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[Portrait of a Man from the Waist Up], ca. 1910-1920, Watercolor on paper, 11-1/2 x 9 inches (unframed), Portfolio No. 8

 File — Box: 3

Scope and Content of the Collection

From the Collection:

Three oil paintings and twelve watercolors by Monroe Frederick, who is noted as being a Hopi student. The collection includes portraits of Hopi and Navajo Indian men, and a painting of a traditional village. One oil painting, titled “Hopi Girl”, is painted on fabric canvas and signed “Monroe Frederick” on the lower right edge. The second oil painting, depicting two Indian boys is painted on canvas on board, signed “Monroe Frederick after E. Irving Crouse."

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Conditions Governing Access

The [Monroe Frederick Paintings and Drawings] are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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