Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
[Portrait of Snow Hank, mail carrier for Wells Fargo, and wife]
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Visual Materials
From JHK provenance card file: Starboard broadside view at sea under steam. Shoreline visible in distance. Watercolor on linen. 22 1/4" X 31 1/2" (dimensions of stretcher); 27 3/4" x 17 3/4" (painted surface; upper corners rounded). Attributed to Charles Parsons. Inscribed in lower margin: Steam Ship Golden Gate U.S. Mail Carrier. Possibly "ghost of signature in lower left of painted surface. "Ghosts" of letter below present inscription with apparently same words. On reverse of stretcher marked "T A 91" in pencil at top. Marked "P 1270/4" at bottom. Maple frame marked "C.D.T." on back at left. Picture has been recently placed in frame since nails are new. May have merely been remove from frame for cleaning and returned […] Framed, with glass. An exhibit label from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is attached to the back, exhibit was titled "Pertaining to the Sea" and was on display from 3/23 to 5/2/76; donor is listed as "Anonymous" with John H. Kemble in parenthesis.
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Carte-de-visite head-and-shoulders portrait of a young man, possibly Ignacio F. Coronel, though the sitter in the photography has not been positively attributed thus far.
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Tintype portraits of unidentified men, women, and children, approximately 1870s. The sitters are in studio settings; some of the portraits are hand-tinted. PhotPF 20237 depicts two young women dressed in white, seated and with their arms crossed; a male figure with his face partially obscured stands behind them. PhotPF 20243, a head-and-shoulders portrait of a young man, is an example of a painted tintype. Photographers are unidentified.
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Manuscripts
This folder contains: a. Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire by Valentine Green after Maria Cosway, Connoisseur XLVII, March 1917 [photocopy of p. 166] b. Mrs. Fitzherbert, Christie's March 19, 1968, Lot 133 [photocopy] c. "A Smuggling Machine [Richard Cosway in his wife's hoop]" [photocopy of page 329 headed "Richard Cosway, R.A." ] d. Woman with music book [photocopy of page 237 with handwritten note "Richard Cosway. A young lady by a Pillar, a book of music open before her"] e. Mrs. Cosway and her Daughter by Smith [photographic print copy of Eye of Jefferson Catalogue entry #342] f. Mrs. Fuller and son [photocopy of Parke-Bernet Jan. 15-19, 1957 #446] g. The Milkmaid [photocopy of drawing with handwritten note "The Milkmaid – M/s Cosway"] h. Richard Cosway [photocopy of drawing of a man in profile signed Geo. Dance, 1793] i. Mrs. Cosway and daughter; Harriet, Lady Cockerell as a Gypsy Woman [photocopy of two drawings with handwritten note "Collection of E.M. Hodges"] j. Sir James Hamlyn, 1st Baronet & wife Miss Williams [photocopy with handwritten note of identification] k. Richard and Maria Cosway, engraved by Richard Cosway, 1786 [photocopy of book page] l. Cosway pencil drawing [photocopy with note "#42 Photos of a Private Collection"] m. Drawing of a woman [photocopy with the handwritten note at bottom of page "Lord Peel acquired Rubens' chapeau de Paille in 1823"] n. Article with "Lady With Hat," attributed to Maria Cosway [photocopy of page 32 of The Art Digest, 15th March, 1934] o. Portraits of Richard Cosway [photocopy of "Foskett, Vol. 2 – courtesy Natl Gallery of Ireland", Plate 60] p. Caleb Whiteford [photocopy of page 272 headed "Nollekens and his Times"] q. The Macaroni Painter [photocopy of page 320 headed "Nollekens and his Times"] r. The Painter of Macaronis [photocopy of page 321 headed "Richard Cosway, R.A."] s. Richard Cosway miniature of Maria Cosway [photocopy of page of book with handwritten note "Repro: Brodie – plate 1 – cp. p. 192"] t. Prince Regent portrait by Richard Cosway [photocopy of page of The Illustrated London News, June 15, 1957] u. Four miniatures [photocopy of page showing four miniatures sold at Christie's, June 1, 1896 with handwritten note "between p. 86 & 87"] v. Three miniatures [photocopy of page of three miniatures headed "Collection of Henry Drake, Esq." with handwritten note ' between p. 42 & 43"] w. Three miniatures [photocopy of page with three miniatures with handwritten note at bottom of page "Collection of H.R.H. Duke of Cambridge, k. G."] x. H.R.H. Prince of Wales [photocopy of portrait noted "#39 Photos Private Collection"] y. H.R.H. Princesses and Queen Charlotte [photocopy of page of three miniatures with handwritten note "Coll: Her Majesty the Queen" and "between p. 78 & 79"] z. H.R.H. Princesses [photocopy of page of two miniatures with handwritten note: "Coll. H.R.H. The Duke of Cambridge, k. G."] aa. Portrait of Princess Isabel Czartoryska [photocopy of Apollo, Mar 1965, Vol. 82, p. 392] bb. Photocopy of two pages of drawings with handwritten note "Oliver Millar, Late Georgian Pictures" cc. Photocopy of page 286 of Van Dyck, Des Meisters Gemalde, 1931 dd. Photocopy of page 381 of Van Dyck, Des Meisters Gemalde, 1931 ee. Photocopy of page 459 of Van Dyck, Des Meisters Gemalde, 1931 ff. Photocopy of page with three drawings headed "At Lodi" with handwritten note at bottom of page "between p. 62 & 63" gg. Photocopy of pages 197-199 and a second copy of page 199 Europe: The Vaunted Scene from The Eye of Jefferson, Exhibition Catalogue, National Gallery, Washington '76 hh. Photocopy of page 395 Selected Biographies from The Eye of Jefferson, Exhibition Catalogue, National Gallery, Washington '76 ii. Page of handwritten notes headed "Richard & Maria – engraved 1786" jj. Page of handwritten notes headed "Rasagna – Self Portrait & La Dick Whittington – see my Corres" kk. Black-and-white photographic reproduction of Mrs. Cosway painting with handwritten note "Cincinnati Art Museum…" ll. Photocopy of a page of book headed "In the Uffizi Gallery, Florence At Lodi" with handwritten note at bottom of page "between p. 72 & 73" mm. Photocopy of a page of book headed "At Lodi" with handwritten note at bottom of page "between p. 58 & 59" nn. Photocopy of a page of book headed "At Lodi" with handwritten note at bottom of page "between p. 60 & 61" oo. Photocopy of a page of book with handwritten note at bottom of page "between p. 64 & 65" pp. Photocopy of a page of book headed "In the Collection Belonging to the Crown" with handwritten note at top of page "Coll: The Crown" qq. Photocopy of a drawing of two seated figures with handwritten note "#44 - Photos of a Private Collection" rr. Photocopy of a drawing of George, Prince of Wales with handwritten note #40 Photos of a Private Collection" ss. Photocopy of a page of book showing Maria Cosway's design for Angelica Church from "A Diary of the French Revolution, Gouverneur Morris, Vol. 1 op. p. 530" tt. Photocopy of a drawing labeled "Maria Cosway. From a Stipple Engraving by Bartolozzi. 1785" uu. Photocopy of Apollo, Apr 1966, Vol. 83, p. 256 vv. Photocopy of page 114 headed "Richard Cosway 1742-1821" with handwritten note at bottom of page "The Fuseli Circle in Rome" ww. Photocopy of two drawing of George IV by R. Cosway xx. Photocopy of a drawing of Saint George by R. Cosway with handwritten note at bottom "Roll 36 Proof sheet #9H" yy. Photocopy of pages 144 and 145 of "Rassegna D'Arte" zz. Photocopy of drawing with handwritten note at bottom of page "self portrait ?" and noted "HEH Photo files" aaa. Photocopy of a drawing labeled "Angel holding a child" by R. Cosway bbb. Photocopy of a drawing labeled "H.R.H. George, Prince of Wales (Geo. IV.)" by R. Cosway
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Rare Books
A collection of assorted Churchill ephemera and related materials. Four commemorative coins, three of which feature Churchill's profile. Plastic pencil sharpener from the Cabinet War Rooms with an illustrated profile of Churchill on one side. Four photographs of sculptures and paintings of Churchill. Three out of four photos are marked in the back, they read: "Royal British Columbia Museum, bust of Winston Churchill, Victoria, B.C.; Victoria, B.C., 1993.; The Plaza, "Married Love" Kansas City, Kansas. Six bookmarks; four are faux leather with gilt-stamped text or illustrations; one is metal shaped like Churchill; one featuring a bust-length portrait of Churchill. Medal from the OKSV Volksschiessen 1965 with a sculpted portrait of Churchill (seems to be an award for a marksmanship contest from a sports club in Overlangel, Netherlands). Miniature handmade book Winston Spencer Churchill: author, artist, statesmen, by Margaret Challenger; number 12 of 20. 15 postcards of Churchill or Churchill-related locations; two were mailed to Curt Zoller in 2002 by Greg Farmenr(?); one was mailed to Zoller in 2006 by Dave Sills; one is signed by Mary Soames, Churchill's youngest daughter. [2] p. photocopy on yellow paper of a sales description of a aerial propaganda collection for sale in Maggs catalogue #1375 in May 2005. Printed Dutch diagram with English ms. notes about the process used by the English to drop propaganda leaflets. Four color photographs from Frederiksborg Castle in Hillerød, Denmark. Two color photographs of Winston Spencer Churchill (1940-2010), taken in Boston in 1990. One black and white photograph of a man in hunting clothes holding a dead bird - ms. note suggests it may be of Ian Hamilton, because it was removed from a copy of Ian Hamilton's march. Two copies of a [4] p. booklet printed "In honour of James Davis 1935-2000" with a quote from Churchill on p. [3]. Two prints and the negative of a photograph of Churchill, Lawrence of Arabia, and others on camels in front of the Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza; accompanied by an ms. note identifying several of the people in the photograph. Small album of photographs from an event held at Chapman University in 2002. Piece of A4 paper with Churchill watermark. Printed copies of Churchill's "Sinews of peace" speech from 1946, and Margaret Thatchers "New threats for old" speech from 1996, both delivered at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. Three greeting cards; one with a color reproduction of a Churchill painting, one with a black and white photograph of Churchill, and one with a black and white caricature of Churchill and a holiday greeting from 1989 from Michael and Anna Wybrow. Small wooden box with an illustration of Winston Churchill on the top. Eight digital prints of two photographs, one telegram, three ms. letters, and a school report card reproduced from the Churchill Archives at Cambridge, with an ms. note dated 6/11/02 on Chapman University notepaper. Folded [6] p. pamphlet from the Chartwell studio where Churchill's paintings are displayed. Printed letter from David Irving to Professor Stephen Ambrose with copies of newspaper clippings reviewing Irving's book on Winston Churchill, with newspaper clippings covering Irving's libel suit against Deborah Lipstadt. Text of a speech by Secretary Jack Kemp entitled "Statesmanship, democracy, and Sir Winston Churchill" delivered on accepting the Winston S. Churchill Award at the Claremont Institute in Los Angeles on November 30, 1990. Typescript review of Roy Howells' Churchill's last years by W. Glen Browne. Printed news release from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) with the text of a speech by Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger delivered at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on March 11, 1983. Folded [4] p. photocopy of an article from Finest hour entitled "Bletchley Park blooms with Churchilliana" by Douglas J. Hall. Four newspaper clippings from 1969 to 1971 with brief articles about Churchill and related happenings. Compliments slips, one from Lord Digby, one from Lady Digby signed by Dione M. Digby; earlier note on housing identifies Lady Digby as the mother of Pamela Harriman, but that was the 11th Baroness Digby, while Dione Digby is the 12th Baroness Digby. Menu from the International Churchill Society Dinner at the Savoy in London on September 25, 1985, signed by Mary Soames (Churchill's youngest daughter), her husband Christopher Soames, Anthony Montague Browne (Churchill's secretary in his final years), and his wife Shelagh Montague Brown. Printed letter from the office of CIA Director Casey dated January 30, 1984, to Curt Zoller, informing him that a signed copy of the Director's remarks at Westminster College is unavailable, but that an unsigned copy is being sent. Broadside with a paraphrase of a Churchill quotation below illustrated portraits of Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton. Collection of 30 envelopes with either a stamp featuring Churchill, or printed matter on the envelope featuring Churchill. There are thirteen envelopes from the United Kingdom (including one from the South Orkney Islands in the British Antarctic Territory), twelve from the United States (including one from the U.S. Naval Air Station in Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada), and one envelope each from Canada, Dominica, the Falkland Islands, the Netherlands, and Pakistan. A print of red ink on beige paper of the Churchill quotation "In war - resolution ; In defeat - defiance ; In victory - magnanimity ; In peace - goodwill". Print by Leo Wyatt, copy 24 of 100. Prospectus for Bookplates and labels by Leo Wyatt, published by Fleece Press. Probably arrived in the collection with the Wyatt print. Original motion picture sound track from Jack Le Vien's The finest hours: Sir Winston Churchill's own story are told in his memoirs of the Second World War. Released by Mercury Record Corporation in 1964, this two record volume featuring recordings of Churchill, Neville Chamberlain, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy, narrated by Orson Welles. Records housed in sleeves that open like a book, with 10 pages of black and white photographs from throughout his life. The voice of Winston Churchill. Single record recording released by London Records. On cover verso: Many items on this record were taken from the London twelve record album "Winston S. Churchill. His Memoirs and his speeches." Still shrink-wrapped in plastic with a printed sticker reading "This record was authorized by Sir Winston Churchill" and a price sticker for Tectron Records. Two clippings from a magazine or catalog, one a color reproduction of Churchill's painting "The Weald of Kent under Snow, painted from Chartwell", the other a black and white photograph of Churchill at his easel, with his signature printed below. Winston Churchill talking action figure - batteries removed by cataloger for conservation purposes.
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