Lee Greene Richards collection, 1888-1976
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Richards, Lee Greene, 1878-1950
- Title
- Lee Greene Richards collection
- Dates
- 1888-1976 (inclusive)18881976
- 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
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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
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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
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.
Content Description
The Lee Greene Richards collection consists of an autograph book, news clippings and two books collected by Richards.
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.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Autograph book
Includes pencil sketches.
Dates: 1888-1891Container: Box 1, Folder 1 -
Description: Portrait photograph and news clippingsDates: 1950; 1976Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: The Choice of Books, Thomas Carlyle
Book owned by Richards.
Dates: 1886Container: Box 1, Folder 3 -
Description: The Sanity of Art, by G. Bernard Shaw
Book owned by Richards.
Dates: 1918Container: Box 1, Folder 4
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
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
