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Vara Grube scrapbooks, 1933-1984
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Grube, Vara
- Title
- Vara Grube scrapbooks
- Dates
- 1933-1984 (inclusive)19331984
- Quantity
- .60 cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 5928 (Accession No. 5928-001)
- Summary
- Scrapbooks documenting the career of watercolorist Vara Grube
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Watercolorist Vara Grube was born in Seattle on January 7, 1903. She studied at Cornish Art School and was active in the Seattle art scene. In 1940, Grube and two other members of the Women Painters of Washington founded the Northwest Watercolor Society.
Grube married lawyer Charles Hickey in 1935. Upon his death in 1950, she moved to Palos Verdes, California. She died in Redondo Beach, Calfornia on December 30, 1994.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
3 scrapbooks (1933-1954, 1950s-1980, and 1970s-1980s) containing photographs of both Grube and her artwork, as well as newspaper clippings, primarily about Grube's exhibits and awards.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Artists--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Watercolorists--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Women artists--Washington (State)--Seattle
Personal Names
- Grube, Vara--Archives
- Grube, Vara--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Cornish School of Allied Arts (Seattle, Wash.)--Alumni and alumnae
- Northwest Watercolor Society
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