Archives of American Art

Harold W. Grieve papers relating to Robert Strong Woodward

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.grieharo
Creators:
Grieve, Harold W. (Harold Walter), 1901-
Dates:
1934-1951
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
23 letters received from Robert Strong Woodward, 1934-1951; two greeting cards; four exhibition notices; clippings; magazine articles; and three photographs of works of art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Harold Walter Grieve was a well-known interior designer in Los Angeles, Calif., and a friend of Woodward's from childhood. Grieve used many of Woodward's paintings in the homes he designed, among them the homes of celebrities George Burns and Gracie Allen, and Jack Benny.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1973 by Harold W. Grieve.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Interior decoration Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Landscape painters -- Massachusetts Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Still-life painters -- Massachusetts Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interior decorators -- California -- Los Angeles Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Woodward, Robert Strong, 1885-1957 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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