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Helen F. Frazee visual materials collection of decorative designs
This record forms part of the Chicago’s Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource project funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. For this project, the Archives surveyed archival repositories throughout the Chicago region to identify art-related materials contained in their holdings. While the Archives of American Art does not own any of the materials described herein, information about those materials and links to the original repositories have been included when available.
Descriptive Summary
Helen F. Frazee visual materials collection of decorative designs include drawings, 6 watercolor drawings, 18 collages, 35 photomechanical prints, and 4 photographic prints, primarily pencil and ink design drawings on tissue paper for hand painting china by Frazee, who had studios in Chicago's Auditorium and Fine Arts buildings. Included are colored cut paper designs, known as "scherenschnitte" and clippings illustrating painted porcelain. Photographs show finished painted porcelain pieces and one scene of Frazee in her studio. Some designs bear Frazee's stamp, the price and the name of the client.