Drawing
- Title:
- Untitled
- Object Name:
- Drawing
- Object ID:
- 2009.026.015 b
- Creator:
- Soule, George C. (1914-2008)
Artist - Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- Drawing, untitled, by George C. Soule (1914-2008), 1936. Pencil on paper. Three sketches of outdoor CCC activities. Top sketch depicts man identified as "Bennie" throwing tree branch onto a fire. Sketch at bottom right depicts two men chopping logs. Sketch at bottom left depicts man leaning against tree; road sign in front says "GILSOM (sic) / KEENE". Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-10.9 W-8.4 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:
- Wood cutting, Lumberjacks, Trees, Axes, Loggers, Fires, Burning, Road signs
Electronic Resources are only available to New Hampshire Historical Society members. To access electronic resources, please join the New Hampshire Historical Society.