Box 2
Contains 7 Results:
Florida Sketches, February 1934
Contains sketches mostly in pencil and colored pencil with some watercolors. Latter third or so of sketchbook is blank except for final few pages. Binding is loose and pages are starting to come out.
Florida Sketches, September 1934
First page inscribed “Sketches, made in Florida September 1934 by Miggie Campbell”. Contains sketches mostly in pencil, colored pencil, and watercolor, as well as some in ink towards the end of the book.
Cleveland Sketches, October 1934
Second page is inscribed “People, sketched by Marion McDonald Campbell, Oct. 1934” and in a different hand, possibly at a later date, “Dedicated to t Ackley”. Contains mostly pencil sketches but also a few watercolors and ink sketches. Interior of rear cover contains handwritten notes about a spring dance, as well as a list of womens’ names.
New York City sketchbook, April 1936
First page contains aerial sketch of NYC buildings and the inscription “New York City as she is to a certain one Marion McDonald Campbell in April 1936”. Contains pencil, ink and watercolor sketches as well as various handwritten notes interspersed with drawings.
Mexico notebook and ephemera, 1954
Contains many handwritten formulas - both in the notebook and on loose papers laid or glued in - for lacquers, etc. as well as mural-painting. Also many lists of Spanish words and phrases with English translations, addresses, sketches, journaling about her dreams/life/work/marriage, and philosophical/spiritual writing (particularly about Albert Guérard).
Terracotta sketchbook, early to mid 1950s
Contains some spiritual/philosophical writing, as well as notes/descriptions of art principles. Sketches in ink, pencil, paint, pastels, and colored pencils. Sketchbook is undated but one drawing approximately halfway through the book is dated Feb. 1 '53.
Europe - 58 Winter - Spring 59 sketchbook, December 4, 1958-April 7, 1959
Spiral-bound notebook with a pen and ink illustration of a tree and landscape on the cover, and is labeled “Marion Kronfeld” in the lower corner and “Europe - 58 - Winter Spring ‘59” across the top. Contains densely handwritten journal pages about her Europe trip, beginning with the first entry dated Thursday, Dec. 4, Málaga and the last Tuesday, Apr. 7, ‘59. Latter third of journal is blank except for the final few pages, which contain some ink sketches and several handwritten recipes.