R. Brownell McGrew collection, 1948-1994.

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R. Brownell McGrew collection, 1948-1994.

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The R. Brownell McGrew collection consists of information gathered by the artist to enable him to paint his Navajo and Hopi subjects with precise detail. His letters and photographs provide insight to his close relationships with his subjects, his attitudes towards art, and his style. The collection contains scattered biographical information about McGrew, but there is nothing autobiographical. Information about his family, the events in his life, and his values and beliefs, can be inferred from the materials. The collection provides the personal observations of many individuals, including McGrew's, about daily life on the Navajo and Hopi reservations. Photographs are primarily portraits used as figure studies. They include 35mm color slides, 120 negatives, and prints. Some of McGrew's photographic equipment and artists materials, including brushes and pens, are included in the collection.

9 linear feet manuscripts 4,000 photographic negatives ca. 13,000 photographic prints 6,600 slides.

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Heard Museum of Anthropology and Primitive Art

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McGrew, R. Brownell (Ralph Brownell), 1916-1994

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Ralph Brownell McGrew, better known as Brownie to his friends, was born in Columbus, Ohio on September 6, 1916. His family moved to California when he was eight. He attended Alhambra High School when Lester Bonar was the head of the art department. He later attended Otis Art Institute om Los Angeles, California, studying with Ralph Holmes, Edouard Vysekal, and E. Roscoe Shrader. Jimmy Swinnerton introduced McGrew to Native American subjects. McGrew married Ann Froning in 1938 when they were livi...