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Ganson (Eve) Manuscript Pages and Drawings
MS.643  
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Description
Eve Ganson was an artist, author, and poet who was a resident of Los Angeles, California circa 1930. This collections contains ink drawings and manuscript pages for Desert Mavericks: Caught and Branded illustrated and written by Eve Ganson and published in 1928.
Background
Eve Ganson was an artist, author, and poet who was a resident of Los Angeles, California circa 1930. Articles she wrote about French fashion were published in Vogue magazine in 1914. She illustrated French Heels to Spurs, a book by Loraine Hornaday Fielding, published in 1930. Ganson also authored and illustrated the books, Horn, thorn, tooth and claw; who's who on the Arizona desert, rhymes and caricatures and Desert mavericks, caught and branded. Both books were published in 1928 and feature Ganson's humorous depictions of Arizona wildlife.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
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