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Sketchbooks

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Mary Martín Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSH/LAT 0103
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the personal papers of Mary Martín, a Spanish artist. Materials include loose sketches and sketchbooks of Martín, as well as newspaper clippings on her exhibitions, photographs, some prints, and notes. The majority of the materials are undated. Significant topics include women artists, Spanish artists, Mexican art, and sketching.

Dates: 1949-1955, 1975-1981, undated

Temperance Sketch Book

 Item
Identifier: MSN/MN 10029
Scope and Contents

Untitled sketch book by an unknown author containing thirty pages of sketches of temperance allegories and cartoons. The images express the themes of temperance, including the perils of drink, the saving power of Christ and his teachings in the Bible, and the pernicious influence wielded by wealthy producers and purveyors of alcohol. The sketches also bear references to the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).

Dates: 1886 - 1889