John DePol Collection, 1947-2001.

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John DePol Collection, 1947-2001.

The collection primarily consists of prints, cards, and copies on paper of several illustrations and wood engravings by DePol. Also included are articles discussing the artist's work, exhibition announcements and catalogs, a small amount of correspondence, miscellaneous documents and ephemera, as well as publications and other texts written or collected by DePol. Several items have typewritten commentaries by the artist explaining their significance. Of particular interest is a career retrospective entitled "A Time for Recollection" accumulated by DePol and featuring copies of his engravings, captions, and illustrations spanning three decades of his life.

1 box (0.4 linear feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7759038

University of Florida

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DePol, John, 1913-2004

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DePol is a wood engraver who has worked in commercial printing. From the description of The John DePol collection, 1947-2002. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 53464778 Artist and engraver John DePol was born in 1913 in New York City. As a young man DePol spent much of his free time sketching scenes which would later be the basis of etchings or wood engravings. He enrolled in evening classes in etching and lithography while working full-time as a statistical clerk and sec...