Edwin James Hipkiss papers, 1928-1964

Hipkiss, Edwin James, b. 1885 d. 1955
Curator

Collection size: 40 items (on partial microfilm reel).

Collection Summary: Biographical and career material; 14 letters to and from Hipkiss, Harold Edgell and G. E. P. How, regarding acquisition of works for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; clippings; photographs of Hipkiss and works acquired by him; articles and lectures.

Biographical/Historical Note: Curator of the Department of Decorative Arts, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from 1919-1954.

The donor is the widow of the artist.

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