Series 42: Works of Art, Prints, and Posters, Eudora Welty Collection (Z/0301)
Series 42: Works of Art, Prints, and Posters.
Dates: ca. 1935-1996; n.d.
Size: 6.57 cubic ft.
Scope and Content Note:
This series consists of works of art, prints, and posters either collected by or given to Eudora Welty. For the convenience of the researcher, they have been divided into two subseries. Within these groups, the works have been listed by the name of the artist or organization responsible for or sponsoring the work's creation. All works in this series were part of a donation of the Estate of Eudora Welty. In cases where the work is fragile, access is by permission of the curator only.
Series Identification:
Subseries 42.1: General Works.
This subseries includes original works of friends and established artists, as well as posters and reproductions she collected on a variety of subjects.
Subseries 42.2: Works associated with Welty.
The researcher will find photographs, prints, and posters depicting Welty herself; portraying her literary work; and relating to her professional activities.
Subseries 42.1: General Works
| Identification of Work | Box # | Folder # |
|---|---|---|
| Arroyo, Eduardo. Limited edition (#395/400) of a lithograph bearing a portrait of a Maxime Gorki superimposed on the cover of the first issue (November 19, 1964) of the French news magazine Le Nouvel Observateur, with the date of "29 Avril". In pencil are the print number and the date 1994. With explanatory letter from Jean Daniel of Le Nouvel Observateur. | 411 | 1 |
| Dor, Gustave. Reproductions of three illustrations by Gustave Dor from Charles Perraults French Fairy Tales. Undated. | 425 | 1 |
| Eggleston, William. Abstract pastel by William Eggleston on a piece of sketchbook paper with statement on verso: Can be viewed from any of the four ways. For Eudora with love + respect, William Eggleston, 9/1988, Jackson, Miss. U. S. A. Access is restricted; permission of the curator required. | 408 | None |
| Evans, Walker. Poster for Walker Evans photographs at the Center Gallery, Gorham Campus of the University of Southern Maine, November 1-19, 1978. | 422 | 1 |
| Hollingsworth, William. Graphite sketch identified in Weltys handwriting as sketch for oil, Tired, oh Lord, tired. The Hollingsworth painting was done in 1935; this sketch is undated. Access is restricted; permission of the curator required. | 409 | 1 |
| Lotterhos, Helen Jay. Original graphite sketch of Helen Jay Lotterhos. 1939. Access is restricted; permission of the curator required. | 410 | 1 |
| Lotterhos, Helen Jay. Photocopy of sketch of Helen Jay Lotterhos. Sketch dated 1939. | 418 | 1 |
| McCall, Theadius. Limited edition print (#424/1000) If the blues Was Whiskey Ill be drunk all the time. Includes signature in lithograph, dated 1979. | 415 | 1 |
| McCall, Theadius. Limited edition print (#452/1000) Meet Big DaddyWithout His Cigars! Includes signature in lithograph. Dated 9/82. | 415 | 2 |
| McCall, Theadius. Limited edition print (#427/2000) The Immediate Return of the Snuff Dipper. Includes signature in lithograph. Dated 11/1978. | 416 | 1 |
| Moore, Marianne. Limited edition print (#30/100) of Moores poem Nevertheless from her Collected Poems. Undated, but copyright was renewed in 1972. | 423 | 1 |
| New Stage Theatre. Poster for The World Premiere of Private Contentment by Reynolds Price, directed by Ivan Rider, executive producer, Jane Reid-Petty, at New Stage Theatre, Jackson, Mississippi, March 13-30, 1985. | 422 | 1 |
| Percy, Walker. Presentation copy of poster of The City of the Dead with inscription and autograph of Walker Percy and artist Lyn Hill. Lord John Press. Copyright by Percy and Hill in 1984. | 421 | 1 |
| Price, Reynolds. Presentation copy of the print of Reynolds Prices Dead Man, Dying Girl Robert Kennedy 1925-1968, with art by Chuck Miller. Limited edition of 200 numbered and twenty-six lettered copies. Signed by Price and Miller. 1978. | 424 | 1 |
| Serrier, Jean Pierre. Poster of Le Ruths of New Orleans by Serrier of Paris. Poster of print done for the New Orleans restaurant by Jean Pierre Serrier. Inscribed to Eudora Welty, apparently by Chef Lee R. (Ren) Le Ruth. Print is dated 1977; inscription made in 1987. | 418 | 3 |
| Tiberino, Ellen Powell. Limited edition print (#20/750). Signed. This print is untitled but known as The Migrants. Artists name and an address are handwritten on the verso. Copyright 1979. | 415 | 3 |
| Unidentified artist. Small landscape with nude female figures, in graphite, ink and paint. Untitled, unsigned and undated. Access is restricted; permission of the curator required. | 409 | 2 |
| Unidentified artist. Small poster: Motorcycle Races featuring intrepid Elsie Flemming [sic] on the Wall of Death Silver City May 2. | 417 | 1 |
| Unidentified artist. Still life of flowers in a vase with fruit and dishes on a table. Printed illustration. Unsigned, undated. | 417 | 2 |
| Watts[?], Lawrence. Untitled print of a village scene, presumably English. 1980. Signature part of print. | 424 | 2 |
| Wolfe, Mildred Nungester. Triptych block print in gold of angels and shepherds adoring the Madonna and child. With signature, undated but copyrighted. Access is restricted; permission of the curator required. | 412 | 1 |
Subseries 42.2: Works Associated With Welty
| Identification of Work | Box # | Folder # |
|---|---|---|
| The American Playhouse. Tinted photograph from the American Playhouse production of The Wide Net, directed by Anthony Herrera. The photograph was prepared by Susanna Brown, responsible for the stills of this production which was broadcast on February 7, 1987. Access is restricted; permission of the curator required. | 414 | None |
| Brentanos. Poster of Eudora Welty, part of Brentanos Celebrating Great Authors series. Two copies. Undated. | 418 | 2 |
| The Davis School (Jackson, Miss.). Posters (two copies) for the Davis School Homecoming Festival, April 20, 1991, announcing the participation of Eudora Welty and Richard Ford. | 420 | 2 |
| Fulmer, Clydetta. Limited edition print (#16/150), plate 2. The print is otherwise untitled and depicts Welty and some of her characters or photography subjects. Dated 1972, signed by Clydetta Fulmer in 1973. | 424 | 3 |
| Farr, Robert E., II. Limited edition print (1/500) of the architectural rendering of the Mississippi Writers Room in the Eudora Welty Library of Jackson, Miss. With a quotation from Welty. circa 1990. | 420 | 1 |
| Harcourt Brace. Poster for Harvest Books from Harcourt Brace, displaying the UPI / Bettmann photograph of Welty. Two copies, undated. | 424 | 5 |
| Jackson Friends of the Library. Limited edition set (#26/300) of four prints of Mississippi Authors, depicting quotations of Eudora Welty, Walker Percy, Willie Morris, and Ellen Douglas. Signed VBC [Vidal Blankenstein Clement] circa 1987. | 419 | 1 |
| Jackson Friends of the Library. Limited edition prints (two: #127/1000; #623/1000) signed VBC, and depicting a quotation from William Faulkners Nobel Prize acceptance speech. Circa 1987. | 419 | 2 |
| Jackson Friends of the Library. Single copy of the limited edition print (#828/1000) signed VBC and depicting a quotation from William Faulkners Nobel Prize acceptance speech. With accompanying envelope dated 1987. | 419 | 3-4 |
| Jackson Friends of the Library. Limited edition (#301/350) photograph by Albert Fred Daniel of Jacksons Carnegie Library with quotation from Weltys One Writers Beginnings. Offered by the Jackson Friends of the Library in 1988. | 420 | 1 |
| Jackson Friends of the Library. Limited edition serigraph (#2/175) by Vidal Blankenstein Clement. The Opening of the Eudora Welty Library February 10, 1986. Depiction of Weltys works on a shelf. Presented to Eudora Welty by Jackson Friends of the Library February 8, 1986. | 421 | 2 |
| Little Theater. Jackson (Miss.). Poster for the theaters June 3-4, 1937, presentation of Gold in the Hills or, the Dead Sisters Secret, listing Eudora Welty as Lizzie Jones, Respectable Housekeeper. | 423 | 2 |
| Louisiana State University and The Southern Review. Poster for Southern Letters & Modern Literature A National Literary Conference sponsored by the two organizations at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The poster lists Welty as one of the readers and speakers during October 9-11, 1985. | 424 | 4 |
| Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Eudora. Poster with image of the young Welty for an exhibition at the Mississippi Historical Museum. Two copies. Undated [1984]. | 422 | 3 |
| Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Welty. Poster (two copies) with a photograph by Welty of Rodney, Mississippi for an exhibit with photographs and text by Eudora Welty at the Mississippi State Historical Museum, September 22-November 2, 1977. | 422 | 3 |
| Mississippi University for Women. Poster designed by Anthony Thaxton, with his signature, showing Weltys works and typewriter, made for the Third Annual Eudora Welty Writers Symposium at the Mississippi University for Women, October 10-12, 1991. | 424 | 1 |
| National Book Foundation. Poster for National Book Week, sponsored by the Foundation, and designed by Neil Stuart Designs, Ltd. January 14-20, 1996. | 424 | 5 |
| New Stage Theatre (Jackson, Miss.). Limited edition (#1/75) print of the poster for The Ponder Heart A New Comic Opera in World Premiere by Alice Parker from the Prize Winning Novel by Eudora Welty New Stage Theatre. Signed P. Sanders McNeal. September 10, 1982. | 418 | 2 |
| The New Yorker. Mounted print of cartoon of The Ponder Heart, done by Alfred Frueh for the April 14, 1956, issue of The New Yorker. With autographs of Sarah Marshall, David Wayne and Una Merkel. | 413 | 1 |
| Pienkowski, Jan [?]. Print of untitled study of Eudora Weltys face. Print includes signature, possibly J. Pienkowski. Undated. | 418 | 2 |
| The Playwrights Company. Poster for the companys presentation of Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorovs adaptation of Weltys The Ponder Heart with David Wayne, Sarah Marshall, and Una Merkel, directed by Robert Douglas [1956]. | 423 | 3 |
| Sokol, John. Word portrait. Eudora Welty as Powerhouse. AP. Inscribed in same hand For Eudora Welty, A Powerhouse indeed. Signed John Sokol 1987. | 416 | 2 |
| University of California San Diego Library, Friends of the. Poster for Eudora Welty: An Evening with Americas Preeminent Woman Author. Two copies. November 10, 1989. | 418 | 3 |
| University of South Carolina Press. Poster for Southern Writers. Photographs by David G. Spielman, text by William W. Starr. Foreword by Fred Hobson. Undated. | 422 | 2 |
| University Press of Mississippi. Poster with a quotation and photograph by Welty for Eudora Welty, Country Churchyards. Introduction by Elizabeth Spencer. Two copies. Undated. | 422 | 2 |
| University Press of Mississippi. Poster for Eudora Welty, Photographs. Undated with photograph Here It comes, Jackson Mississippi, 1940s. Undated. | 422 | 2 |
| University Press of Mississippi. Poster for Morgana, Two stories from The Golden Apples. Two copies. Illustrated by Mildred Nungester Wolfe. Undated. | 422 | 2 |
| The Wilton Playshop. Poster for the presentation of the musical adaptation by Alfred Uhry and Robert Waldman of The Robber Bridegroom. Oct. 27-Nov. 18, undated. | 423 | 4 |