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Lee Greene Richards collection, 1888-1976

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Richards, Lee Greene, 1878-1950
Title
Lee Greene Richards collection
Dates
1888-1976 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.25 linear feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
ACCN 3052
Summary
The Lee Greene Richards collection (1888-1976) consists of an autograph book, news clippings and two books collected by Richards. Lee Greene Richards was a prominent Utah portrait artist.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Lee Greene Richards (1878-1950) was one of Utah's most prominent painter of portraits. He was born 1878 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Levi W. and Lulu Greene Richards. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1898 to England and studied art in England, France, Germany, and Italy. He married Mary Jane Eldredge in 1908 and then they both moved to Paris, France. It was there in which Richards served on the jury for the Paris Atumn Salon as the lone representative from the United States.

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Content Description

The Lee Greene Richards collection consists of an autograph book, news clippings and two books collected by Richards.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Purchased from The Fox Group in 2017.

Processing Note

Processed by Betsey Welland in 2019.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Autograph book

    Includes pencil sketches.

    Dates: 1888-1891
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Portrait photograph and news clippings
    Dates: 1950; 1976
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: The Choice of Books, Thomas Carlyle

    Book owned by Richards.

    Dates: 1886
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: The Sanity of Art, by G. Bernard Shaw

    Book owned by Richards.

    Dates: 1918
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4

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Subject Terms

  • Latter Day Saint artists--Utah--Archives
  • Portrait painters--Utah
  • Portrait painters--Utah--Archives

Personal Names

  • Richards, Lee Greene, 1878-1950--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Autograph albums
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Portraits
  • Sketchbooks
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