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Mary Kirkwood papers, 1901-2001
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Kirkwood, Mary Burnette, 1904-1995
- Title
- Mary Kirkwood papers
- Dates
- 1901-2001 (inclusive)19012001
- Quantity
- 1 cubic feet, (1 bankers box)
- Collection Number
- MG 481
- Summary
- Mary Burnette Kirkwood was an artist and professor who worked at the University of Idaho from 1930-1970. This collection includes photographs of her paintings, diaries, class and lecture notes, and personal and family scrapbooks.
- Repository
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University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Mary Burnette Kirkwood was born in Hillsboro, Oregon December 21, 1904 to Joseph E. and Ella Hoyt Kirkwood. In 1926, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Montana in Missoula, Montana, and four years later a Master of Fine Arts degree from University of Oregon at Eugene. She completed graduate work at both the Royal Art School at Stockholm, Sweden and the College of Art Study Abroad in Paris.
In 1930, she joined the faculty at the University of Idaho, hired as a professor of painting, composition, and history of painting. While at the university she used her skills on several buildings by painting murals including one for the Agricultural Science Building depicting the State's varied types of agriculture and one for the University Library depicting "Truth awakened by knowledge and understanding." After 40 years at the university, she retired in 1970.
Kirkwood was a member of the Boise Art Association, the Idaho Art Association, the National Art Education Association, the Moscow Fine Arts Club, and was a charter member of the Washington, D.C., National Museum for Women in the Arts. Her work has been displayed throughout the Northwest and is in several private collections.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of the papers and photographs of Mary Kirkwood. Her papers include class notes from her time as a student, lecture notes from her time as a professor, other writings, diaries, correspondence, and family photographs and papers, including her grandmother's family scrapbook. Photographs primarily depict Kirkwood's artwork. Other photographs include Mary at various ages and family photographs. Also included in the collection are award ribbons given to Kirkwood for various art competition and metal name plates.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
DESCRIPTION OF ITEM, Mary Kirkwood papers, MG 481, Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, ID.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Materials are arranged by material type.
Related Materials
Related materials may be found in Manuscript Group 457 Potlatch Corporation and Historical Archives and Manuscript Group 5771 Mary Kirkwood Christmas Card Collection.
Acquisition Information
Materials donated by Mary Kirkwood 1989 (UA 1989-43), Paul Conditt 1994 (MA 1994-13), and Deirdre Fahy 2017 (MA 2017-17).
Bibliography
"Mary Burnett Kirkwood, 90, well-known painter." The Lewiston Tribune. 27 Jun. 1995. Web. https://lmtribune.com/obituaries/mary-burnett-kirkwood-well-known-painter/article_1b0a7fef-abe9-558f-bf1d-acfed605072b.html. Accessed 12 Nov. 2019.
PG 1-122-079, University of Idaho Campus Photographs, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives,
Gibb, Rafe. Beacon for Mountain and Plain. The Caxton Press, 1962.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Personal Paper and PhotographsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence |
1941-1994 |
| 1 | 2 | Christmas Cards and Letters |
1961-1993, undated |
| 1 | 3 | Photographs of Mary Kirkwood includes some photographs of her work |
1921-1964, undated |
| 1 | 4 | Photograph of Ella Kirkwood Portrait and Landscape |
1960, undated |
| 1 | 5 | Photographs of Paintings, primarily from an exhibition |
1970 |
| 1 | 6 | Photographs of Portraits and Life Drawings |
undated |
| 1 | 7 | Photographs of Artwork |
undated |
| 1 | 8 | Slides of Mary Kirkwood Paintings |
1977-1998 |
Page 1 |
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Sudanese Mother and Child |
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Reclining Nude |
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Joe Dvorak |
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Icarus |
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Keith (Washburn) |
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Palouse Madonna |
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Nude |
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Black Nude |
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Saxophonist, Jeffrey Davis |
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Lily Anne Raskind |
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Ocean Nude |
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Three At Table |
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Unidentified Woman |
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Three at Table |
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Self Portrait |
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Self Portrait |
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Page 2 |
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Tom |
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Basketball Players |
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Dwight Bell |
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Carol and Bonnie |
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Three at Table |
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Shadows on a Wall |
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Sudanese Mother and Child |
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Autumn on the Palouse |
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Page 3 |
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Josie Raymer |
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Pas de Deux |
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Self Portrait |
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Out of the Cradle, Endless Rocking |
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Kathryn Vaughn |
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Portrait of Jeanne |
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In the Park |
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The Harvesters |
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Jeanne on Balcony Waving with Patches |
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Old Sunflower Heads |
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Ron |
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Calle ACTA |
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Anne |
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Jerry and Jeannie |
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Bob Dylan in Toronto |
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Old Flume Bridge |
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The Baseballers |
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Self Portrait |
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Blind Woman |
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Nude Torso |
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Page 4 |
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Calle ACTA |
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Tom |
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Women Talking |
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Basketball Players |
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Ocean Nude |
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Nude Buff |
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Portrait of Jeanne |
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Lynda |
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Self Portrait |
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Tom and Robert |
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Marcia |
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Unidentified (Methodist Church) |
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Young Woman, Sketch |
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Unidentified Nude |
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Page 5 |
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Tom and Robert |
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Self Portrait |
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Self Portrait |
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Nude Study No. 3 |
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The Artist's Mother |
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Portrait of Jeanne |
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Figures on a Wall |
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Lily Anne Raskind |
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Old Flume |
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Tom Kliewer |
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Trailing Clouds of Glory Do We Come... |
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Nude |
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Sacred Picnic |
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T-V Composition #2 |
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Torso of an Obese Woman |
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Julia |
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Three at Table |
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Nude |
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Reclining Nude |
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Palouse Landscape |
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| 1 | 9 | Charcoal Sketches |
undated |
| 1 | 10 | Exhibition Programs and Catalogues |
1942-2001 |
| 1 | 11 | Awards |
1933-1970 |
| 1 | 12 | Newspaper Clippings pertaining to Mary Kirkwood's Art, Exhibitions, Awards, and the University |
1928-1995 |
| 1 | 13 | Teaching Notes (1 of 2) |
undated |
| 1 | 14 | Teaching Notes (2 of 2) |
undated |
| 1 | 15 | "Festival of Women's Creativity" |
undated |
| 1 | 16 | "Explanation of Mural for Agricultural Science Building" |
undated |
| 1 | 17 | "Reflections of an Idaho Art Teacher" |
undated |
| 1 | 18 | "Review of the Development of Modern Art" |
undated |
| 1 | 19 | Excerpts from the selected writings of Gertrude Stein |
undated |
| 1 | 20 | Notes in Paris (College Art Study Abroad) |
Summer, 1976 |
| 1 | 21 | Swedish Book of Legends with Translation of "Old Agnetta" |
1926, undated |
| 1 | 22 | Notebook |
undated |
| 1 | 23 | Family Papers (sensitive materials) |
1901-1932, undated |
| 1 | 24 | Scrapbook |
1930, undated |
| 1 | 25 | Disposition List |
1994 |
| 1 | 26 | Name Plates |
undated |
| 1 | 27 | Art Journal Clippings |
1976-1984 |
| 1 | 28 | Writers Association for Resourceful Minds Pamphlet |
undated |
| 1 | 29 | Class Notebook: German Art in the Middle Ages and Rennaissance I |
undated |
| 1 | 30 | Class Notebook: Prints and Drawings |
undated |
| 1 | 31 | Class Notebook: Venetian Painting of the Rennaissance |
undated |
| 1 | 32 | Class Notebook: Modern Architecture |
undated |
| 1 | 33 | Class Notebook: Modern Architecture II |
undated |
| 1 | 34 | Class Notebook: French Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries |
undated |
| 1 | 35 | Class Notebook: French Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries II |
undated |
| 1 | 36 | Arah Hoyt Rae Scrapbook |
undated |
| 1 | 37 | Address Book |
undated |
| 1 | 38 | Diaries 12 volumes
|
1962-1976 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Art, Modern
- Exhibitions
- Genealogy
- Modernism (Art)
- Painting
- University of Idaho
- Women artists
Geographical Names
- Artists
Finding Aid prepared by Courtney Berge
2019
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