By Alexis Peregoy
Title: Walt Reed Illustration Archive, 1860-1960 (Bulk)
ID: MGHL/mghl00019
Primary Creator: Reed, Walt
Other Creators: Illustration House (Firm) (1974-)
Extent: 80.0 Linear Feet
Arrangement:
Items are divided into series based on material type and art medium.
The contents of the collection are currently arranged as follows:
Series 1: Original Works of Art on Board
Series 2: Original Works of Art on Paper
Series 3: Original Works of Art on Canvas
Series 4: Framed Original Works of Art
Series 5: Reproductions of Original Works of Art
Series 6: Magazine Tearsheets
Series 7: Periodicals. Sub-series 1: Individual periodicals, Sub-series 2: Bound Periodicals
Series 8: Books
Date Acquired: 09/00/2012. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Abbey, Edwin Austin, Advertising -- Clothing and dress -- Periodicals., Advertising--Fashion, Ahrens, Ellen Wetherald, Bacher, Otto, Beckhoff, Harry, Benton, Harry Stacy, Brewer, Edward V., Briggs, Austin, Cady, Harrison, Campbell, E. Simms, Cornwell, Dean, Crawford, Will, Day, Benjamin, Dorne, Albert, Everett, Walter H., Foote, Mary Hallock, Frost, Arthur B., Fuchs, Bernard, Gillespie, Jessie, Glackens, William, Gould, Joseph J, Granville-Smith, Walter, Gruger, Frederic Rodrigo, Held, John Jr, Illustration House (Firm), Illustrators--United States, Kossin, Sandy, Ladriere, Lloyd, Lowell, Orson B., Magazine illustration--20th century, Mager, Charles A. "Gus", McGinnis, Robert, Mullin, Willard, Pape, Eric, Penfield, Edward, Price, Garrett, Price, Norman M., Raleigh, Henry, Reed, Walt, Richardson, Frederick, Sickles, Noel, Smith, E. Boyd, Smith, Jessie Wilcox, Smith, J R, Solovioff, Nicholas, Stone, Richard, Sundblom, Haddon, Tenggren, Gustaf, Thrasher, Leslie, Vedder, Elihu, Wallace, James Leslie "Les", Ward, Edmund F., Wyeth, N C
Languages: English
The collection includes over 200,000 magazine tearsheets, 8000 magazines, 1200 books, and approximately 150 original works by American illustrators from the late 19th century well into the mid 20th century.
Currently, the original works of art and reproductions of original art (series 1 through 5) are processed and included in this finding aid. The tearsheets, magazines, and books are still unprocessed and may not be readily available to researchers. Please call ahead.
Abbey, Edwin Austin
Advertising -- Clothing and dress -- Periodicals.
Advertising--Fashion
Ahrens, Ellen Wetherald
Bacher, Otto
Beckhoff, Harry
Benton, Harry Stacy
Brewer, Edward V.
Briggs, Austin
Cady, Harrison
Campbell, E. Simms
Cornwell, Dean
Crawford, Will
Day, Benjamin
Dorne, Albert
Everett, Walter H.
Foote, Mary Hallock
Frost, Arthur B.
Fuchs, Bernard
Gillespie, Jessie
Glackens, William
Gould, Joseph J
Granville-Smith, Walter
Gruger, Frederic Rodrigo
Held, John Jr
Illustration House (Firm)
Illustrators--United States
Kossin, Sandy
Ladriere, Lloyd
Lowell, Orson B.
Magazine illustration--20th century
Mager, Charles A. "Gus"
McGinnis, Robert
Mullin, Willard
Pape, Eric
Penfield, Edward
Price, Garrett
Price, Norman M.
Raleigh, Henry
Reed, Walt
Richardson, Frederick
Sickles, Noel
Smith, E. Boyd
Smith, Jessie Wilcox
Smith, J R
Solovioff, Nicholas
Stone, Richard
Sundblom, Haddon
Tenggren, Gustaf
Thrasher, Leslie
Vedder, Elihu
Wallace, James Leslie "Les"
Ward, Edmund F.
Wyeth, N C
Repository: MGHL Dowd Modern Graphic History Library
Accruals: There are no accruals.
Access Restrictions: There are no restrictions to access.
Use Restrictions:
Some restrictions, please contact the Modern Graphic History Library Curator at (314) 935-7741 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu.
Users of the collection must read and abide by the Rules for the use of Modern Graphic History Library materials.
Users of the collection who wish to use items from this collection, in whole or in part, in any form of publication (as defined in the form) must sign and submit to the Washington University Department of Special Collections a hard copy of the Notification of intent to publish Modern Graphic History Library materials form.
All publication not covered by fair use restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder.
Acquisition Method: This collection was purchased by the Modern Graphic History Library, Department of Special Collections at Washington University in St. Louis from the Illustration House.
Preferred Citation: Walt Reed Illustration Archive, Washington University Libraries, Department of Special Collections
Processing Information: Series 1 through 5 of the collection were processed by Alexis Peregoy in November 2014.
Finding Aid Revision History:
This finding aid was entered into Archon by Alexis Peregoy in December 2014.
Series 2 of the finding aid was updated by Andrea Degener in May 2016.