Shirlaw, Walter
(b. 1838
d. 1909)
Sketchbook, ca. 1859
A highly regarded teacher, Walter Shirlaw (1838-1909) was an instructor at the Chicago Academy of Design (now the Art Institute of Chicago) and at the Art Students League of New York. He also served as the first President of the Society of American Artists and was a member of the Society of Mural Painters, the New York Etching Club, and the American Water Color Society. Several of Shirlaw's sketchbooks came to the Archives among the papers of Dorothea Dreier. Both Dorothea and her sister, Katherine S. Dreier, studied painting at the Art Students League with Shirlaw. This sketchbook, ca. 1895, contains what appear to be studies for murals or stained glass, as well as sketches of landscapes.
[Sketchbook], ca. 1859 / Walter Shirlaw, artist. 1 v. : watercolor ; 11 x 18 cm. Dorothea A. Dreier papers. Archives of American Art.
[Sketchbook], ca. 1895 / Walter Shirlaw, artist. 1 v. : watercolor ; 11 x 18 cm. Dorothea A. Dreier papers, 1887-1916. Archives of American Art.
A canvas-covered sketchbook, with approximately 33 pages, containing figure and landscape studies in graphite and watercolor. Images include some Biblical and possibly mythological themes. Most of the studies are signed WS.
[Sketchbook], ca. 1859 / Walter Shirlaw, artist. 1 v. : watercolor ; 11 x 18 cm. Dorothea A. Dreier papers. Archives of American Art.
[Sketchbook], ca. 1895 / Walter Shirlaw, artist. 1 v. : watercolor ; 11 x 18 cm. Dorothea A. Dreier papers, 1887-1916. Archives of American Art.
A canvas-covered sketchbook, with approximately 33 pages, containing figure and landscape studies in graphite and watercolor. Images include some Biblical and possibly mythological themes. Most of the studies are signed WS.
Forms Part of: Dorothea A. Dreier papers