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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Russ 28

Oscar Edward Cesare drawings of the U.S.S.R.

Overview

Drawings of persons and scenes in the U.S.S.R. made by American cartoonist, artist and journalist Oscar Edward Cesare.

Dates

  • Creation: 1922

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.

Extent

.5 linear feet (1 box)

Consists of drawings of persons and scenes in the U.S.S.R. made in 1922 by Cesare. Subjects include Soviet leaders Lenin, Trotsky, and others; Kremlin scenes; and churches, chapels, and monasteries. Also contains photographs, prints, and Cesare's notes.

Biographical / Historical

Cesare was an American cartoonist, artist, and journalist.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

62M-245. Gift of Bayard L. Kilgour, Jr.; received: 1962 November 28.

Drawings purchased from A & B Booksellers, 600 West 161st Street, New York 32.

Title
Cesare, Oscar Edward, 1885-1948. Oscar Edward Cesare drawings of the U.S.S.R., 1922: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou00816

Repository Details

Part of the Houghton Library Repository

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