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Archives of American Art
Emily and William Muir papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.muiremil
- Creators:
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Muir, Emily, 1904-Muir, William H. (William Horace), 1902-1964
- Dates:
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[ca. 1930]-1996
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Linear foot0.8 Linear feetAddition
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Biographical material; correspondence; photographs of Emily and William Muir, her work, and houses she designed; a scrapbook containing letters, photographs of work, and clippings about Muir and her husband; price list of paintings by Muir; a publisher's agreement for a book, "Two Cents an Acre"; illustrations by Muir of a novel, "Small Potatoes" (N.Y.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940) and other publications; exhibition announcements and catalogs; clippings; a sheet of sketches for sculpture by William Muir; and posthumous exhibition material relating to William Muir and a grant application for casting work by him.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Emily Muir is a painter, sculptor, and architect; her husband, William, a sculptor; Stonington Me.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1993 & 1996 by Emily Muir. Additional papers are expected.
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
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| Women architects | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- Maine | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sculptors -- Maine | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Architects -- Maine | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women sculptors | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women painters | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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