Clayton Sumner Price was born in Bedford Iowa on May 11, 1874. The oldest son of a homesteading family, Price spent his childhood learning to ranch. In 1886 the Price family moved to Sherridan, Wyoming and began raising livestock. Price displayed a familial ability for crafting and creating; he played fiddle, assisted in the construction of out-buildings, and designed a washing machine for his mother to use. By the age of 35, Price was recognized as an accomplished painter and illustrator.
Edith Price Walford was born on March 6, 1912. When cards came in the mail from her uncle, C.S. Price, she took great interest in them and struck up a correspondence with him. When she entered high school Walford took an art class every term. One of her creations was used in her 1931 high school yearbook. She went on to work at the Bonneville Power Administration She remained with the BPA for the rest of her career. Walford died February 5, 1973 at the age of 60.
Donald Cook was the great-nephew of Price, and the son of author Frances Price Cook.
This collection contains drawings by Edith Price Walford and sculpture and drawings Don Cook, both relatives of artist C. S. Price.
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[Identification of item], Price Family collection, Archives and Special Collections, Mark O. Hatfield Library, Willamette University.
Donated by Frances Price Cook.
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Yellow ribbon
Signed by Don Cook. A fifth premium from the Multnomah County Fair is also attached to the framed work. On the back it reads 'Date: Aug. 1967, Class: Art Tension Design, Won By: Don Cook'.
Photographs of Price's artwork.
Caption at the bottom reads: 'Early primitive black-and-white wash (1900) by C.S. Price, who at death in 1950 was nationally famed interpertive, abstract painter. This photograph is of original owned by the artist's brother Maurice'.
Made by C. S. Price's brother Maurice. Includes a letter of donation by Frances Price Cook.
Photocopies of all the pages in the scrapbook.
Two annotated photographs.