Hugh Gray Lieber drawings, sketchbooks, paintings, and other material, 1921-1959.

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Hugh Gray Lieber drawings, sketchbooks, paintings, and other material, 1921-1959.

Collection includes: drawings, manuscript notes, notebooks, oil paintings, poster, sketchbooks, typescripts, printed books, proofs, and watercolors. Many items include manuscript annotations. Many of the drawings were made as illustrations for published works (primarily written by Lillian Rosanoff Lieber) such as: The education of T. C. Mits, The Einstein theory of relativity: a trip to the 4th dimension, Galois and the theory of groups: a bright star in mathesis, Good-bye Mr. Man, Hello Mr. Newman, Mits, wits and logic, Non-Euclidean geometry; or, three moons in mathesis, and many others.

109 boxes (26 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8111808

Houghton Library

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Lieber, Hugh Gray, 1896-

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Hugh Gray Lieber (1896-1961) was an educator, artist, and book illustrator. He received a B.A. from Oklahoma University in 1919 and an M.A. from Columbia University in 1923. He joined the Mathematics Department of Long Island University in 1928 and chaired the department from 1931 to 1945. At an unknown date, Hugh Gray Lieber became Professor of Art in the same institution. He chaired the Fine Arts Department from 1945 until he retired in 1953. Lieber wrote and illustrated a number ...

Lieber, Lillian R. (Lillian Rosanoff), 1886-1986

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