Drawing

Title:

Officer's Rec

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

2009.026.020 a

Creator:

Soule, George C. (1914-2008)Artist

Date:

1936

Description:

Drawing, Officer's Rec, by George C. Soule (1914-2008), 1936. Pencil on paper. Three sketches of CCC workers at leisure. Top scene depicts recreation room with piano, and table with a lamp; identified in blue pencil as "Officer's Rec / Feb. 19, 1936". Two other sketches below, including three men playing cards ("Bill / Dave / Theroux"), and a man sitting in chair with his feet resting on folding chair, viewed from behind. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.9 W-8.45 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:

Card playing, Camp life, Pianos, Recreation rooms