Lucile Lloyd papers, 1916-1941

Collection Information

Size: 0.7 Linear feet

Summary: A scrapbook of newspaper and magazine articles, 1916-1934; professional and personal letters; and photographs and negatives of Lloyd's murals.

Biographical/Historical Note

Mural painter, educator; Los Angeles, Calif. b. 1894; d. 1941. Lloyd painted several murals for the WPA, including Griffith Park Observatory, South Pasadena Junior High School, Queen of Angels Church, Hollywood, and decoration in the State Capitol in Sacramento. Lloyd also taught at the Stickney Memorial Art School, Pasadena 1912-1934, and was its director, 1921-1922.

Provenance

Donated 1999 by the Norman Neuerberg Trust. Norman Neuerberg, an art historian and professor of art, specialized in the missions of North America and Southern California art, and received the papers from a friend of Lucile Lloyd.

Restrictions on Access

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How to Cite This Collection

Lucile Lloyd papers, 1916-1941. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.