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M. Katherine Lines drawings, 1895-1896

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Abstract

M. Katherine Lines was an architect who studied at the New York School of Applied Design for Women in the 1890s. The collection consists of 9 student drawings by Lines from 1895-6.

At a Glance

Bib ID 15164848 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Lines, M. Katherine, b. 1875
Title M. Katherine Lines drawings, 1895-1896
Physical Description 9 items
Language(s) English .
Access

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

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Content Description

The collection consists of 9 student drawings created by M. Katherine Lines while a student at the New York School of Applied Design for Women.

Using the Collection

Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

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Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Architectural drawings -- American Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Student drawings Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

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Architectural rendering Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Architecture and women Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
New York School of Applied Design for Women Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Women architects Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

M. Katherine Lines was an architect who studied at the New York School of Applied Design for Women in the 1890s. The 1915 New York Census lists Lines as living as a lodger at 363 Grand Street in Brooklyn, New York. Her occupation is listed in the census as Architect.

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Series I: Student Drawings


Drawer 357 Design for an Art School (elevation), ca. 1895-1896

1 drawing: Watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper (mounted on canvas); 21-7/8" x 34-1/2" (without canvas matting)

Signed, lower right: "M. Katherine Lines".

The number "70" (upper right) and orange seal (lower left) attached to matting.


Drawer 357 Design for Church and Parish Buildings (elevation and section), ca. 1895-1896

2 drawings mounted on canvas together: Watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper; 26" x 39" (without canvas matting)

Both drawings signed, lower right: "M. Katherine Lines"


Drawer 357 Geometric study, ca. 1895

1 drawing: Black chalk on paper; 18-7/8" x 24-3/4"

Stamped with the goal seal of the New York School of Applied Design for Women.


Drawer 357 Greek Doric Order (column, capital, frieze, and pediment), 4/16/[18]96

1 drawing: Watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper (mounted on canvas); 29-1/4" x 21-1/4" (without canvas matting)

The number "38" is attached to the matting at the upper right.


Drawer 357 Greek Ionic Order, 1896

1 drawing: Watercolor on paper (mounted on canvas); 33-1/2" x 23-1/4"


Drawer 357 Roman Composite Order in elevation, section, and detail, 1896

1 drawing: Watercolor on paper; 20-1/2" x 28"


Drawer 357 Roman Doric Order in elevation, plan, section, and detail, 1895

1 drawing: Ink on paper; 30-1/2" x 21-1/2"


Drawer 357 Rosette, ca. 1895

1 drawing: Black chalk on paper (mounted); 24-3/4" x 19"

Stamped with the gold seal of the New York School of Applied Design for Women.