Drawing

Title:

House & Barn in Milford

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

2009.026.010 a

Creator:

Soule, George C. (1914-2008)Artist

Place of Origin:

Milford, NH

Date:

1936

Description:

Drawing, House & Barn in Milford, by George C. Soule (1914-2008), 1936. Pencil on paper. Drawing of barn and CCC workers. Top drawing depicts house and large barn, identified in pencil as "House & Barn in / Milford / Jan 5, 1936". In lower half of page are eight head studies of CCC workers. Unsigned. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-11 W-8.5 inches

Provenance:

George C. Soule (1914-2008) of Manchester, NH, was an artist with the Civilian Conservation Corps in New Hampshire, 1935-1937. He was assigned to draw portraits of CCC workers and to document camp life. He studied art at Yale and became an architect in Manchester. He operated the firm of Soule & Associates from the 1950s through the 1980s. He designed schools, churches, houses, and a wide variety of commercial buildings in southern NH and southern New England. The collection was donated by the children of George Soule.

Credit Line:

Gift of Patricia, Cynthia, and Peter Soule

People:

Soule, George C. (1914-2008)

Subjects:

Farms, Farm buildings, Farm houses, Barns