Booth, James Scripps.

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Born May 31, 1888 in Detroit, Mich. to George and Ellen Booth, founders of Cranbrook Educational Community. Artist and automotive designer who also contributed to design features of the Cranbrook campus in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. His art work, chiefly pastels, is in the permanent collections of the Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, and the Detroit Institute of Arts, among other locations. He died Sept. 13, 1954.

From the description of Papers of James Scripps Booth, 1898-1980 (bulk 1911-1929). (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 52291610

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creatorOf Booth, James Scripps. [James Scripps Booth] : artist file John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library
creatorOf Booth, James Scripps. Papers of James Scripps Booth, 1898-1980 (bulk 1911-1929). Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
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associatedWith James Scripps Booth, person
associatedWith Scripps-Booth Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Scripps-Booth Cyclecar Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Stutz Motor Car Company. corporateBody
associatedWith The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Michigan--Detroit
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Artists
Automobiles
Automobiles
Automobiles
Cyclecars
Experimental automobiles
Patent suits
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Active 1898

Active 1980

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