A Guide to Sketches of Warren Chappell, 1989 Chappell, Warren, Sketches, 1989 10204-aj

A Guide to Sketches of Warren Chappell, 1989

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Accession Number 10204-aj


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
10204-aj
Title
Sketches of Warren Chappell, 1989
Physical Characteristics
7 pen & ink sketches; 9 x 6 cm.& smaller.
Language
English
Abstract
The collection consists of 7 sketches by Warren Chappell, used by the Doubleday Book & Music Club in 1989 to illustrate their American Masterpiece Library series.

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Sketches of Warren Chappell, 1989, Accession #10204-aj, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These drawings were given to the Library by Warren Chappell of Charlottesville, Virginia, on November 2, 1989.

Scope and Content Information

This addition to the papers of Warren Chappell of Charlottesville, Virginia, consists of seven pen and ink sketches, 1989, used by the Doubleday Book & Music Club to illustrate their American Masterpiece Library series. The sketches of the authors used as frontispieces include Harriet Beecher Stowe, Walt Whitman, Edith Wharton, and Theodore Dreiser. Drawings not used by Doubleday include two of Harriet Beecher Stowe, and one of Walt Whitman.