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Lilian Swann Saarinen papers, circa 1909-1977

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Series 10: Artwork , circa 1920s-circa 1960s
1.7 Linear feet
Boxes 6-7, 9-10, OVs 20-27

Artwork consists of Saarinen's sketches in graphite, crayon, ink, pastel, and watercolor that did not appear to be arranged as part of her project files. It includes early sketches dating from her childhood to her college years, and subsequent sketches from the 1940s-1960s, and illustrates her early and developing interest in animal subjects.
Sketches are primarily of animals such as eagles, lions and other cats (including the Jungle Book character Bagheera), horses, Pekingese dogs, pelicans, and squirrels. Also found are sketches of various other animals including buffalo, bulls, calves, cats, dogs, goats, lambs, and pigs; anatomy and figure sketches; and a series of sketches executed on a trip to Mexico in 1938.
One folder consists of six colored sketches of a Cambridge house by Mary L. Provost.
Series is scanned in entirety.
Description Container Select
Abstract Sketches, circa 1945-circa 1955
Oversized material housed in Box 9, Folder 2 and OV 20
6
33
Anatomy Sketches, circa 1929-1930s
Oversized material housed in OV 20
6
34
Animal Prints, circa 1930s-1940s
6
35
Animal Sketches
Animals, Various, circa 1920s
6
36
Animals, Various, circa 1920s
Oversized material housed in Box 9, Folder 3
6
37
Animals, Various, circa 1930s-circa 1940s
6
38
Animals, Various, circa 1930s-circa 1940s
Oversized material housed in Box 9, Folders 3-5, Box 10, Folders 1-2, and OVs 20, 21
6
39
Eagles, circa 1940s
6
40
Eagles, circa 1940s
6
41
Eagles, circa 1940s
6
42
Eagles, circa 1940s
6
43
Eagles, circa 1940s
6
44
Eagles, circa 1940s
Oversized material housed in Box 10, Folders 3-4, and OV 22
6
45
Horses, circa 1920s
6
46
Horses, circa 1920s
Oversized material housed in Box 10, Folder 5
6
47
Horses, circa 1930s-circa 1940s
Oversized material housed in Box 10, Folder 5
6
48
Lions and Other Cats, 1920s
Oversized material housed in Box 10, Folder 6
6
49
Lions and Other Cats, circa 1930s-circa 1940s
6
50
Lions and Other Cats, circa 1930s-circa 1940s
Oversized material housed in Box 10, Folders 6 -7 and OVs 23-24
6
51
Pekingese, circa 1920s
6
52
Pekingese, circa 1920s
6
53
Pekingese, circa 1920s
Oversized material housed in Box 10, Folder 8
6
54
Pelicans, 1940s
6
55
Pelicans, 1940s
Oversized material housed in Box 10, Folder 9
6
56
Polar Bear, circa 1940s
6
57
Skunk, 1943
6
58
Squirrels, circa 1940s
6
59
Striped Tiger Couple, circa 1940s
6
60
Three-Toed Sloth, circa 1939
6
61
Figure and Head Sketches, circa 1920s
6
62
Figure and Head Sketches, circa 1930s-circa 1950s
Oversized material housed in Box 10, Folders 10-12 and OV 25-26
6
63
Future Sculpture Ideas, circa 1940s
Oversized material housed in Box 10, Folder 13
6
64
Jewelry Designs, circa 1955
6
65
Line Drawings, 1942
6
66
Mexico Trip Sketches, 1938
7
1
Mexico Trip Sketches, 1938
7
2
Miscellaneous Sketches and Notes, circa 1920s-circa 1960s
7
3
Miscellaneous Sketches and Notes, circa 1920s-circa 1960s
Oversized material housed in Box 10, Folder 14
7
4
Mowgli, Bagheera and Baloo Sketches, circa 1936-1940s
Oversized material housed in OV 27
7
5
"Sketch for Dead Chamois", circa 1953
7
6
Drawings by Mary L. Provost of Cambridge House and Fabric, circa 1950s
7
7
Oversized Abstract Sketches scanned with Box 6, Folder 33
9
2
Oversized Animal Sketches
Animals, Various scanned with Box 6, Folders 37 and 39
9
3
Animals, Various scanned with Box 6, Folder 39
9
4-5
Animals, Various scanned with Box 6, Folder 39
10
1-2
Eagles scanned with Box 6, Folder 45
10
3-4
Horses scanned with Box 6, Folders 47-48
10
5
Lions and Other Cats scanned with Box 6, Folders 49 and 51
10
6-7
Pekingese scanned with Box 6, Folder 54
10
8
Pelicans scanned with Box 6, Folder 56
10
9
Oversized Figure and Head Sketches scanned with Box 6, Folder 63
10
10-12
Oversized Future Sculpture Ideas scanned with Box 6, Folder 64
10
13
Oversized Miscellaneous Sketches scanned with Box 7, Folder 4
10
14
Oversized Abstract Sketches scanned with Box 6 Folder 33
20
Oversized Anatomy Sketches scanned with Box 6, Folder 34
20
Oversized Animal Sketches, Animals, Various scanned with Box 6, Folder 39
20
Oversized Animal Sketches, Animals, Various scanned with Box 6, Folder 39
OV 21
Oversized Animal Sketches, Eagles scanned with Box 6, Folder 45
OV 22
Oversized Animal Sketches, Lions and Other Cats scanned with Box 6, Folder 51
OV 23
Oversized Animal Sketches, Lions and Other Cats scanned with Box 6, Folder 51
OV 24
Oversized Figure and Head Sketches scanned with Box 6, Folder 63
OV 25
Oversized Figure and Head Sketches scanned with Box 6, Folder 63
OV 26
Oversized Mowgli, Bagheera and Baloo Sketches scanned with Box 7, Folder 5
OV 27

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