Waldo Peirce Papers 1889-1985

Zorach, Dahlov.

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Young, Arthur (Vocalist)

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Gorsline, Douglas W., 1913-

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Douglas Gorsline was born May 24, 1913, in Rochester, NY, and died June 25(some say 26th), 1985, in Dijon, France. He followed a career as artist, illustrator, and writer. He received numerous awards for his work, and was the first American artist to receive an invitation from the People's Republic of China to visit that country and paint whatever he wished. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vols. 11, 43. From the description of Douglas Gorsline Papers 1975. (Universit...

Hartley, Marsden, 1877-1943

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Marsden Hartley, one of the early modernist painters and also a poet, was born in Lewiston, Maine, in 1877. After his mother's death, he moved to Cleveland to live with his father and stepmother, attending the Cleveland Institute of Art. He then moved on to study at the New York School of Art, where he found inspiration in the works of the American transcendentalists, particularly Emerson and Whitman. Among his other influences were Emily Dickison, his friend and contemporary Hart Crane, and Ger...

Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961

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Born in 1899, Ernest Hemingway was the second of six children born to Grace Hall and Clarence Edmonds Hemingway. Ernest developed a love of literature and music from his mother, a trained opera singer and music teacher after her marriage, and gained a keen interest in outdoor sports--hunting, fishing, woodscraft--from his father, a doctor and avid naturalist. Divided between the family's home in Oak Park, Illinois, and their summer cottage on Lake Waldoon in Michigan, Ernest's chil...

Van Loon, Hendrik Willem, 1882-1944

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Hendrik Willem van Loon was born in Rotterdam, Holland on January 14, 1882. He attended Cornell University, graduating in 1905. In 1906 he married Eliza Ingersoll Bowditch and began working for the Associated Press in New York City, Washington, D.C., Moscow, and Warsaw. His son Henry Bowditch van Loon was born on June 22, 1907, and Gerard Willem van Loon on January 16, 1911. Hendrik van Loon received his Ph.D. from the University of Munich in 1911, and in 1913 his book THE FALL OF THE DUTCH REPU...

Sheets, Millard, 1907-1989

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Painter, educator, designer, mural painter; California; d. 1989. From the description of Millard Sheets interviews, 1986 Oct.-1988 July [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80032848 From the description of Oral history interview with Millard Sheets, 1986 Oct.-1988 July [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646398429 Watercolorist, painter, muralist, educator, architectural designer; California; b. 1907; d. 1989. Grad...

Ipcar, Dahlov Zorach, 1917-

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Artist and author/illustrator of children's books who frequently paints animal subjects. From the description of Dahlov Ipcar papers 1947-1981. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 37958672 American author and illustrator of children's and young adult books; along with Margaret Wise Brown's other illustrators and editors, Dahlov Zorach Ipcar was honored with the 1984 Kerlan Award. From the description of Papers, 1917-1987 (bu...

Peirce, Hayford, 1883-1946

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Taubes, Frederic, 1900-1981

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Poor, Henry V. (Henry Varnum), 1812-1905

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Henry Varnum Poor (1888-1970), best known as a potter and ceramic artist, was also an architect, painter, muralist, designer, educator and writer who lived and worked in New City, New York. A native of Chapman, Kansas, Henry Varnum Poor moved with his family to Kansas City when his grain merchant father became a member of the Kansas Board of Trade. From a young age he showed artistic talent and spent as much time as possible - including school hours - drawing. When a sch...

Saint-Gaudens, Homer, 1880-

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Hooton, Earnest Albert, 1887-1954

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Hooton taught anthropology at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Earnest Albert Hooton, 1932-1941 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973070 Anthropologist. From the description of Autobiography of Earnest Albert Hooton: typescript, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79456362 Earnest Albert Hooton was born in Clemansville, Wisconsin on November 20, 1887. After graduating from Lawrence College ( Appleton, Wis...

Zorach, William, 1887-1966

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Sculptor, painter; interviewees are married. From the description of Reminiscences of Willam and Marguerite Zorach : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309727160 William Zorach (1887-1966) was a sculptor and painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of William Zorach letter to Mr. Shipley, Feb. 8, 1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821127 Artist. From the description of William Z...

Gorsline, Douglas W., 1913-1985

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Artist, illustrator and author. From the description of Selected illustrations of Douglas Warner Gorsline, 1970?-1979? (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 18250076 American children's illustrator born in Rochester, New York in 1913. Specializing in historical subjects, he illustrated over two dozen books including two of his own. From the description of Papers, 1950-1987 (bulk: 1950-1971). (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). W...

Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970

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Nationally recognized American artist Waldo Peirce (1884-1970) was known for illustrating envelopes. Peirce was a Harvard alumnus, having earned his Harvard AB 1908; the addressee, William Bingham (1889-1971) earned his Harvard AB 1916 and served as director of athletics at Harvard from 1926 to 1951. These envelopes were sent during a period when the Harvard football team was at a low point and being criticized by the press. From the description of Illustrated envelopes addressed to ...

Peirce family

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Young, Art, 1866-1943

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Art Young (1866-1943) was a leading socialist cartoonist and humorist whose work appeared in The Masses (1910-1917) and elsewhere. He was born in Monroe, Wisconsin, studied at the Academy of Design in Chicago, where he first illustrated news stories and saw his cartoons published in various newspapers. In 1895 Young moved to New York where his work was published in Life and where he became a socialist and, in 1910, one of the founding members of the artists and writers cooperative that produced ...

Biddle, George, 1885-1973

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George Biddle was an author and a widely exhibited artist who also contributed to national magazines. He died in 1973. From the description of Business and personal papers, 1929-1943. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122573566 B. 1885 d. 1973. From the description of George Biddle artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228433040 American artist and Chairman, War Department Art Advisory Committee. From the ...

Lee, Doris, 1905-1983

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Doris (Emrick) Lee was born February 1, 1905, in Aledo, IL.; died June 16, 1983, in Clearwater Fl. She received her BA from Rockford College 1927 and did graduate study at Kansas City Art Institute and California School of Fine Art. Her artisit career (1929-83) included numerous commissioned works, scenes for Rodger's and Hammerstein's play Oklahoma!, and pictorial essays for Life magazine. Her works were exhibited widely and are contained in many permanent collections.Source: Something About th...

Pierce family.

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Perkins, Maxwell E. (Maxwell Evarts), 1884-1947

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Editor at and vice-president of Charles Scribner's Sons. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1938-1943. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122629156 Maxwell Evarts Perkins was one of the most importnat editors in American literary history. Belinda Dobson Jelliffe, born in Asheville, N.C., became a friend of Thomas Wolfe in 1933. In 1935, Charles Scriber's Sons published her only book, a semi-autobiographical work titled Fo...

Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947

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Lincoln Colcord was a notable Maine author and translator of stories about the sea. Like his sister, Joanna Colcord, he was born at sea during a voyage of his father, ship's master Lincoln A. Colcord, undertaken after his marriage to Joanna French Sweetser. Ship's masters were allowed to bring their families with them on voyages. Joanna and Lincoln, Jr., were schooled at sea by their mother and others during their father's ocean voyages. Always listing Searsport, Me., as their official residence...

Peirce, Anna Hayford, 1856-1928

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Morison, Samuel Eliot

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Morison graduated from Harvard in 1908 and taught American history at Harvard. From the description of Course material for History 161b, the discovery of America, 1940. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228512193 Morison earned his Harvard AB in 1908, his Harvard AM in 1909, and his Harvard PhD in 1912. He taught history at Harvard. From the description of Notes in English 28, second half year, 1904-1905. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074686...