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Clarke Sketchbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS.058

Scope and Content Note

Small sketchbook (approximately 9 in. x 6 in.) containing approximately 25 pencil drawings of mainly houses, sailboats, and lighthouses in Indiana or Massachusetts. The drawings were executed by William E. Clarke, a well-known organist in Massachusetts, and his brother, Lynn Winthrop Clarke (1877-1932), a judge, when they were young.

Dates

  • Creation: 1878-1890

Creator

Access Restrictions

These records are open for research by appointment under the conditions of The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives Access Policy. For all inquiries or to schedule an appointment, please contact the Archives Department at archives@frick.org.

Extent

0.15 Linear feet (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Provenance

Purchase from R.W. Lull, 1944.

Processing Information

Arranged and described by Shannon Yule Morelli, 2014.

Genre / Form

Title
Finding Aid for the Clarke Sketchbook
Status
Completed
Author
Shannon Yule Morelli
Date
© 2014. The Frick Collection. All rights reserved.
Description rules
Rules for Archival Description
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Frick Collection Archives Repository

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