Griffith Baily Coale papers, 1897-1945

Collection Information

Size: 6,000 Items, (on 6 microfilm reels)

Summary: Biographical and genealogical material; family correspondence; files kept while a Navy artist during World War II; writings; sketchbooks; calendars and record books, 1926-1945; correspondence, printed material, and photographs regarding mural commissions; correspondence and printed material regarding exhibitions, lectures, publications and organizations; and miscellany.

Biographical/Historical Note

Mural, marine painter; New York, N.Y. Born in Baltimore, Maryland. Naval artist during World War II, director of the Marine Historical Association, Mystic, Connecticut, and trustee of Marine Museum, New York City. d. 1950.

Provenance

Donated 1961 by Mrs. Griffith Baily Coale, widow of Griffith Coale.

Language Note

English .