Guide to the Helen Hyde woodcuts
M. Carey
University of California, Santa Cruz
2013
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz 95064
speccoll@library.ucsc.edu
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Helen Hyde woodcuts
Creator:
Hyde, Helen, 1868-1919
source:
Mason, Tim, 1934-
Identifier/Call Number: MS.299
Physical Description:
3.5 Linear Feet
3 flats, 3 framed pieces
Date (inclusive): 1900-1914
Language of Material:
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by the creators and their heirs.
Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair
use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to
determine whether a use is fair use, and to obtain any necessary permissions. For more
information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.
Preferred Citation
Helen Hyde woodcuts. MS 299. Special Collections and Archives, University Library,
University of California, Santa Cruz.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Tim and Lynn Mason from 1992-1996.
Biography
Helen Hyde was born in Lima, New York, spending her early years in San Francisco. Her art
education began at age twelve when she studied with her neighbor, Danish artist, Ferdinand
Richardt. She graduated from Wellesley School for Girls an then California School of Design.
After which she developed her talents in Germany with Franz Skarbina and Raphael Collin, and
Felix Regamery in Paris. It was Regamey that introduced her to the Japonism movement. She
returned to San Francisco in 1894 then lived in France, Germany and Japan. She spent 15
years in Tokyo mastering traditional Japanese brush painting and woodcuts. She died in
Pasadena, California on May 13, 1919.
Scope and Content of Collection
This is a collection of 59 individually titled colored woodcuts by Helen Hyde. They depict
everyday life in Japan, China and Mexico at the beginning of the 20th century.
Processing Information
Processed by M. Carey, April 2017. EAD encoded finding aid by M. Carey.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Wood-engraving -- 20th century
Printmakers -- California
Mason, Tim, 1934-
box 1
A Common Scold
ms0299_gra_001
1912
Physical Description: 6 1/4 x 8 1/2
in
box 1
A Roundelay
ms0299_gra_005
1906
Physical Description: 8 x 11
in
box 1
A Summer Girl
ms0299_gra_006a, b
1905
Physical Description: 12 x 4 1/4
in;
Physical Description: 11 3/4 x 4 1/2
in
box 1
A Windy Ride
ms0299_gra_007a, b
1913
Physical Description: 6 x 8
in
box 1
An April Evening
ms0299_gra_008
1910
Physical Description: 9 x 11 1/4
in
box 1
August
ms0299_gra_010a, b
1914
Physical Description: 10 3/4 x 5 1/3
in
box 1
Butterflies
ms0299_gra_013a, b, c
1908
Physical Description: 10 1/2 x 5 1/8
in;
Physical Description: 11 x 5
in
box 1
Complaints
ms0299_gra_015
1914
Physical Description: 10 3/4 x 5 1/4
in
box 1
Confidences [Picture of Frances Wood Shroyer]
ms0299_gra_016
1906
Physical Description: 13 1/2 x 9 1/2
in
box 1
Daikon & the Baby
ms0299_gra_017a, b
1903
Physical Description: 10 1/2 x 7 1/2
in
box 1
Family Umbrella
ms0299_gra_018
1915
Physical Description: 10 3/4 x 7 1/2
in
box 1
Honorable Mr. Cat
ms0299_gra_022
1903
Physical Description: 10 1/2 x 7
1/2in
box 1
Little Pink Plum
ms0299_gra_024
1913
Physical Description: 11 x 8 1/8
in
box 1
Miss Apricot Cloud of Shanghai
ms0299_gra_025a, b, c
1908
Physical Description: 11 1/8 x 8
in;
Physical Description: 11 x 7 7/8
in
box 1
My Neighbors
ms0299_gra_029
1913
Physical Description: 10 1/2 x 11
in
box 1
New Brooms
ms0299_gra_030
1910
Physical Description: 11 1/2 x 7 3/4
in
box 1
Miss O Tsuyo San
ms0299_gra_032
1900
Physical Description: 13 1/4 x 5 1/3
in
box 1
The Garden Wall
ms0299_gra_033a, b
1912
Physical Description: 11 1/3 x 4 1/2
in
box 1
Red Curtain
ms0299_gra_034a, b
1907
Physical Description: 11 1/4 x 7 3/4
in;
Physical Description: 11 x 7 7/8
in
box 1
Teasing the Daruma
ms0299_gra_037
1905
Physical Description: 8 1/4 x 11 1/8
in
box 1
The Blue Umbrella
ms0299_gra_039a, b
1914
Physical Description: 10 3/4 x 6 1/4
in
box 1
The Furious Dragon
ms0299_gra_041a, b, c
1914
Physical Description: 7 3/4 x 9 3/4
in;
Physical Description: 7 3/4 x 10 3/4
in
box 1
The Go-Cart
ms0299_gra_042a, b
1913
Physical Description: 6 1/2 x 7 3/4
in
box 1
The Greeting
ms0299_gra_043
1910
Physical Description: 11 x 10 1/3
in
box 1
The Hired Baby
ms0299_gra_044a, b
1909
Physical Description: 7 3/4 x 11
in;
Physical Description: 8 x 10
in
box 1
The Puppy-Cat and the Baby
ms0299_gra_046
1904
Physical Description: 7 3/4 x 10
in
box 1
The Secret
ms0299_gra_050
1909
Physical Description: 12 x 9 1/4
in
box 1
The Unwilling Dancers
ms0299_gra_051
1912
Physical Description: 8 1/2 x 11
in
box 1
Three Friends of Winter
ms0299_gra_053a, b
1913
Physical Description: 10 1/3 x 7 1/4
in;
Physical Description: 10 1/2 x 7 1/4
in
box 1
A Weary Little Mother
ms0299_gra_054a, b
1914
Physical Description: 7 1/6 x 10 3/4
in
box 1
The Daruma Branch
ms0299_gra_057
1910
Physical Description: 11 1/4 x 8
in
box 2
A Day in June
ms0299_gra_002
1910
Physical Description: 19 3/4 x 10 1/3
in
box 2
A Mexican Coquette
ms0299_gra_004
1912
Physical Description: 11 x 15.75
in
box 2
An Interlude [The Breadman's Donkey]
ms0299_gra_009a, b
1912
Physical Description: 13 1/2 x 15 3/4
in
box 2
Cherry Blossom Rain
ms0299_gra_014
1905
Physical Description: 19 1/2 x 11 3/4
in
box 2
Going to Market
ms0299_gra_020a, b
1912
Physical Description: 15 1/8 x 7 3/4
in
box 2
Moon Bridge
ms0299_gra_026
1914
Physical Description: 14 x 10 1/4
in
box 2
Moonlight on the Viga Canal
ms0299_gra_027a, b
1912
Physical Description: 13 x 18 1/2
in;
Physical Description: 15 3/4 x 17 1/2
in
box 2
Mount Orizaba
ms0299_gra_028a, b
1912
Physical Description: 13 1/4 x 11
in;
Physical Description: 13 1/2 x 11
in
box 2
New Year's Day in Tokyo
ms0299_gra_031
1914
Physical Description: 20 x 10
in
box 2
A Summer Shower
ms0299_gra_035
1909
Physical Description: 10 3/8 x 17
3/4in
box 2
The Bath
ms0299_gra_038a, b
1905
Physical Description: 19 1/2 x 11 1/4
in;
Physical Description: 18 7/8 x 11 1/4
in
box 2
The Mirror
ms0299_gra_045a, b
1904
Physical Description: 17 1/4 x 4 1/4
in;
Physical Description: 18 3/4 x 6 3/4
in
box 2
The Sacred Calf in the Bazaar at Agra
ms0299_gra_048a, b
1910
Physical Description: 11 x 15 3/4
in
box 2
The White Peacock
ms0299_gra_052
1914
Physical Description: 10 3/4 x 15
in
box 3
A Japanese Madonna
ms0299_gra_003
1900
Physical Description: 15 3/8 x 5 1/4
in
box 3
Baby Talk
ms0299_gra_011a, b
1908
Physical Description: 13 3/4 x 21 1/4
in
box 3
Blossom Time in Tokyo
ms0299_gra_012a, b
1914
Physical Description: 16 3/4 x 13
in
box 3
From the Rice Fields
ms0299_gra_019
1901
Physical Description: 22 x 7 1/8
in
box 3
Going to the Fair
ms0299_gra_021a, b
1910
Physical Description: 10 1/2 x 22 1/4
in
box 3
In Their Holiday Clothes
ms0299_gra_023a, b
1914
Physical Description: 15 x 10 3/4
in
box 3
Sunday Morning, San Angel, Mexico
ms0299_gra_036
1912
Physical Description: 13 1/4 x 20 5/8
in
box 3
The Chase
ms0299_gra_040
1903
Physical Description: 8 3/4 x 22
in
box 3
The Return
ms0299_gra_047
1907
Physical Description: 18 1/4 x 10 1/2
in
box 3
The Sauce Pan Shop, Soochow, China
ms0299_gra_049
1908
Physical Description: 13 x 18
in
box 3
Mother and Child
ms0299_gra_055
1901
Physical Description: 20 1/4 x 5 3/4
in
box 3
Winter
ms0299_gra_056
1901
Physical Description: 11 x 17 3/4
in
box Framed
Bamboo Fence
ms0299_gra_057
1904
Physical Description: 7 3/4 x 13 1/2
in
box Framed
Day Dreams
ms0299_gra_058
1901
Physical Description: 10 7/8 x 11
in
box Framed
From the Rice Fields
ms0299_gra_059
1901
Physical Description: 21 7/8 x 4 3/4
in
