Ernest Peixotto papers, ca.1888-1947.

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Ernest Peixotto papers, ca.1888-1947.

Collection contains correspondence, scrapbooks, printed ephemera, artwork, articles, lectures and other materials documenting Peixotto's life and work. Includes numerous certificates and awards as well as extensive materials pertaining to the 1939 New York World's Fair.

5 boxes, 1 carton, 5 oversize folders, 1 tube (3.35 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8235799

UC Berkeley Libraries

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New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)

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Dana, Richard Henry, 1851-1931

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Léon, Paul.

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Beaux-Arts Institute of Design

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Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963

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National Society of Mural Painters, New York.

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Gibran, Kahlil, 1883-1931

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LaFarge, Christopher, 1897-1956

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MacDowell Club.

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Guérin, Jules Vallée, 1866-1946

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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...