Sylvia Shaw Judson collection, 1915-1998

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Sylvia Shaw Judson collection, 1915-1998

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/780937502

Sylvia Shaw Judson, daughter of architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, was a prominent sculptor who specialized in garden sculpture. The collection contains photographs and slides of Judson and her work, materials pertaining to exhibitions of Judson's work, drawings by Judson, Judson's sketchbooks, Judson's lecture notes, written and printed material, woodblocks, and negatives.

3 boxes (1.5 linear feet) and 1 flatfile.

Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson & Burnham Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8210800

Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson & Burnham Libraries

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Haskins, Sylvia Shaw Judson, 1897-1978

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Shaw, a sculptor, was the daughter of prominent architect Howard Van Doren Shaw. She studied with Albin Polasek at the Art Institute of Chicago and went to Paris in 1920 to continue her studies under Antoine Bourdelle at the Academy Grande Chaumiere. She authored THE QUIET EYE and GARDENS AND OTHER PLACES and taught sculpture at the American University in Cairo in 1963. As an adult, she joined the Society of Friends and became an active participant in the church. Died 1978. From the ...