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Archives of American Art
An unidentified design student's notebook
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.archiv97
- Creators:
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Archives of American Art
- Dates:
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1908 July
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Item
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Lined notebook, covers missing. Full of notes from an unidentified student in a design class, entries in pencil, dated July 1 through July 10, 1908. Many illustrations of household objects, ornamental patterns and flowers in crayon or colored pencil. Note on final page references a design book: Style of ornament by Alex Speltz, Bruno Hessling.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Item has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Leonard Nezin, whose relationship to the creator of the notebook is unknown. Nezin guessed that the creator was a student at Columbia University.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Keywords
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Archives of American Art
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