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Straight collection of French graphic art relating to World War I
- Title: Straight collection of French graphic art relating to World War I
- Other Title: Willard D. Straight Collection
- Creator(s): Straight, Willard Dickerman, 1880-1918, collector
- Date Created/Published: 1750-1905.
- Medium:
ca. 5,000 prints : woodcut, chiefly color ; various sizes.
ca. 150 drawings : ink, some color ; various sizes. - Summary: The Straight Collection encompasses works by 125 French draftsmen, printmakers, and cartoonists, and includes several hundred drawings by Blois, Georges Domergue, Lucien Jonas, C. Léandre, and Leka, and print series by Lucien-Hector Jonas, d'Ostoya, and Louis Raemaekers. By and large, the works portray French political and military figures, veterans, the impact of war on civilian life, and the aftermath of battle rather than actual combat scenes. Accompanying the French material are several volumes of American posters issued by the armed forces and patriotic organizations involved with the war effort. (Source: Melville guide)
- Reproduction Number: ---
- Rights Advisory:
Rights status not evaluated. For general information see "Copyright and Other Restrictions ...,"(http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html)
- Access Advisory: For unprocessed portion of the collection: Please allow fourteen days advance notice to view materials. To make a request, see "Access to Unprocessed Materials,"(http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/022_unpr.html))
- Call Number: Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1978:R01 [P&P] Guide Record
- Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
- Notes:
- Arrangement: The French war posters have been cataloged in the series POS - WWI. Most of the collection is unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1978: R01. Special arrangements are needed to view these items.
- This preliminary catalog record contains draft information to be verified and expanded.
- Container list: Straight.
- 1992 survey discovered 32A,19B, 22C, and 7 portfolios. Creators include: Louis Raemaekers, Leka, Lucien Jonas, C. Leandre, d'Ostoya, Félix-Jules Lacaille, Blois, and Georges Domergue.
- Media includes: Drawings; Posters; Prints.
- Includes an accession of 3 items formerly filed under PR 13 CN 1988:077.
- Some or all of the material stored off site. Containers include: 22 B size containers; 36 A size containers; 13 C size containers; 2 MCE size containers; 2 J size containers.
- Collection title devised by Library staff.
- Cite as the Willard D. Straight Collection, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.
- Guide to the Special Collections of Prints & Photographs in the Library of Congress / compiled by Paul Vanderbilt. Washington, D.C. : 1955, nos. 686
- Special Collections in the Library of Congress / compiled by Annette Melville. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1980, no. 234
- Digitized images of cataloged items along with associated identifying information are available through the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog, http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.cph
- Gift; Willard Straight; (PR 13 CN 1978:R01)
- Gift; Michael Straight; (PR 13 CN 1988:077)
- Major Willard D. Straight (1880-1918), American financier and diplomat, collected graphic art related to World War I while serving as a liaison officer in France. His collection of 5,000 drawings, watercolors, prints, and posters was deposited in the Prints and Photographs Division in 1950 and donated to the Library by the Straight family in 1978. (Source: Melville guide)
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- Rights Advisory: Rights status not evaluated. For general information see "Copyright and Other Restrictions ...," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html
- Reproduction Number: ---
- Call Number: Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1978:R01 [P&P] Guide Record
- Medium:
ca. 5,000 prints : woodcut, chiefly color ; various sizes.
ca. 150 drawings : ink, some color ; various sizes.
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- Call Number: Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1978:R01 [P&P] Guide Record
- Medium:
ca. 5,000 prints : woodcut, chiefly color ; various sizes.
ca. 150 drawings : ink, some color ; various sizes. - Access Advisory: For unprocessed portion of the collection: Please allow fourteen days advance notice to view materials. To make a request, see "Access to Unprocessed Materials," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/022_unpr.html)
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