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National Anthropological Archives
Guide to MS 7531 Mary Wright Gill drawings and illustrations, circa 1890-1956
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7531
- Creators:
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Gill, Mary W.
- Dates:
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circa 1890-1956
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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82 Drawings
- Repository:
- Container:
- 7531
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 82 drawings by Mary Wright Gill, including pen and ink drawings, pencil sketches, watercolors, printed illustrations, and page proofs. Many of the drawings were made for the Bureau of American Ethnology.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Biographical Note
Biographical Note
Mary Wright Gill (1867-1929) was a scientific illustrator who worked as a contract artist for the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) and other government agencies. She worked primarily in pen and ink, graphite, and watercolor. Her illustrations were sometimes composites based on series of photographs. She also used the names Mary Irwin Wright and Mary Irwin Gill, and was briefly married to BAE illustrator and photographer De Lancey Walker Gill.
Administration
Custodial History
The collection was acquired by the Columbia Historical Society (now the DC History Center) circa 1915. The collection was offered to the Smithsonian circa 1967 and placed in the National Museum of American Art/ National Portrait Gallery Library. In 1993, the NMAA/NPG Library transferred the drawings to the Archives of American Art. The collection was transferred from the Archives of American Art to the National Anthropological Archvies on June 4, 1993.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
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Preferred Citation
MS 7531 Mary Wright Gill drawings and illustrations, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Related Materials
Related Materials
The National Anthropological Archives holds additional drawings and illustrations by Mary Wright Gill in MS 4108, MS 4949, MS 4950, and Photo Lot 133.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 7531
Variant Title
Variant Title
Miscellaneous drawings and illustrations
Keywords
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