Ernest C. Peixotto drawings of a California mission building, Roman ruins, and a group of buildings in England [graphic]. ca. 1920-1990.

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Ernest C. Peixotto drawings of a California mission building, Roman ruins, and a group of buildings in England [graphic]. ca. 1920-1990.

Includes original drawings by Peixotto depicting an unidentified California mission building; a view of classical Roman ruins, titled Roma; and, on the verso of the Roman drawing, an unidentified group of buildings in England. Also includes snapshot photographs of Peixotto murals on the interior walls of the Lebanese Consulate-General's house in New York City

2 oversize folders (3 drawings) and 1 folder (16 photographic prints) : 38 x 28 cm or smaller.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8109874

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Peixotto, Ernest C., 1869-1940

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Ernest Peixotto was an American artist, illustrator, and author known mainly for his murals and his travel literature. He married the painter Mary Hutchinson in 1897. From the description of Ernest and Mary Peixotto papers, 1876-1959 (bulk 1915-1940) (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 755629850 Peixotto is best known as a mural painter though he also achieved notable success as a writer. He served as an official artist attached to the American Expediti...