BIB_ID
453964
Accession number
MA 23917.9
Creator
Sullivan, Edmund J. (Edmund Joseph), 1869-1933, artist.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 sketchbook
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Inscribed in ink on cover: Commonplace Book.
Sketchbook and notebook with contents dated 1896 to 1908, containing a series of studies of subjects from Classical mythology, preliminary drawings for illustrations for A.C. Farqharson's translation of La Motte Fouqué's "Sintram & his companions" (London : Methuen & Co., 1908), landscapes, portraits, and various other sketches and studies; also included in the volume are several pages of manuscript notes, articles, dramatic dialogue, and a piece entitled "An Unfinished Love Story."
Inscribed in ink on cover: Commonplace Book.
Sketchbook and notebook with contents dated 1896 to 1908, containing a series of studies of subjects from Classical mythology, preliminary drawings for illustrations for A.C. Farqharson's translation of La Motte Fouqué's "Sintram & his companions" (London : Methuen & Co., 1908), landscapes, portraits, and various other sketches and studies; also included in the volume are several pages of manuscript notes, articles, dramatic dialogue, and a piece entitled "An Unfinished Love Story."
12 1/16 x 7 7/8 inches (307 x 200 mm)
Inscriptions/Markings
In ink on front flyleaf: Olla Podrida; with notes and annotations by the artist throughout.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Medium
Graphite, charcoal, crayon, and black ink, on paper.
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