John Frederick and Mary Horgan Mowbray-Clarke papers, 1901-1925
Mowbray-Clarke, John Frederick,
b. 1869
d. 1953
Sculptor
Pomona, N.Y.
Collection size: 0.2 linear ft. (on 2 microfilm reels)
Collection Summary: Correspondence, business records, lists, publications, and other papers of John Frederick Mowbray-Clarke and Mary Horgan Mowbray-Clarke.
John Frederick Mowbray-Clarke's papers include a few letters, cards, clippings, and a catalog of his work.
Mary Horgan Mowbray-Clarke's papers deal with the operation of the Sunwise Turn Book Shop, 1915-1925, a book and art store. Letters from Frank G. Applegate describe Santa Fe, N.M., in the early 1920's and other letters and documents relate to exhibitions of Charles Burchfield, Andrew Dasburg, B.J.O. Nordfeldt, and Henry Varnum Poor.
Biographical/Historical Note: Mary Horgan Mowbray-Clarke was an art critic and instructor. Her husband, John Frederick Mowbray-Clarke, was a sculptor.
Donated 1964 through 1968 by William Wilson, whose relationship to the Mowbray-Clarkes is unclear.
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