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Hannah Holliday Stewart Sculpture Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0747
Finding aid note: Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Scope and Contents

The collection documents the career of the sculptor, artist and teacher Hannah Holliday Stewart through preliminary records, drawings, photographs and slides, and realia.

Dates

  • 1960 - 2006

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish from the Hannah Holliday Stewart Sculpture Records must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

Biographical / Historical

Hannah Holliday Stewart, American abstract sculptor, was a prominent member of the Houston art scene who incorporated ancient myths and goddess imagery into her work. She was born Jan. 23, 1924 in Birmingham, AL, received her Bachelors in Fine arts from University of Montevallo, AL and graduate degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art. She studied in bronze casting, welding and woodcarving. Best known in Houston for her sculpture in Hermann Park, her work is characterized by ascending lines and rough planes. Titles of her abstract works and subject matter often refer to mythical and historical female heroes. She exhibited, both individually and with groups at the Smithsonian Institution, San Francisco Museum of Art, High Museum of Art, Dallas Musuem of Fine Arts, Birmingham Museum of Art, and numerous others in Houston. She died in Albuquerque, NM in 2010.

Extent

12.5 Linear Feet (10 boxes + oversize material)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

The collection documents the career of the sculptor, artist and teacher Hannah Holliday Stewart through preliminary records, drawings, photographs and slides, and realia.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in five series: Series I Administrative/business; Series II Images: Series III Works (by project); Series IV Drawings; Series V Realia

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was gifted by Carol H. and Rusty Stewart in Sept. 2017 and Jan. 2018.

Subjects

Record Groups

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Hannah Holliday Stewart Sculpture Records, 1950-2006
Status
Completed
Date
2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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