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Research material concerning Felix Peano, [ca.1960-1970]
BANC MSS 74/22 cLOCAL
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Title:
Research material concerning Felix Peano, [ca.1960-1970]Creator/Contributor:
Cole, Ella., creator, Compiler.Abstract:
Correspondence, notes, and clippings concerning Cole's lengthy investigation into the life and California works of Italian-born
sculptor, Felix Peano.
Date:
1960 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caPeano, Felix
Architectural metal-work
Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- California
Sculptors -- California -- Biography
Note:
COLLECTION STORED IN PART OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for use.
Phonotapes have been transferred to the Microforms Division of The Bancroft Library (Phonotape 122 A)
Photographs have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1974.050--PIC)
Peano, sculptor and friend of Jack London, was for a time a teacher at Lick-Wilmerding in San Francisco, Calif. He worked
in architectural ornamentation and sculpting, having developed a method for lost-wax casting that allowed extreme detail as
seen in his Doors of Life.
Type:
Notes.Clippings.
Physical Description:
print
2 cartons and 1 oversize folder.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 74/22 cLOCAL
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED IN PART OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for use.