William Roberts drawings for Seven pillars of wisdom, 1925-1926.

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William Roberts drawings for Seven pillars of wisdom, 1925-1926.

Collection includes original drawings in pen and ink, charcoal, chalk, and pencil. Many pieces have autograph manuscript annotations by Roberts. Some titles were given by Roberts; those supplied by the cataloger are given in square brackets.

1 box (1 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7955783

Houghton Library

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Roberts, William, 1895-1980

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William Roberts was originally trained as a commercial artist. During his apprenticeship, he attended classes at various art schools in London and traveled to France and Italy, where he was influenced by Post-impressionism and Cubism. For a time he was a member of the Omega Workshops, a design enterprise associated with the Bloomsbury group, and was involved in the British school of Futurism known as Vorticism. After serving in the First World War, his work dealt with the horrors of...

Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935

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Lawrence, a British archaeologist, soldier, and writer, was known as Lawrence of Arabia. From the description of Miscellaneous papers, 1934-1937. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122590319 From the guide to the T. E. Lawrence miscellaneous papers, 1934-1937., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Thomas Edward Lawrence was born Aug. 16, 1888, at Tremadoc, North Wales. His parents, Sir John Chapman and Sarah Junner never married, th...