Object Details
Collection Creator
Saarinen, Lilian Swann, 1912-1995
Collection Citation
Lilian Swann Saarinen papers, circa 1909-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Artwork consists of Saarinen's sketches in graphite, crayon, ink, pastel, and watercolor that did not appear to be arranged as part of her project files. It includes early sketches dating from her childhood to her college years, and subsequent sketches from the 1940s-1960s, and illustrates her early and developing interest in animal subjects.
Sketches are primarily of animals such as eagles, lions and other cats (including the Jungle Book character Bagheera), horses, Pekingese dogs, pelicans, and squirrels. Also found are sketches of various other animals including buffalo, bulls, calves, cats, dogs, goats, lambs, and pigs; anatomy and figure sketches; and a series of sketches executed on a trip to Mexico in 1938.
One folder consists of six colored sketches of a Cambridge house by Mary L. Provost.
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Sponsor
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by The Walton Family Foundation; and John R. & Barbara Robinson and Deborah Schmidt Robinson & Dr. R. Perry Robinson, The Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation.
Extent
1.7 Linear Feet (Boxes 6-7, 9-10, OVs 20-27)
Date
circa 1920s-circa 1960s
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.saarlili, Series 10
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
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Existence and Location of Copies
Series is scanned in entirety.
Collection Restrictions
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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Record ID
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