Photographic copies of Grace Carpenter Hudson's paintings of Pomo Indians
Abstract
Black and white gelatin photographic prints (ca. 1920-1937), captioned with numbers and mounted on sheets of cardboard, of Grace Carpenter Hudson's paintings of Pomo Indians.,Included are portraits and scenes, primarily of children, but also of adults. The children are often depicted with dogs or other animals.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1920-approximately 1937
Creator
- Hudson, Grace Carpenter, 1865-1937 (Person)
Biographical / Historical
California artist specializing in paintings of Pomo Indian children.,Born near Ukiah in Potter Valley, Calif., Grace Carpenter studied at the Hopkins Art Institute in San Francisco under Virgil Williams. In 1890 she married John W.N. Hudson, the Pacific coast ethnologist for the Field Museum and a student of the language and art of the Pomo Indians. In addition to her depictions of the Pomo Indians, Grace Hudson also painted Hawaiian children (1901) and Pawnee Indians in Oklahoma (1904). She lived and worked in Ukiah until her death in 1937.
Extent
3.8 Linear Feet (176 photographic prints on 89 cardboard mounts)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Photograph Collection (Newberry Library)
Alternate Form Available
Also available on microfilm at the Newberry Library.
General Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
In boxes with title: Pomo Indians Grace Hudson.
Subject
- Edward E. Ayer Photograph Collection (Newberry Library) (Organization)
- Hudson, Grace Carpenter, 1865-1937 (Person)
- Title
- Photographic copies of Grace Carpenter Hudson's paintings of Pomo Indians, approximately 1920-approximately 1937
- Status
- Catalog Record Only
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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