Collection Information
Size: 800 Items, (on 2 microfilm reels)
Summary: Original cartoons ready for publication, and newspaper clippings about Major and his caricatures.
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- Henry Major papers, 1922-1950
Henry Major papers, 1922-1950
Major, Henry, 1889-1948
Painter, Caricaturist
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Overview
Biographical/Historical Note
Caricaturist, painter. Born in Hungary in 1889, Henry Major moved to the United States after a career as a caricaturist in Vienna and London. He became well known throughout the 1920's for traveling around the country caricaturing local politicians, businessmen and actors. He devoted his later years to painting.
Provenance
Lent for microfilming by the Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery. NPG received the material along with its acquisition of Major's caricatures in 1986.
Language Note
English .
Location of Originals
- Originals returned to National Portrait Gallery after microfilming.
How to Use This Collection
Alternative Forms Available
35mm microfilm reels 3745-3746 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Restrictions on Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
How to Cite This Collection
Henry Major papers, 1922-1950. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.