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Margaret R. Gest signature book

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-801-05-001

Scope and Contents

Autograph/signature album signed by guests at the 1966 exhibit held at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia in honor of Margaret Gest.

Dates

  • Creation: 1966

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Margaret Ralston Gest was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1900. She got her first art degree from the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art and went on to attend the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, working under Hugh Breckenridge. Additionally, she spent some time in France at the L'Academie Scandinave, Paris. She was a prolific painter in her time; her works were displayed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Philadelphia Musuem of Art. She died in 1965, leaving most of her works to Haverford College. The Gest Building on Haverford's campus is named after her.

Extent

0.083 linear ft. (1 volume in 1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Autograph/signature album signed by guests at the 1966 exhibit held at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia in honor of Margaret Gest.

Arrangement

One volume in one folder.

Acquisition

The Margaret R. Gest signature book was donated to Special Collections, Haverford College in honor of Margaret R. Gest.

Processing Information

Processed by Anna Neuheardt; completed April, 2019.

Title
Margaret R. Gest signature book, 1966
Author
Anna Neuheardt
Date
April, 2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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