Hannah Holliday Stewart Sculpture Records

Collection

Identifier: MS 0747

Staff Only

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

Creation: 1960 - 2006

Creator

Holliday Stewart, Hannah, 1924-2010 (Person)

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

Abstract

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