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Title: South Sea Sketches
Dates: 1925-1940
Collection Number: ARC 614
Creator/Collector:
Caroline Mytinger
Extent: 33 drawings (from 7.6x14 cm to 11.4x14 cm); 1 document case (.25 cu. ft)
Repository:
Monterey Public Library
Monterey, California 93940
Abstract: Collection of pencil and ink drawings from Solomon Islands and New Guinea.
Language of Material: English
By appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.
Reproduction by Local History Librarian or designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of material.
[Identification of item]. South Sea Sketches. Collection Number: ARC 614. Monterey Public Library
Donated by Margaret McBride.
Biography/Administrative History
Caroline Mytinger (1897-1980) was born in Sacramento, California, and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. A portrait painter, she is
best known for her paintings and drawings of indigenous peoples of the South Seas and her two books, Head-hunting in the Solomon
Islands (1942) and New Guinea Headhunt (1946), illustrated with her drawings. In 1926 she traveled to the Solomon Islands
and Papua-New Guinea with her friend Margaret Warner, returning to the United States in 1930. In 1943, she bought a studio
and settled in Monterey, California.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection contains 33 drawings organized in seven folders and arranged in packets by dimensions.
Solomon Islands
New Britain Island
Papua New Guinea
Pen and ink drawings
Art