Indians of North America
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
[C.H.S. watercolor drawings of Indians of North, South, and Central America, the West Indies, and Mexico, copied from various sources]
Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Oversize-Ayer-Art C.H.S.
Abstract
Watercolor drawings of Indians of North, South, and Central America, the West Indies, and Mexico, with a particular focus on American Indian cultural practices and the Aztec civilization. "C.H.S" appropriated the subject matter and composition for many of his watercolor drawings from various mid-nineteenth century sources, from inexpensive periodicals to richly illustrated editions. Quite possibly a resident of Great Britain due to his predilection for images culled from British...
Dates:
approximately 1843-1850
Lily Pagratis Venson papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Venson
Abstract
Journalism, research materials, and personal papers of Chicago journalist Lily Pagratis Venson, who wrote for Lerner Newspapers from 1963 to 1973. The papers include feature stories and editorials written by Venson as well as feature stories and editorials about her and her journalism. The papers also contain her research materials for ongoing stories she covered during her time at Lerner Newspapers: the Edgewater Golf Club land crusade and the demolition of the Edgewater Beach Hotel. She...
Dates:
1962-2011; Majority of material found within 1963-1973
[Pettrich sketchbook]
Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Oversize-Ayer-Art.Pettrich
Abstract
Thirty-five drawings in ink and wash on paper and one page of text from a formerly bound sketchbook of Ferdinand Friedrich Pettrich. The drawings feature portrait depictions of American Indians, including members of the Sac and Fox, Creek, Sioux, and Winnebago tribes.
Dates:
approximately 1842