Collection Information
Size: 0.3 Linear feet
Summary: The scattered papers of painter, lithographer, and art teacher Daisy Marguerite Hughes measure 0.3 linear feet and date from 1925 to circa 1968. Found is a biographical sketch, printed material, and eight sketchbooks containing pencil and watercolor sketches.
Biographical/Historical Note
Daisy Marguerite Hughes (1883-1968) was a painter and lithographer in Los Angeles, California. Hughes studied art at the Art Students League in New York in the mid-1920s. She exhibited locally and taught art in the public schools.
Provenance
The Daisy Marguerite Hughes papers were donated in 1995 by art historian Nancy Moure. Moure acquired the papers from Michael Tierney of La Crescenta, California, who purchased them at a flea market.
Language Note
English .
Funding Note
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.