawberry Committee" (ca. 1753-1761) along with John Chute. Drawings i...
Alternative Title:
Drawings and designs by Richard Bentley ...
Description:
Title from special title page printed at Strawberry Hill Press, ca. 1760. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of Strawberry Hill press, p. 255.
Subject (Name):
Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Views of natives, landscapes, and ethnographic objects of the Northwest Coast of America, Pacific Islands, China, and South America. Half of the drawings are fully rendered watercolors, others are rough sketches with detailed notes on coloring, dates ...
Description:
Bacstrom, a protégé of Sir Joseph Banks, served as surgeon on a private fur-trading ship which sailed around Cape Horn to the South Seas, Nootka Sound, the East Indies, and the Cape. Bacstrom left the ship at Nootka Sound and later served as surgeon...
Subject (Geographic):
Northwest, Pacific, Hawaii, China, Islands of the Pacific, Queen Charlotte Islands (B.C.), South America, and Greenland
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Social life and customs, Clothing and dress, and Whaling
A collection of drawings attributed to Augustino Aglio, circa 1835-1840, that includes a panorama comprised of seven drawings glued together and nine discrete drawings. The drawings depict his interpretation of the Aztec migration myth as conveyed in ...
Description:
Augustino Maria Aglio (1777-1857), was born in Cremona, Italy, and moved with his family to Milan in 1787, where he was educated at the Collegio dei Barnabiti and the Accademia di Brera. He volunteered with the legion of Cisalpine Republic during the...
A collection of drawings attributed to Augustino Aglio, circa 1835-1840, that includes a panorama comprised of seven drawings glued together and nine discrete drawings. The drawings depict his interpretation of the Aztec migration myth as conveyed in ...
Description:
Augustino Maria Aglio (1777-1857), was born in Cremona, Italy, and moved with his family to Milan in 1787, where he was educated at the Collegio dei Barnabiti and the Accademia di Brera. He volunteered with the legion of Cisalpine Republic during the...
A collection of drawings attributed to Augustino Aglio, circa 1835-1840, that includes a panorama comprised of seven drawings glued together and nine discrete drawings. The drawings depict his interpretation of the Aztec migration myth as conveyed in ...
Description:
Augustino Maria Aglio (1777-1857), was born in Cremona, Italy, and moved with his family to Milan in 1787, where he was educated at the Collegio dei Barnabiti and the Accademia di Brera. He volunteered with the legion of Cisalpine Republic during the...
