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Finding Aid for the Charles Shannon Collection 1890-1917

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Series 1. Lithographs 1892-1906

Physical Description: 15 items, 1 box

Scope and Content Note

This series contains lithographs created by Charles Shannon.

Arrangement

This series is arranged chronologically by date.

Box 1, Folder 1

Repeated bend 1892

Physical Description: 1 print: black & white lithograph; 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.

Scope and Content Note

Inscription in lower right corner: C.H. Shannon R 11. Published in The Dial, no. 2 (1892).

Note

Accession #: MS.1951.023

Box 1, Folder 2

White nights 1893

Physical Description: 1 print: black & white lithograph; 13 1/2 x 9 in.

Scope and Content Note

Inscription C.H. Shannon. Published in The Dial, no. 3 (1893).

Note

Accession #: MS.1960.017

Box 1, Folder 3

The stone bath 1895

Physical Description: 1 print: black & white lithograph; 6 1/8 x 4 3/8 in.

Scope and Content Note

Inscription in lower right corner: C.H. Shannon. Published in The Savoy, no. 3 (1896).

Note

Accession #: MS.1951.023

Box 1, Folder 4

The nursery floor 1896

Physical Description: 1 print: red lithograph; image 8 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.

Scope and Content Note

Inscription in lower right corner: C.H. Shannon. Published in L'estampe, Paris.

Note

Accession #: MS.1951.023

Box 1, Folder 5

The three sisters 1894

Physical Description: 1 print: black & white lithograph; 8 1/4 x 9 7/8 in.

Scope and Content Note

Inscription: C.H. Shannon. Published in Portfolio No. 2 (1894).

Note

Accession #: MS.1960.017

Box 1, Folder 6

Biondina 1894

Physical Description: 2 prints: black & white lithograph; images 8 1/2 x 10 in., one is unmounted, other is in white card mount 22 x 16 in.

Scope and Content Note

Inscription on unmounted print: C.H. Shannon. Mounted print is unsigned. Published in L'estampe originale, Paris (1894).

Note

Accession #: MS.1960.017

Box 1, Folder 7

The wood engraver 1894

Physical Description: 1 print: black & white lithograph; 6 3/4 x 6 7/8 in., in white card mount 22 x 16 in.

Scope and Content Note

Portrait of Charles Ricketts. Inscription Charles H. Shannon. Published in Portfolio no. 2 (1894).

Note

Accession #: MS.1960.017

Box 1, Folder 8

E.J. van Wisselingh 1895

Physical Description: 1 print: black & white lithograph; 9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in., in white card mount 22 x 16 in.

Scope and Content Note

Inscription: C.H. Shannon. Published in Portfolio No. 3 (1895) as "A portrait sketch."

Note

Accession #: MS.1960.017

Box 1, Folder 9

Le fumeur 1895

Physical Description: 1 print: black & white lithograph; 10 3/8 x 9 1/8 in., in white card mount 22 x 16 in.

Scope and Content Note

Inscription: C.H. Shannon. Published by Portfolio No. 3 (1895) as "A portrait sketch."

Note

Accession #: MS.1960.017

Box 1, Folder 10

W.L. Lacon 1896

Physical Description: 1 print: black & white lithograph; 14 3/4 x 9 1/4 in., in white card mount 22 x 16 in.

Scope and Content Note

Inscription: Charles Shannon. R42 W.L. Lacon.

Note

Accession #: MS.1960.017

Box 1, Folder 11

The dressing-room 1897

Physical Description: 1 print: black & white lithograph; 5 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.

Scope and Content Note

Inscription in lower right corner: C.H. Shannon. Published in The dial, no. 5 (1897).

Note

Accession #: MS.1951.023

Box 1, Folder 12

After the bath 1897

Physical Description: 1 print: black & white lithograph; 6 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.

Scope and Content Note

Inscription in lower right corner: C.H. Shannon.

Note

Accession #: MS.1951.023

Box 1, Folder 13

The infancy of Bacchus 1897

Physical Description: 1 print: green lithograph; image diameter 10 in.

Scope and Content Note

Published in The dial, no. 5 (1897).

Note

Accession #: MS.1960.017

Box 1, Folder 14

The morning visit 1906

Physical Description: 2 prints: black & white, green lithograph; 9 7/8 x 8 3/8 in., in white card mount 22 x 16 in.

Scope and Content Note

Inscription on b&w lithograph: Morning visit R.68. Early state (before border line was strengthened at top). Charles Shannon. Green lithograph is unsigned.

Note

Accession #: MS.1960.017

Box 1, Folder 15

The toilet (a fan) 1906

Physical Description: 1 print: sanguine lithograph; 5 1/2 x 16 1/4 in., in white card mount 22 x 16 in.

Scope and Content Note

Inscription: Charles Shannon no. 64, 1st state.

Note

Accession #: MS.1960.017

Series 2. Drawings 1917

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Content Note

This series contains one drawing created by Charles Shannon.

Box 1, Folder 16

Wise and foolish virgin 1917

Physical Description: 1 drawing: watercolor and crayon on gray paper; 15 3/4 x 8 1/4 in., mounted on white board 21 x 13 in.

Scope and Content Note

Inscription: CS 1917. "Wise & foolish virgin."

Note

Accession #: MS.1960.018

Series 3. Vale Publications 1893

Physical Description: 32 items, 2 boxes

Scope and Content Note

This series contains material created and published by Charles Ricketts and Charles H. Shannon prior to the formal creation of the Vale Press (1896-1904). This includes a series of woodcut proof prints for an edition of the George Thornley translation of Daphnis and Chloe.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in order of plate number.

Box 2-3

Daphnis & Chloe 1893

Physical Description: 32 prints: black and white woodcuts; various sizes, mounted to 12 1/2 x 19 in.

Scope and Content Note

Partial set of signed and annotated trial proofs (32 of a set of 37) by Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon for Vale Publications' edition of the George Thornley translation (1657) of Daphnis & Chloe. Includes proofs of plates 1-4, 6-25, 28-33, 36-37.

Note

Accession #'s: MS.1965.003-plates 1, 2, 4, 10-13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 28, 31, 37; MS.1968.009-plates 7, 14, 17, 22, 25, 32; MS.1968.010-plates 3, 9, 19, 21, 23, 33; MS.1969.001-plates 6, 8, 24, 29, 30, 36

Container List

Lithographs

Drawings

Vale Publications

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