Harrie Moore Shrady scrapbook, 1902-1922

Collection Information

Size: 1 Volume, (on partial microfilm reel)

Summary: A scrapbook containing clippings concerning the design competition for the General Ulysses S. Grant Memorial in Washington, D.C. and the controversy that arose when Henry Merwin Shrady was awarded first prize; photographs of the Grant Memorial and other sculptures; and pencil studies by Shrady for several of the infantry figures on the pedestal of the statue.

Biographical/Historical Note

Wife of sculptor Henry Merwin Shrady; Elmsford, N.Y.

Provenance

Lent for microfilming 1984 by Mrs. Henry Balch, a descendant of Shrady. Harrie Shrady compiled the scrapbook about her husband for their daughter.

Language Note

English .

Location of Originals

• Originals returned to lender, Mrs. Henry Balch, after microfilming.

Alternative Forms Available

35mm microfilm reel 3097 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.

Restrictions on Access

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

How to Cite This Collection

Harrie Moore Shrady scrapbook, 1902-1922. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.