[Mexican Watercolors]
Scope and Content of the Collection
Collection of seven uniformly matted watercolor on paper drawings as well as one red conte crayon on paper drawing housed within a custom clamshell box. Labels originally accompanying the watercolors have been retained.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1909
Creator
- Seymour, Ralph Fletcher, 1876-1966 (Person)
Language
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The [Mexican Watercolors] are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The [Mexican Watercolors] are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
Biography of Ralph Fletcher Seymour
Ralph Fletcher Seymour (1876-1966) was an American artist, author, and publisher. Born in Milan, Illinois, Ralph Seymour taught decorative illustration at the Art Institute of Chicago, and was an artist-in-residence at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. Seymour played an influential role in Chicago's book arts scene, owning a successful publishing company and providing the illustrations for many books, including works by L. Frank Baum, John Milton, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and William Blake.
Extent
2.1 Linear Feet (1 custom box)
Abstract
Collection of seven watercolors and one drawing of the ancient Maya cities of Chichén Itzá and Uxmal, both located in the Yucatán Peninsula region of southeastern Mexico, by the artist Ralph Fletcher Seymour. These watercolors provide detailed depictions of the buildings found within these ancient Maya sites.
Arrangement
Original order was maintained.
Collection Stack Location
VAULT 51 7
Provenance
Unknown.
Processed by
Gordon Dearborn Wilkins and Elizabeth McKinley, 2015.
Subject
- Seymour, Ralph Fletcher, 1876-1966 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the [Mexican Watercolors], approximately 1909
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Gordon Dearborn Wilkins and Elizabeth McKinley
- Date
- ©2015.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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