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drawings (visual works)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Holographic manuscript on drawing

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030055705]
Identifier: MS-0457
Abstract

This volume consists of holographic notes on drawing.

Dates: circa 1750

Hugh R. Newsom papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0046
Abstract

Hugh Raymond Newsom (1891-1978) was an organist and composer who lived in Baltimore. The collection includes manuscript scores of music composed by Hugh Newsom or by his wife, harpist Marjorie Brunton Newsom; documents related to Hugh Newsom's career; and reel-to-reel recordings of his music.

Dates: 1908-1982
Found in: Peabody Archives

Jewish calligraphic mourning certificate

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030118743]
Identifier: MS-0787
Abstract

This item is a hand-drawn and illuminated Jewish mourning certificate, created by P.L. Weinstein in the 1880s or 1890s. The certificate appears to have been made on behalf of a son in honor of his late father, David Zelig. The creator, P.L. Weinstein of Baltimore, was possibly a professional calligrapher and illuminator.

Dates: 1880s-1890s

J.H. van 't Hoff papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0074
Abstract

Jacobus Henricus (Henry) van 't Hoff (1852-1911) was a chemist credited with founding the science of stereochemistry, and in 1901 he was awarded the first Nobel Prize in chemistry. The majority of the papers are those reflecting family affairs or honors accorded van 't Hoff for his work. This collection does not contain his scientific or working papers except for notes of two lectures and copies of his published papers. The papers are mostly in Dutch. The papers span from 1837 to 1924.

Dates: 1837-1924

Joseph Schillinger papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0048
Abstract

Joseph Schillinger was a theorist and composer famous for developing the Schillinger System, a method of deconstructing music using geometric phase relationships. The collection contains correspondence, recordings, scrapbooks, photographs, artwork, manuscript scores, and other documents related to his professional and personal life.

Dates: 1901-1996
Found in: Peabody Archives

Kyd's studies of Charles Dickens characters

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030070811]
Identifier: MS-0597
Scope and Contents These sketches are characteristic of Kyd's work: the freelance illustrator made his living by selling his illustrations of Dickens's characters to publishers. His drawings capture the characters' personalities and eccentricities, employing elements of caricature. In one, strict and steady Mary Anne Perkinsop, who worked at Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings, carries a pitcher with her nose in the air. An illustrated title page with the design of a bookshelf and a table of contents are also included,...
Dates: circa 1920s

Neil A. Grauer Blue Jay collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0386
Abstract

Neil Albert Grauer (born 1947) was a journalist and editorial cartoonist. The collection of Neil A. Grauer consists of memorabilia ranging in date from 1966 to 2016 the features the Blue Jay logo designed by Grauer for the use of athletic teams at The Johns Hopkins University.

Dates: 1966-2016

P. Hanson Hiss Manufacturing Company furniture designs

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0776
Abstract

This collection contains 54 furniture design drawings and photographs with various notations from furniture maker P. Hanson Hiss Manufacturing, an interior design firm headquartered in downtown Baltimore with addresses in Washington, DC and New York. This collection dates approximately to the 1880s.

Dates: approximately 1880s

Robert A. Wilson collection of Gertrude Stein materials

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0785
Abstract Robert A. Wilson (1922-2016) was a Baltimore native who owned the Phoenix Book Shop in Greenwich Village, New York and was a well-known collector of signed first editions of works by his favorite literary figures, particularly Gertrude Stein. Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) was an American expatriate novelist, playwright, poet, and art collector. She was born outside Pittsburgh, lived in Oakland, California, and then spent the rest of her life in Paris, France, becoming a part of the Parisian...
Dates: 1874-2009

Robert Childress illustrations of Homewood Museum, Gilman Hall, and the Johns Hopkins Hospital

 Collection — Box BW-16: [Barcode: 31151034438626], Folder: 2
Identifier: MS-0852
Abstract

This collection consists of three illustrations of Gilman Hall, Homewood Museum (Homewood House), and the Johns Hopkins Hospital, created by artist Robert Childress in 1973.

Dates: 1973