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Drawing

Title:
Outing Club
Object Name:
Drawing
Object ID:
2009.026.018 b
Creator:
Soule, George C. (1914-2008)Artist
Date:
1936
Description:
Drawing, Outing Club, by George C. Soule (1914-2008), 1936. Ink and black watercolor on paper. Two ice skating scenes. Top scene depicts hockey players in outdoor rink, tall pine trees, and mountain in background. Bottom scene depicts couple skating together on pond, cabin, and pine trees. Identified in ink, bottom left: "Outing Club"; date cut off (probably 1936). Unframed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-10.85 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
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