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Finding aid for the Harold L. Doolittle collection of art prints 0032

Finding aid prepared by Alex Shultz and Sue Luftschein USC Libraries Special Collections 2013 November Doheny Memorial Library 206 3550 Trousdale Parkway Los Angeles, California 90089-0189 [email protected] URL: http://libraries.usc.edu/locations/special-collections

Finding aid for the Harold L. 00322019 1 Doolittle collection of art prints 0032 Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections Title: Harold L. Doolittle collection of art prints Identifier/Call Number: 0032 Identifier/Call Number: 2019 Physical Description: 5 Boxes Date: 1799-1964, undated Date (bulk): 1920s-1960s Abstract: Prints by various artists, including John Taylor Arms and Arthur H. Heintzelman, from Harold L. Doolittle's collection; 41 prints from the Printmakers' Society of California (1922-64); about 150 prints by artists of the U.S. and of the period 1915-1950; 38 original prints by Doolittle. Language of Material: English . Biographical note Harold L. Doolittle (1883-1974) was born in Pasadena, California. He was an etcher and civil engineer who studied at Cornell University (1903-1906) and Throop Polytechnic Institute (later California Institute of Technology). He served as President of the Pasadena Society of Artists in 1943, and Vice President of the Los Angeles Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1934. He worked for many years as chief design engineer for the Southern California Edison Company. Doolittle worked in all the graphic processes including photography and collotype, but he is most noted for his aquatints. Scope and Content Harold L. Doolittle's collection of etchings, engravings, and lithographs mostly comes from the first 50 years of the 20th century and represents a large number of artists, some more famous than others. Doolittle himself contributed more than 30 of his own etchings, all of which are landscapes. There are sketches of Yosemite, California hills, mountains and more. Other art in the collection, especially from the Chicago Society of Etchers and the Society of American Etchers, takes a similar approach. The oldest print dates to 1799 with Francisco Goya's "Ya es Hora," one of several 18th and 19th century works. Goya is joined by other well known artists including Gustaf Dalstrom, George Elbert Burr, Maxime Lalanne, Richard E. Bishop and Charles A. Platt. Conditions Governing Access Advance notice required for access. Conditions Governing Use All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Preferred Citation [Box/folder# or item name], Harold L. Doolittle collection of art prints, Collection no. 0032, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California Subjects and Indexing Terms Prints Doolittle, Harold L. (Harold Lukens) -- Pictorial works Doolittle, Harold L. (Harold Lukens) -- Archives Print Makers' Society of California -- Archives Heintzelman, Arthur William -- Pictorial works Society of American Graphic Artists -- Archives Costigan, John E. -- Pictorial works Chicago Society of Etchers -- Archives Arms, John Taylor -- Pictorial works Dalstrom, Gustaf O. (Gustaf Oscar) -- Pictorial works

Doolittle Etchings 499187

Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Alpine Firs--Rainer" 499223 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Among the Redwoods" 499222 undated

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Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Arroyo Seco-Pasadena" 499221 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "California Hills" 499220 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Canyon Crests" 499219 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Carmel Coast" 499218 1928 Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Carmel Vista" 499217 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Cypress--Monterey" 499216 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Daybreak--Yosemite" 499215 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Desert Clouds" 499214 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Desert Rocks" 499213 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Desert Skies" 499212 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Desert Sunlight" 499211 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "El Capitan" 499210 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "From the Canyon Rim" 499209 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "From the High Sierras" 499208 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Gathering Mists" 499207 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "In Death Valley" 499206 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Islands of the Desert" 499205 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Late Afternoon" undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Lengthening Shadows" 499204 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Monterey Veterans" 499203 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Morning in Yosemite" 499202 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Mountain Mists" 499201 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Mountain Serenity" 499200 1944 Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, [unidentified] 499199 1919 Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, [unidentified] 499198 undated General note Trees in foreground, mountain in background

Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, [unidentified] 499197 undated General note Mountain in the background.

Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, [unidentified] undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Sierra Snows" 499196 1927 Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Silhouettes--Palm Canyon" 499195 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Sunburst" 499194 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "The Choir Stairs San Gabriel Mission" 499193 1919 Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "The Ruined Altar, San Juan Capistrano Mission" 499192 1918 Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "The Three Brothers--Yosemite" 499191 1923 Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Twilight" 499190 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Ventura Mission--evening" 499189 undated Box 1 H.L. Doolittle, "Yosemite" 499188 1924 Printmakers Society of California 499161 Biographical/Historical note The San Francisco Chronicle announced the beginning of The Printmakers Society of California in 1913, though the group was actually founded sometime between 1911 and 1912. Four artists are credited with creating the society, which held yearly exhibitions to show off the artwork of its members.

Box 4 John Taylor Arms, "Anglia Antiqua" 499186 1937

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Box 4 Richard E. Bishop, "Fall Ducks" 499185 1938 Biographical/Historical note Richard Bishop originally worked as an engineer after graduating from Cornell University in 1909. As it was told by the Meadowlark Gallery, Bishop's entry into the world of art came about as more of a random occurrence than anything else. He worked with fabricated copper products, and instead of discarding them, he "covered [them] with wax, and etched a portrait---human, not avian---using a phonograph needle as his stylus." He contributed "Fall Ducks," a 1938 etching, to Doolittle's collection.

Box 4 Cornelis Botke, "Beside a Valley Road" 499184 1942 Box 4 Mildred Bryant Brooks, "Memories" 499183 1935 Box 4 Benjamin C. Brown, "Curb Market, Arles, France" 499182 1940 Box 4 Malcolm Cameron, "The Black Sheep" 499181 1946 Box 4 Charles M. Capps, "Village in the Sun" 499180 1951 Box 4 F. Tolles Chamberlin, "Near Pasadena" 499179 1947 Box 4 Alison Clark, "There She Blows" 499178 1936 Box 4 E. Stetson Crawford, "Navicello, Harbor of Menton" 499177 1959 Box 4 Eugene M. Frandzen, "New England Snow" 499176 1948 Box 4 Gordon Grant, "Men of Gloucester" 499175 1941 Box 4 Trude Hanscom, "The Tempest" 499174 1952 Box 4 Polly Knipp Hill, "Suwannee River" 499173 1962 Box 4 Peter Thorvald Jensen, "Un Pueblo Viejo" 499172 1964 Box 4 Hans Kleiber, "Flight of Ducks, Lake Solitude" 499171 1933 Box 4 Gene Kloss, "Moonlight Circle Dance" 499170 1956 Box 4 Malcolm Osborne, "L'Oiseau De Bourges" 499169 1932 Box 4 Orville H. Peets, "Dome and Spire" 499168 1954 Box 4 Carl M. Schultheiss, "Pastoral III" 499167 1957 Box 4 James Swann, "Half Moon Bay" 499166 1943 Box 4 Walter Title, "Blossom Time" 499165 1934 Box 4 Reynold H. Weidenaar, "Cathedral Repairs, Mexico City" 499164 1949 Box 4 Stow Wengenroth, "Woodland Ledge" 499163 1960 Box 4 R.W. Woiceske, "Winter Chores" 499162 1939 Chicago Society of Etchers 499138 Biographical/Historical note From 1910 to 1972, the Chicago Society of Etchers served as a group for artists to exchange their works in a variety of states across the country. When the society originally formed, it had 20 members, a number which quickly grew in the ensuing years.

Box 3 John Taylor Arms, "Saint Germain, L'Auxerrois, Paris" 499160 1928 Box 3 Dirk Baksteen, "Les Trois Moulins" 499159 1921 Box 3 Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge, "Pagan Princess-Nigeria" 499158 1938 Biographical/Historical note Cyrus Leroy Baldridge contributed "Pagan Princess," a 1938 etching depicting a Nigerian woman looking into the distance with a profound sense of sadness. It was the result of Baldridge's 19 month trip through Africa. Before creating "Pagan Princess," Baldridge was known for illustrating life on the battlefield in different publications. He served as a war correspondent during WWI and was also a member of the National Guard back in the .

Box 3 Mildred Bryant Brooks, "Companions" 499157 1937 Box 3 Gustaf O. Dalstrom, "An Abandoned Farm" 499156 1934 Biographical/Historical note Gustaf Dalstrom contributed "An Abandoned Farm," a 1934 work, to the Chicago Society of Etchers. Dalstrom himself served as the president of the society beginning in 1927. One of his most famous works was "The Great Indian Council." Dalstrom died in 1971 after making art for most of his life.

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Box 3 Sears Gallagher, "Heavy Surf at Monhegan" 499155 1925 Box 3 Gerald Geerlings, "Electrical Building at Night" 499154 1933 Box 3 Arthur W. Hall, "Bird Creek in Thaw" 499153 1944 Box 3 Martin Hardie, [unidentified] 499152 undated Box 3 Arthur W. Heintzelman, "A Donkey Cart in Montmarte" 499151 1923 Box 3 Lester G. Hornby, "Palais du Justice in the Rain" 499150 1920 Box 3 Troy Kinney, "Terpsichore" 499149 undated Box 3 Martin Lewis, "Night in New York" 499148 1932 Box 3 R.H. Palenske, "Over The Pass" 499147 undated Box 3 Louis C. Rosenberg, "Rue de Chartres, St. Malo" 499146 1926 Box 3 Ernest D. Roth, "Our Neighbors Yard" 499145 1916 Box 3 Chauncey F. Ryder, "Road to Bristol" 499144 1943 Box 3 Carl M. Schultheiss, "Pastoral II" 499143 1947 Box 3 Ralph Fletcher Seymour, "A Paris Wine Shop" 499142 1935 Box 3 Lee Sturges, "Rocky Mountain Lake" 499141 1951 Biographical/Historical note In 1951, "Rocky Mountain Lake," a Lee Sturges etching, was a featured work for the Chicago Society of Etchers. It was one of more than 400 pieces by Sturges (1865-1954), who had a variety of his finished products appear in the Smithsonian Institute and the National Museum of Art.

Box 3 John Winkler, "Kong Tong & Co." 499140 1919 Box 3 R.W. Woiceske, "Winter Interlude" 499139 1948 Society of American Etchers 499124 Biographical/Historical note Originally known as the Brooklyn Society of Etchers at the start of the 20th century, the Society of American Etchers got its namesake in 1952. The group has held dozens of exhibitions over the years, and is still in existence today with a different name--the Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA).

Box 4 John Taylor Arms, "French Lace" 499137 1949 General note There are two etchings titled "French Lace."

Box 4 Peggy Bacon, "Varied Wares" 499136 1952 Box 4 George Elbert Burr, "Evening, " 499135 1930 Biographical/Historical note George Elbert Burr (1859-1939) contributed "Evening, Arizona" to Doolittle's collection, which was one of many desert pieces he constructed as an artist. His etchings and other works appeared in publications like Harper's and The Cosmopolitan. He moved from to Phoenix, where he continued to make art until his death. His works are featured at the Smithsonian Art Museum and the Congressional Library, amongst other locations.

Box 4 John E. Costigan, "Cutting Fodder" 499134 1940 Biographical/Historical note In 1940, John Costigan etched "Cutting Fodder," which depicts a woman and her child on a field surrounded by animals. The piece is currently viewable at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. It was far from Costigan's only contribution to the world of art—he worked with a variety of mediums and was recognized by the National Academy of Design as an academician. He spent much of his adult life in Orangeburg, New York, a short distance from the Hudson River.

Box 4 Stephen Csoka, "Brooklyn Landscape" 499133 1945 Box 4 Ralph Fabri, "Americana" 499132 1948

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Box 4 Douglas Warner Gorsline, "Express Stop" 499131 1948 Box 4 Armin Landeck, "Manhattan Nocturne" 499130 1938 Box 4 Martin Lewis, "Chance Meeting" 499129 1941 Box 4 Luigi Lucioni, "Stony Pasture" 499128 1943 Box 4 Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, "Pastoral" 499127 1932 Box 4 Thomas W. Nason, "Approach of Spring" 499126 1937 Box 4 Charles H. Woodbury, "Sea Pasture" 499125 1936 Miniature Print Society

Box 1 Ernest D. Roth, "Amiens" Box 1 Alessandro Mastro-Valerio, "Arising" undated Box 1 Leslie Cope, "Plough Horse and Sleeping Dog" undated Box 1 Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge, Sing-Song Girl, Peking undated Box 1 John Taylor Arms, "Eglise Notre Dame, Les Andelys" undated Miscellaneous Etchings 499058

Box 2 Harry Lewis Bailey, [unidentified] 499123 1917 General note Country road with gates and trees on each side.

Box 2 Lionel Barrymore, "Point Magu" 499122 1935 Box 2 Alfred Bentley, "A Summer Day in France" 499121 undated Box 2 William Blake, "Act Directs" 499120 1825 Biographical/Historical note William Blake (1757-1827) spent his early years attending different art schools in London, England. A deeply religious man, his works often revolved around biblical figures and events. In addition to contributing etchings like "Act Directs" (part of the Doolittle collection), Blake was an author and an engraver. His writings and art were mostly unappreciated during his life, but have since become more popular.

Box 2 Jessie Arms Botke, "Farmyard Geese" 499119 undated Box 2 Mildred Bryant Brooks, "Among Branches" 499118 1941 Box 2 Mildred Bryant Brooks, "Aspen Meadow" 499117 1941 Box 2 Mildred Bryant Brooks, [Bookplate for Ben & Myrtle Kirby" undated Benjamin C. Brown Etchings 499112 Box 2 "Market Day #1" 499116 undated Box 2 "Oaks at San Ysidro" 499115 1932 Box 2 "The Outside Stair, Venice" 499114 Box 2 Four unlabeled prints by Brown 499113 Box 2 Howell C. Brown, [unidentified] 499111 1917 Box 2 Howell C. Brown, "Old Willows" 499110 1915 Box 2 Félix Buhot, "Louise Abbéma" 499109 1874 Biographical/Historical note Félix Buhot (1847-1898) was a well-known French artist who worked mostly with etchings. His pieces spread in popularity from Europe to the United States in the late 19th century. Buhot was also a fan of photography and embraced it to a degree that other artists at the time did not. He contributed "Louise Abbéma" to Doolittle's etching collection.

Box 2 Charles W. Cain, "The Hunter" 499108 1928 Box 2 Samuel Chamberlain, "The Waterfront-Villefranche" 499107 undated Box 2 Leslie Cope, "The Junk Collectors" 499106 1948 Box 2 Crawford, "Porta Rocca Orvieto" 499105 1953 Box 2 H. Daumier, "Le Czar a Sebastopol" 499104 undated Box 2 Eugene M. Frandzen, "Old Curiosity Shops, New York" 499103 1947

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Box 2 Francisco Goya, "Ya es Hora" 499102 1799 Biographical/Historical note Francisco Goya (1746-1828) was one of the most prominent artists of the 18th and 19th centuries. He spent much of his life in Spain, constructing works on a wide variety of topics, most notably the multiple wars that affected his home country. He also etched pictures like "Ya es Hora," which makes an appearance in Doolittle's collection. The etching, which dates back to 1799, translates to "It is Time" and is one of his more disturbing pieces.

Box 2 David Green, "Weed Forms" 499101 1956 Box 2 Francis Seymour Haden, "A Brig at Anchor" 499100 1870 Box 2 Arthur W. Hall, "Pecos" 499099 1930 Box 2 Arthur W. Hall, "Stone Bridge in Winter" 499098 1932 Box 2 Trude Hanscom, "Early Spring" 499097 1940 Box 2 Alfred Hartley, "In the Isle of Purbeck" 499096 1921 Box 2 A.W. Heintzelman, [unidentified] 499095 1921 Box 2 Victoria Hutson Huntley, "Nocturne" 499094 1951 Box 2 Alfred Hutty, "Pines" 499093 1924 Box 2 Margaret Kidder, "Mother and Child" 499092 1955 Box 2 Margaret Kidder, "Voila L'eglise" 499091 undated Box 2 Hildegard Koegler, "O. Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" 499090 undated Box 5 Maxime Lalanne, "Richmond" 499089 1871 Box 5 Stella Langdale, "The Hostus of the Sidhe" 499088 undated Box 5 Alphonse Legros, "Portrait of EJ Poynter" 499087 1877 Box 5 Elizabeth Lewis, "World Forgetting" 499086 undated Box 5 William Libby, "Indian Summer" 499085 undated Box 5 Westley Manning, "The Avenue-Normandy" 499084 1922 Box 5 Paul Matthes, "Drawbridge" 499083 undated Box 5 R. Partridge, "The House of Alvarado" 499082 undated Box 5 R. Partridge, "Willows" 499081 1925 Box 5 Ralph M. Pearson, "San Felipe" 499080 1922 Box 5 Joseph Pennell, "Hell Gate Bridge" 499079 Box 5 Leon Pescheret, "Chicago Museum of Science and Industry" 499078 1931 Box 5 C.A. Platt, "Willows of Cape Ann" 499077 1888 Biographical/Historical note Charles A. Platt (1861-1933) was best known as an American architect who designed dozens of buildings and homes throughout the country. Many of these buildings were constructed for the rich and famous in the early 20th century. Platt was also an accomplished artist who was responsible for works such as "Willows of Cape Ann," which was etched in 1888. He later became a member of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, a position he held until 1921.

Box 5 Chang Reynolds, [unidentified] 499076 Box 5 C.E. Riley, [unidentified] 499075 undated Box 5 Edouard Rosotte, "Fac Simile D'un Dessin Du Parmesan" 499074 undated Box 5 Ernest D. Roth, "Florentine Shops" 499073 1915 Box 5 Ernest D. Roth, "Tomb of Mary, Mother of Washington and Meditation Rock" 499072 1928 Box 5 Birger Sandzen, "A Kansas Creek" 499071 undated Box 5 Otto J. Schneider, "Statue of Abraham Lincoln" 499070 1926 Box 5 Carl M. Schultheiss, "Friends" 499069 undated Box 5 C.A. Seward, "Adobe Village-New Mexico" 499068 1936 Box 5 Eileen A. Soper, "Snooks" 499067 1930 Box 5 W.M. Strang, "The Christ Upon the Hill" 499066 undated Box 5 D.C. Sturges, "The Print Lover" 499065 1931 Box 5 David Swanson, "Desert Crags" 499064 undated Box 5 David Swanson, "Forest Pool" 499063 undated

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Box 5 W. Unger, "Druck der Gesellschaft f. vervielf Kunst in Wien" 499062 undated Box 5 Reynold Weidenaar, "Demolition in the Plaza del Toro" 499061 1950 Box 5 Levon West, "The Prairie Rider" 499060 1933 Box 5 J.W. Winkler, "Le Tryer, Normandie" 499059 1924 Box 1 Unidentified Etchings 499057

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