Arthur Sinclair Covey papers

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Arthur Sinclair Covey papers

1882-1960

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The papers of mural painter and illustrator Arthur Sinclair Covey measure 5.7 linear feet and date from 1882 to 1960. Found within the papers are biographical material; correspondence with art institutions, patrons, and colleagues; scattered business and financial records; notes and writings by Covey and others, including a transcript of an interview with Covey by a radio station; art work and sketchbooks by Covey and his colleagues including Paul Bransom, Harvey Dunn, and Edward Penfield; project files concering Covey's mural projects; a scrapbook of clippings; additional printed material; and photographs of Covey, family members, colleagues, and art work.

5.7 linear feet

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SNAC Resource ID: 6630441

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Brangwyn, Frank, 1867-1956

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British designer, painter, and printmaker. From the description of Designs, letters, and essay, ca. 1910-1937. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78132545 English painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to an unidentified recipient, 1921 Feb. 24 or July 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270875796 ...

Covey, Arthur Sinclair, 1877-1960

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Illustrator, mural painter; Torrington, Conn. Married to children's book author Lois Lenski. From the description of Arthur Sinclair Covey papers, 1882-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79146680 ...

Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925

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American illustrator. From the description of Letter, 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78052418 ...

Dunn, Harvey, 1884-1952

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Painter and illustrator; b. in the Dakota Territory; studied at Howard Pyle School of Art. From the description of Harvey Dunn papers, 1906-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70972388 ...

Bransom, Paul, 1885-1979

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Paul Bransom (1885-1979) was an animal painter and illustrator from New York, N.Y. From the description of Paul Bransom papers, 1862-1985, bulk 1904-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 227190101 Wildlife illustrator, painter, and cartoonist Paul Bransom was born in 1885 in Washington, D.C., and grew up sketching animals in his yard and at the National Zoo. He began work as a draftsman for the U.S. Patent Office at age 13, and went on to produce technical drawin...

Lenski, Lois, 1893-1974

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Lenski (1893-1974) was an author and illustrator of children's books. She won the 1946 Newbery Award for "Strawberry Girl." From the description of Papers, 1927-1970. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 31445427 Lois Lenski was born October 14, 1893 in Springfield, OH. She was educated at Ohio State University, and received a B.S. in Education in 1915. After college, she studied at the Art Students League in New York City and Westminster Sc...

Covey, Arthur Sinclair

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Arthur Sinclair Covey was born June 13, 1877 in Leroy, Illinois, son of Byron and Emeline Edwards Covey. His boyhood was spent in various small towns in Missouri and Kansas. As a teenager in 1893, Covey "made the run" to claim land at the opening of the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma. From 1895 to 1896, Covey attended Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, followed by three years of study under Frank Duveneck, among others, at the Chicago Art Institute, from which he grad...