Keepsake books, 1935-1944.

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Keepsake books, 1935-1944.

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These volumes were created by Norman-Wilcox for his wife from 1935 to 1944. They were presented to her on birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions. Topics have to do with incidents in their married life; some are thank-you notes, one was written to ask his wife out to dinner, and others celebrate events in their lives. Each expresses his love. The books are typed, hand-illustrated, and bound. Different covering material is used, such as tie fabric, lampshade material, calico, plaid, Chinese silk, and homespun.

145 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 17 cm.

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Norman-Wilcox, Gregor, 1905-1969

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Gregor Norman-Wilcox was a curator of decorative arts at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from 1931 until his death in 1969. Norman-Wilcox was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1905 and attended school there, eventually graduating from the Cleveland School of Art. In 1934, he married Grace Agusta Stern. In the 1940s, 50s, and 60s he wrote extensively on various aspects of the decorative arts, making many contributions to the magazine Antiques and other journals. He had a syndicated series on antiq...

Norman-Wilcox, Grace.

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