Don Swann etchings of Homewood Museum and Washington Monument
Content Description
Two etchings of Homewood Museum (Homewood House) and one of Baltimore's Washington Monument, created by Don Swann. The Homewood Museum etchings date to 1931 and 1932. The Washington Monument etching dates to 1945.
Dates
- Creation: 1931, 1932, 1945
Creator
- Swann, Don, 1889-1954 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Collection is open for use.
Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.
Biographical / Historical
Don Swann was an American artist based in Baltimore. He was known for his etchings of American life, ships, trees, and colleges and University. Swann was born in 1889 and died in 1954.
Extent
.014 Cubic Feet (1 over-sized folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Two etchings of Homewood Museum (Homewood House) and one of Baltimore's Washington Monument, created by Don Swann. The Homewood Museum etchings date to 1931 and 1932. The Washington Monument etching dates to 1945.
Custodial History
The source of acquisition is not clear, but paperwork suggests these may have been a donation by or purchase from Don Swann's son's wife, circa 2001. See accession file for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from Development and Alumni Relations office, January 2019.
Processing Information
Processed by Jordon Steele in January 2019.
Subject
- Homewood House Museum (Johns Hopkins University) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Don Swann etchings of Homewood Museum and Washington Monument
- Author
- Jordon Steele
- Date
- 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu