Drawing

Title:

Canteen from Dominick's chair

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

2009.026.021 a

Creator:

Soule, George C. (1914-2008)Artist

Date:

1936/02/24

Description:

Drawing, Canteen from Dominick's chair, by George C. Soule (1914-2008), 1936. Pencil on paper. Six sketches of CCC camp life. Sketch at top right depicts two men in car, identified in pencil as "Ride from Milford / to Manchester / Feb [?]". Center sketch depicts two men in camp canteen, identified as "Canteen from / Dominick's chair". Four other sketches, including "Theroux" and cat. Dated "Feb. 24" at bottom of sheet. Lower right, based on a quote from James Russell Lowell: "I see it all now: When I wanted / a king / Twas the Kingship that failed in myself / I was seeking / Lowe[ll]". Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-11.1 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:

Camp life, Cars, Automobiles, Automobile driving, Canteens (Wartime, emergency, etc.), Cats