Charles S. Wells papers. [ca. 1893]-1955.

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Charles S. Wells papers. [ca. 1893]-1955.

Biographical data, business cards, correspondence, photographs, lecture notes, news clippings, and miscellany pertaining to the work of Scottish-born American sculptor and Minneapolis School of Art instructor Charles S. Wells.

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Minneapolis School of Art

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Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907

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Wells, Charles S.

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Charles S. Wells was born June 24, 1872 in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of James Wells and Jane McArthur Smith. Wells came to the United States in either 1886 or 1887 when he was 14 years old. He was educated at the Pratt Institute School of Art in Brooklyn, New York (1893), the Art Students League of New York (1893-1896 and 1900-1901), the National Academy of Design in New York (1897), and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris (1902-1903). While studying in New York Wells was...

Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915

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Shrady, Henry Merwin, 1871-1922

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Sculptor; Elmsford, New York. From the description of Henry Merwin Shrady papers, 1901-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86122859 ...

Muir, William

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Epithet: Dean of the Thistle British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000841.0x0003de Epithet: at Constantinople British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000841.0x0003dd Epithet: Reverend; DD British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000841.0x0003e0 ...

Zolnay, George Julian, 1862 or 1863-1949

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Sculptor and teacher; New York, N.Y., St. Louis, Mo. and Washington, D.C. Born in Hungary, he came to the United States in 1892. Taught at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts. From the description of George Julian Zolnay papers, 1899-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77723492 ...