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Quaker artists

 Subject
Subject Source: Local Authority: Quaker Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Mary Birckhead papers

 Collection — Othertype SC-163
Identifier: SFHL-SC-163
Abstract

Includes: Her drawings and writings, 1959-1991, including a publication entitled Tide Pools.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1959-1991-1985-1991

Dorothea Johnson Blom Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-241
Abstract Dorothea Johnson Blom (1911-1991) was a Quaker writer, artist, and teacher. She became a member of the Society of Friends in 1937 at Chappaqua Monthly Meeting, subsequently transferring to Purchase Monthly Meeting. She co-authored nine books and taught courses at Pendle Hill and other schools in art history and art appreciation with an emphasis on the Jungian concept of growth and spiritual needs. The collection contains her letters to her friend Liza B. ("Betty") Lewis, 1961-1975,...
Dates: 1961-1975

Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-109
Abstract

The Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts was founded in 1993 "to nurture and showcase the literary, visual, musical and performing arts within the Society of Friends, for the purpose of Quaker expression, ministry, witness and outreach," according to the group's mission statement. The collection contains the records of the Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts from its founding in 1993 until 1998, including administrative documents, newsletters, and member information.

Dates: 1993-1998

Alice Ford research notes for the biography of Edward Hicks

 Collection — Othertype SC-040
Identifier: SFHL-SC-040
Abstract This collection contains the research notes made by Alice Ford for her book, Edward Hicks Painter of the Peaceable Kingdom. These notes include genealogical information on the Hicks family and on several of his correspondents. Also included are typescripts of letters of Edward Hicks and his family. Among the correspondents are Emmor Kimber, John Comly, Elias Hicks, Benjamin and Richard Price, Elias Hicks, and Thomas McClintock. Topics include family news, issues of Quaker Spirituality, and...
Dates: c. 1952

Edward Hicks Manuscript Collection

 Collection — Othertype MSS-016
Identifier: SFHL-MSS-016
Abstract This collection is composed of the draft manuscript of the memoirs and journal of Edward Hicks and related miscellaneous papers. Included are his drafts of the first pages of the memoirs, photocopies of letters and sermons of Hicks relating to the Hicksite Separation, abolition, and Quaker spirituality. Also included are a typescript copy of Samuel Johnson's letter to Edward Hicks on slavery, the original of Hicks' responses, and a letter from Isaac Parry to Benjamin Ferris after the death...
Dates: 1836 - 1952; Majority of material found within 1836 - 1849

Ladies Art Association (New York, N.Y.)

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG4-047
Abstract

The Ladies Art Association was founded in New York City in 1867, and its members were involved in studio art and art education. Many of its members and officers were Quakers. The collection contains the Association's constitution, publicity materials, correspondence (1887-1914), and other records.

Dates: 1871-1914

Lucy Sikes drawings and related correspondence

 Collection — Othertype SC-294
Identifier: SFHL-SC-294
Abstract

This small collection contains drawings by Lucy Sikes, a Brooklyn, New York, Quaker artist, and her email correspondence with Friends Historial Library with printed attachments. Her drawings, often drawn during meeting sessions, appeared in Spark, the newsletter of New York Yearly Meeting, and other Quaker publications.

Dates: 1989 - 2014

Signe Wilkinson Papers

 Collection — Othertype SC-295
Identifier: SFHL-SC-295
Abstract

The collection contains typescripts of lectures written by Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoonist Signe Wilkinson. Most are autobiographical and reflect her Quaker beliefs as well as activism through art. The papers are annotated and often include doodles and sketches.

Dates: 1997 - 2020