Pictorial material including paintings and cartoons, ca. 1890-1935 / by D. H. Souter
Pictorial material including paintings and cartoons, ca. 1890-1935 / by D. H. Souter
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Date
ca. 1890-1935
Call Numbers
PXD 1306 , PXE 1492
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Physical Description
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104 paintings - 50.5 x 38.5 cm. or smaller - oil (includes some watercolours)
43 drawings - 52.5 x 31.5 cm. or smaller - watercolour, pencil, ink
616 prints - 49.5 x 38 cm. or smaller
2 photographic prints - 28.5 x 36 cm.
7 items of ephemera (postcards) - 9 x 14 cm.
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Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
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Scope and Contents
Contents
PXD 1306
Box 1
16 paintings (watercolours and oils) of mostly landscapes and mythical/pagan figures and scenes
7 drawings in pencil/ink dealing with issues regarding labor relations, World War I and miscellaneous subjects
124 printed cartoons mostly of political and social commentary including aspects of World War I
Box...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Pictorial material including paintings and cartoons, ca. 1890-1935 / by D. H. Souter
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.1650 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13
Signature / Inscriptions
Some political cartoons have stamp from 'Country Life' periodical on their reverse side
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs J. Souter, 4 July 1969
Pic.Acc.1650
Administrative / Biographical history
David Henry Souter (1862-1935), black-and-white artist and journalist, was born on 30 March 1862 at Aberdeen, Scotland, son of David Henry Souter, engineer, and his wife Ann Smith, née Grant. Apprenticed at 12 to a house-painter and signwriter, he acquired a good grounding in drawing at the local art school under instructors from London and earned...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXD 1306 , PXE 1492
Record Identifier
n88Ev5Pn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n88Ev5Pn
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Reference code
913946
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