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Watercolors (Paintings)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to two-dimensional works of art, usually on a paper support, to which pigment suspended in water is applied with a brush to create an image or design. Includes paintings using gouache, which is not technically watercolor paint. Watercolors are variously classified as drawings or paintings in collections.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

John Held, Jr. artwork, approximately 1910-1957

 Series
Identifier: MSS 9064 Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Includes artwork of John Held, Jr. including many linocut prints, paintings, drawings, and gouache paintings, manuscripts, photographs of John Held, Jr. and various items, and other various scrapbook items. There are also a few signs or posters used in the past used when John Held, Jr.'s work was on display.

Dates: approximately 1910-1957
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 9064, John Held, Jr. papers

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