Discovery | Studio Paintings
Description:
Mary Draser (American, 20th Century)
Portfolio of Works and Papers, including five lithographs dating from 1914 to 1934; two commercial art projects: Selmer Instruments (gouache) and Ovington Gifts (pen and ink); a child's drawing; a design for an Imperial robe sketched onto five brown paper pattern pieces; a wood cut poster from Kyoto, Tourist Center of Japan; a box of postcard size reproductions of Italian Renaissance paintings; a caricature of Mark Twain on newsprint (rolled); a small binder with research papers; a handwritten scrapbook/diary on art education; a yearbook from International House, New York, 1926-27; three diplomas from Columbia University: BS (1921),Teacher of Fine Arts (1921),and MA (1927). Condition: Fair to good.
Estimate $300-500
Keywords
Mary Draser, Tourist Center of Japan, Kyoto, Tourist Center, International House, Columbia University, TeacherStephen L. Fletcher
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