Bertha Elizabeth & Ethel Spencer Lloyd papers

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Bertha Elizabeth & Ethel Spencer Lloyd papers

1936-1955

30 letters and greeting cards from the sculptor Brenda Putnam, regarding her bust of musician Ossip Gabrilowitsch, other projects, and other matters; a catalog of Putnam's work published by Brookgreen Gardens, S.C., 1937; a sketch by Putnam; a reproduction of her bust of Gabrilowitsch; and two photos, one of Ethel and one of Bertha.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6743319

Archives of American Art

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Lloyd, Ethel Spencer, b. 1875.

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Lloyd, Bertha Elizabeth, 1869-

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The Lloyds were both designers in Detroit, Mich. Bertha Elizabeth Lloyd specialized in leatherwork, lacemaking, and embroidery, and Ethel Spencer Lloyd specialized in jewelry, silversmithing, and embroidery. Brenda Putnam (1890-1975) was a sculptor from Minneapolis, Minn. Among other institutions, she attended the Boston Museum of Fine Art School and the Art Students League. She was an artist for the WPA as well. She and the Lloyds were presumably friends. Fr...

Putnam, Brenda, 1890-1975

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Brenda Putnam was an American sculptor and author (1890-1975). The daughter of Herbert Putnam, a former Librarian of Congress, Brenda Putnam underscored the significance of her collection by providing not only brief annotations for various items, but often detailed reminiscences of her personal and professional life, thus establishing a context in which to view both her Papers as well as her artistic career. From the guide to the Brenda Putnam Papers, 1915-1965, (Special Collections ...

Brookgreen Gardens

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Brookgreen Gardens was incorporated on July 13, 1931 by Archer Milton Huntington and Anna Hyatt Huntington of New York City. Archer Huntington was an industrialist, scholar and founder of several cultural institutions. His wife Anna Hyatt Huntington was an award-winning sculptor. The property, originally purchased by the Huntingtons as a winter retreat, incorporated four historic plantation properties in the Georgetown County, South Carolina near Murrells Inlet. The purpose of incorporating Broo...