Sketchbook
MS. 21920/30
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Sketchbook
Shelfmark
MS. 21920/30
Summary
Original housing labelled by Richard Shirley Smith as:
'A83 Folio Society, OVID, Metamorphoses, Roy Strong, Overdoor, Folio Bookplate, River Boy, Whistler'
Comprises:
Rough sketches and detailed drawings, in ink and pencil, for a variety of projects including:
Books: A Point of Departure (1967), The River Boy (1976), Vines (1984), Messer Pietro Mio (1985), Metamorphoses (1995) and William Shakespeare: The Complete Plays (1997)
Murals and large-scale pieces: decorated clavichord (1980-1981) and Laskett Shades (2006)
Date
various from 1961-2021, n.d.
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (1 volume)
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Collection contents
Archive of Richard Shirley Smith
Artwork
Sketchbooks
Sketchbook
