Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Hyde, Helen, 1868-1919 and Mason, Tim, 1934-
- Extent:
- 3.5 Linear Feet 3 flats, 3 framed pieces
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Helen Hyde woodcuts. MS 299. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Tim and Lynn Mason from 1992-1996.
- Processing information:
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Processed by M. Carey, April 2017. EAD encoded finding aid by M. Carey.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Wood-engraving -- 20th century
Printmakers -- California - Names:
- Mason, Tim, 1934-
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection open for research.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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Helen Hyde woodcuts. MS 299. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
- Location of this collection:
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Special Collections and Archives, University Library1156 High StreetSanta Cruz, CA 95064, US
- Contact:
- (831) 459-2547