John Henry Bradley Storrs scrapbook and studio book

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John Henry Bradley Storrs scrapbook and studio book

1909-1972

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A 24-page studio book (1909-1915) lists Storrs' works, dates of completion, dimensions, media, and exhibition information. One entry includes a small sketch of the work. A scrapbook contains clippings (1911-1938, 1972), and exhibition announcements and catalogs (1920-1937). The scrapbook was also microfilmed circa 1957 when it was lent by the original owner/compiler, The Downtown Gallery, on reel ND/S-1.

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Storrs, John Henry Bradley, 1885-1956

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John Storrs, born in Chicago, decided to become a sculptor while abroad in 1907-1908. After his return, he studied with Lorado Taft at the Chicago Art Institute and with Charles Grafly at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He returned to France in 1912, where he was a favorite pupil of Rodin. Storrs turned from traditional representation to Cubist and machinelike forms in 1920. His many colleagues included Louise Bryant and Jacques Lipschitz. After 1921, he and his wife, French writer Margue...