Frederick R. (Frederick Robinson) Koch collection of American drawings
Overview
Drawings by American artists for book illustrations from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Dates
- Creation: 1858-1940 and undated
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 box)Includes a drawing in pen and black ink by Benjamin F. Gridley, two pencil drawings by Keith William, a drawing of a girl in pen and ink by Katharine Pyle, two drawings in black crayon by Charles Herbert Woodbury, a signed drawing in pen and ink for Rip van Winkle by Alfred Cornelius Howland, and a signed watercolor on board for Oscar Wilde's The happy prince and other tales by Everett Shinn, a signed drawing by Francis X. Chamberlin, entitled Weber and Fields, and a signed drawing by Rockwell Kent, among other items.
Biographical / Historical
Frederick R. Koch is a collector of rare materials.
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
*80M-59
Gift of Mr. Frederick R. Koch, 825 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10021; received: 1981 Apr.
- Title
- Koch, Frederick R. (Frederick Robinson), collector. Frederick R. (Frederick Robinson) Koch collection of American drawings: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00538
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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