Isabel Lydia Whitney papers

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Isabel Lydia Whitney papers

1832-1973

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2 notebooks, one labeled "Paintings/Watercolor/Landscapes" (79 pages) and the other "Decoration/Fresco/Drawings/Misc./Oils" (129 pages) containing titles and descriptions of works completed; lists of works exhibited at the Society of Independent Artists, 1917-1941; 3 exhibition catalogs and announcements, undated, 1963-1964; 2 scrapbooks containing correspondence and articles associated with Ms. Whitney; 1 album of 34 photographs of Ms. Whitney from infancy to young adulthood, of her family and friends, and of her murals; 2 samples of floral fabric designs and 1 sample of wallpaper designed for Katzenbach & Warren, Inc.

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Simmons, Dawn Langley

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This author had a sex-change operation in 1968, married and changed her name to Dawn Pepita Simmons, Dawn Langley Simmons. From the guide to the Dawn Langley Simmons Papers, 1964, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc]) Author. From the description of Papers, 1952-1968. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20314522 From the description of Papers, 1952-1998. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record...

Whitney, Isabel Lydia.

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Painter. Known as the first woman fresco painter in America. Studied at Pratt Institute. Using Cennino Cennini's fifteenth century book on fresco painting as a guide, Ms. Whitney devised her own fresco formulas that could better endure the harsh New York climate. Her career as a fresco painter ended, however, after a crippling fall but she was to continue to work in watercolors and oils. Ms. Whitney also decorated homes of the famous, restored old houses, and designed wa...