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Background
Arrangement and
Content
Restrictions
Subject Terms
Administrative
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Collection Summary
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Gray’s Watercolor
Studios, Ringoes, New Jersey
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Gray's Watercolors
Collection
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Collection
consists of watercolors works of South Dakota State University
buildings.
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Physical
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Four framed 8 X 10"
watercolor paintings; "original prints'
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Collection
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AR 1 |
Background
This appears to be a collection of commissioned
works, created sometime in the 1960’s or 1970’s according to the organization’s
web site. These were most likely done in the later part of that period,
as evidenced by the citation on the picture of Lincoln Hall as the “Lincoln
Music Hall” – the library had already shifted, so this was after 1975 or
so. Given this date, the painting of Old North (razed in 1962) was very
likely done from a photograph, as the others also may have been reproduced.
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Arrangement and
Content
From verso of Coughlin Campanile
print: “This GRAY’S WATERCOLOR is an original print created by an award
winning artist at . We trust it depicts a scene
of special personal interest to you.
The process by which it was created is unique. Each
step was by hand. Our artist created several originals, from which the
very best were selected. Then, through a process similar to that of Currier &
Ives just before the turn of the century, a plate was made of the monochrome
of the original, and a limited number of copies were printed.
A team of artisans, working under the original artist’s
close supervision, then applied the watercolors to each print by hand. Each
Print was then matted and inspected for quality. The result: Your print is a
handpainted work of art that matches the original in every particular. It is
unique and it is a limited edition: as such it offers an investment potential as
well as adding distinction to any décor.”
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# of items
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Description
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Location
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1
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“Original Print” of Lincoln
Music Hall
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Archives
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1
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“Original Print” of Old North
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Archives
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1
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“Original Print” of Coolidge
Sylvan Theater
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Archives
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1
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“Original Print” of Coughlin
Campanile
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Archives
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Subject Terms
Buildings (SDSU)
Coolidge Sylvan Theatre (SDSU)
Coughlin Campanile (SDSU)
Lincoln Music Hall (SDSU)
Lincoln Memorial Library (SDSU)
North Building (SDSU)
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Administrative Information
Preferred
citation
Gray's Watercolors Collection,
South Dakota State
University Archives, South Dakota State
University, Brookings, S. D.
Provenance
This collection was found in the archives
stacks in the fall of 1997. There is no indication of where they came
from or how they came to be here.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Stephen Van
Buren .
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