Rodney Bathurst Birch collection of Reginald Bathurst Birch, circa 1877-1943.

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Rodney Bathurst Birch collection of Reginald Bathurst Birch, circa 1877-1943.

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Collection consists of material accumulated by Rodney Birch which documents the life and career of his father, the illustrator Reginald Bathurst Birch. It is comprised of one student drawing (circa 1877), six original graphite and ink sketches, photographs, parts of book dust jackets, ephemera, newspapers clippings, and six watercolor valentines that the artist composed for his wife Gertrude. Photographs include formal portraits of Reginald and Rodney Birch, and candid images of the men with Gertrude and various friends; a separate set of 8-by-10 inch photographs documents the interior of an unidentified home, circa 1920.

0.21 linear feet (1 box)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8027180

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Birch, Rodney Bathurst, 1897-1989, $e collector.

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Reginald Bathurst Birch was an American artist and illustrator. Born in London on May 2, 1856, Birch immigrated to San Francisco with his parents in 1870. He returned to Europe to study art in Munich, Italy, and London, afterward settling in New York City. In 1881 he embarked on a successful career as an illustrator for popular magazines including St. Nicholas, Century, Life, and Harper's. Birch created hundreds of images for novels, poems, and serial stories over five decades, but was best know...

Birch, Rodney Bathurst, 1897-1989.

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Birch, Reginald B., 1856-1943

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