Dr. Perley I. Reed, Author, Poetry and Artwork, 1922-1965 A&M 1776

Dr. Perley I. Reed, Author, Poetry and Artwork, 1922-1965 A&M 1776


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1776
Title
Perley Reed, Author, Poetry and Artwork 1922-1965
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/210873
Quantity
0.1 Linear Feet, 1/2 in. (1 folder); (6 unboxed artworks)
Quantity
0.13 Gigabytes, 2 .docx files
Creator
Reed, Perley Isaac, 1887-1973
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
The Marriage Certificate of Perley Reed and Elizabeth Dee Frost, telegrams recieved by Elizabeth and Perley, as well as newspaper clippings celebrating their engagment. Elizabeth's certificate of intitiation into The Delta Kappa Gamma Society in 1965. There are also 6 artworks by Reed, who was a hobbyist painter. The artworks are: Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau Oil on canvasboard, 30 x 24, 1966
A Soldier's Farewell, Oil on canvasboard, 20 x 16, 1963
Matterhorn, Oil on canvasboard, 24 x 30, 1967
Romance in Old Paris, Oil on canvasboard, 24 x 16, 1957
Meditation, Oil on canvasboard, 20 x 16, 1961
Awakening, Oil on canvasboard, 24 x 18, 1962 Images of the artworks located in the West Virginia & Regional History Center and Martin Hall are available in digital format.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Perley Reed, Author, Poetry and Artwork, A&M 1776, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Related Material

Nine additional artworks by Reed are housed in Martin Hall room 206, owned by the Reed College of Media, as of 2022. Photos of these artworks are available in the control folder for this collection and as a Word document.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Art and artists
  • Morgantown (W. Va.)
  • Poetry.