Bailey, Vernon Howe, b. 1874 d. 1953
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Vernon Howe Bailey papers, 1932-1950
600 items.
Reel(s): roll 421 (frames 726-801;896-1264; and spliced on end, frames 1-471)
Photographs of Bailey's drawings, some done while a U.S. navy contract artist, including: American college and university buildings; interior and exterior views of Vatican City; U.S. Navy ships and submarines, naval stations and yards, shipbuilding, mine depot, torpedo repair and dock scenes, U.S. Naval air training scenes; and scenes of New York City and its suburbs. Also included are a letter from the Director of Exhibits at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an invitation to an exhibition held at MIT, and three critical reviews.
Donated 1968 by the New York Public Library Art Division.
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