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Henry Evans memorabilia, 1962-1971.
MANUSCRIPT 2743-2747
Collection Overview

Title:

Henry Evans memorabilia, 1962-1971
Henry Evans memorabilia

Creator/Contributor:

Evans, Henry Herman, 1918-, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Carter, Frances Monet.

Date:

1962 (issued)

Contents:

Box 2743-photos, clippings, announcements, magazines: undated, 1962-1964; Box 2744-photos, clippings, announcements, magazines: 1965-1969; Box 2745-photos, clippings, announcements, magazines: 1969-1971; Box 2746: photo and drawings; Box 2747: drawings.

Subject:

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Botanical illustration
Linoleum block-printing
Drawing

Note:

Henry Evans was born in Superior, Wisconsin in 1918. He came to San Francisco and opened the Porpoise Bookshop in 1944. Evans subsequently acquired an 1852 Washington hand press on which he printed books and pamphlets. In 1958 he began printing linoleum block botanical prints on the same press, for which he gained worldwide renown. Evans passed away in 1990.
Henry Evans memorabilia.
Gift; Frances Monet Carter; San Francisco, CA.
Inventory available in library; folder level control.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.

Type:

biography

Physical Description:

print
3 manuscript boxes; 15 1/4 x 12 x 3 in.
1 manuscript box; 21 1/4 x 15 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.
1 manuscript box; 26 1/2 x 20 1/4 x 1 5/8 in.

Language:

English

Identifier:

MANUSCRIPT 2743-2747

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.