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Brooks collection of sketches : sketches and watercolors /
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Title:
Brooks collection of sketches: sketches and watercolorsCreator/Contributor:
Moody, Edwin.Creator/Contributor:
Brooks, B. S. (Benjamin Sherman), 1820?-1884Creator/Contributor:
Brooks, William, active 1903Creator/Contributor:
Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883Date:
approximately 1858-1910 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-us-hiSailboats -- Pictorial works
Sailing ships -- Pictorial works
Voyages to the Pacific coast -- Pictorial works
Bateaux à voiles -- Ouvrages illustrés
Navires à voiles -- Ouvrages illustrés
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique -- Ouvrages illustrés
Sailboats
Sailing ships
Voyages to the Pacific coast
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Hawaii -- Pictorial works
Valparaíso (Chile) -- Pictorial works
Horn, Cape (Chile) -- Pictorial works
Hawaii -- Ouvrages illustrés
Horn, Cap (Chili) -- Ouvrages illustrés
California -- San Francisco
Chile -- Cape Horn
Chile -- Valparaíso
Hawaii
Note:
by William Brooks, Benjamin Sherman Brooks, and Edwin Moody.
Most items unsigned. Some clearly signed "EM" for Edwin Moody, or "WB" for William Brooks. Others are in sketchbooks of William
Brooks. Brook's stamp of ownership appears on many items apparently by Moody. In many cases it is unclear which drawings are
by Moody and which are by Benjamin or William Brooks. Further confusion results from that fact that at least one drawing is
signed as "after EM", possibly indicating that Brooks copied Moody drawings.
Volume 4 contains Edwin Moody sketches, and others are among the loose drawings shelved in oversize boxes.
Series of three sketches signed "G. Dore" (v.1, p.48).
Includes pencil sketches, ink sketches, and watercolors primarily depicting San Francisco and California coastal views. Numerous
sketches of sailing and maritime subjects are included. Other locations depicted include Gloucester, Mass., Chesapeake Bay,
Valpara#iso, Cape Horn, and the Hawaiian Islands.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
RESTRICTED COLLECTION. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.
Type:
graphicPictorial works.
Drawings.
Watercolors.
Sketchbooks.
Marines (Visual works)
Physical Description:
drawing
painting
4 sketchbooks and dismounted sketches (approximately 550 drawings) : various media ; 37 x 51 cm or smaller.
Language:
English
Origin:
United StatesCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
RESTRICTED COLLECTION. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.