Walker O. Cain architectural records and papers collection, 1892-1994, bulk 1960-1994

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Series I: Sketches


Subseries 1: Sketch File



Box 01 Folder 01 Bermuda

4 landscapes (watercolor on paper)

1 portrait of Joan Benjamin, Nov. 1976 (ink on paper)

1 street scene labeled "Antigua 65?" (watercolor on paper)



Box 01 Folder 02 Life Drawings

25 misc. drawings from different places and dates (various media), majority with political themes

1 photocopy of drawing

1 sheet regarding the "Selectivity of Investigative reporters"



Box 01 Folder 03 Horses/Horses Shows

9 sketches, some riders identified, some dates (ink on paper)



Box 01 Folder 04 Italian Hill Towns

43 hill-town drawings

multiple photocopies of hill-town drawings

written sheets describing book and text on Italian hill towns, with 9 historical prints of hill towns and Italian urban topography

miscellaneous items, including a letter from Avery Fisher, and 2 pieces of correspondence from Brendan [Gill?]



Oversize 01 Folder 02 [Italian Hill Towns]

7 original drawings of Italian Hilltowns, and various photocopies of the same (ink and watercolor on paper)



Drawer 17 Folder 01 [Italian Hill Towns]

Italian hill-town drawing, printed onto mylar, rendered in a brown wash



Roll A29A.15 [Sketches of Italian Cities, 1978]

6 sepia prints



Box 01 Folder 05 Life Class/Art Students League/Garrison Life Class (20 oversize)

90 drawings of nude figures, some identified, various dates (various media)

3 photographs of drawings

1 photocopy of unidentified site plan



Oversize 01 Folder 01 [Life Class/Art Student League/Garrison Art Class]

20 drawings of nude figures, undated (watercolor and ink on paper)



Box 01 Folder 06 France

6 cityscape drawings (various media)

3 misc. drawings, including one of Le Corbusier with accompanying text

5 printed invitations



Box 01 Folder 07 Italy/General

17 cityscape and portrait drawings (various media)

3 photocopies of drawings

1 misc. drawing with text



Oversize 01 Folder 06 [Italy 1948]

17 watercolor drawings of Italian scenes, including landscapes and cityscapes, dated 1948 (watercolor on paper, attached to hard cardboard frame with tape)

6 ink drawings of Italian hill-towns and landscapes, dated 1948 (ink on paper)



Box 01 Folder 08 Greece

47 drawings of different sites and cities (various media)

2 sketch books, one entitled "Greek Islands/1978" (23 sketches total

various media)

3 photo contact prints, and 1 photograph of a drawing

1 watercolor landscape by Ethel Walker

1 photocopy of drawing



Box 01 Folder 09 St. Croix

10 landscape and seascape drawings (watercolor on paper, ink on paper)



Box 01 Folder 10 Southampton

15 landscape and seascape drawings, variously dated, and 1 drawing of "Southampton Hurricane 1985" (watercolor on paper, ink on paper)

2 drawings of Jerusalem plaza and church interior, dated in 1950 and 1952 (watercolor on paper)

5 misc. items, including 3 photocopies of drawings



Box 01 Folder 11 Ireland

5 landscape drawings (watercolor on paper)



Box 01 Folder 12 Turkey/Istanbul/Armenia

31 landscape and streetscape drawings, variously dated in 1977 and 1969 (watercolor on paper, ink on paper)

2 misc. items, including a WOC business card, and a printed invitation



Box 01 Folder 13 USA

62 drawings of various landscapes, seascapes, and figures, some identified, variously dated (various media)

miscellaneous items, including various photocopies of a drawing from St. Paul the Divine, and from a drawing of Roy Rauschbaum

2 drawings with accompanying text, including plan sketches for "a house I'd like to design for us"

1 drawing entitled "Modernized Brownstone Residence of Wm. Lescaze, architect / New York"



Box 02 Folder 01 Indonesia

24 drawings and sketches (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)

38 photocopies of various drawings (originals also available)

3 hand-written pages, including one on "Fireworks", one on what "Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore have in common", and one dated "Mandarin Oriental Hotel/1990/Year of the Horse"



Box 02 Folder 02 Iran

4 photocopies of politically charged drawings



Box 02 Folder 03 Jamaica/1974

9 drawings of landscapes and seascapes, including 3 labeled "Jamaica", 5 labeled "Antigua", and one labeled "Hawaii 1968" (ink on paper and watercolor on paper)



Box 02 Folder 04 Indonesia/1989?

7 drawings of various places and events, some labeled (ink on paper, some filled in with colored pencils)

14 photocopies of drawings



Box 02 Folder 05 Mexico

19 drawings of various towns, variously labeled, including sketches from Puebla, Taxco, Las Brisas, San Angel, Cuernavaca, and Mexico City (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)

2 notepads, including 15 ink drawings in one notepad, and 7 pencil drawings in the other

Valentine's card to "Phill" signed by various people, including Betty and Walker Cain

3 photocopies of drawings



Box 02 Folder 06 Italy/Rome/Naples

88 drawings of various sites and events, variously labeled, including sketches of Rome, Caprarola, Sienna, Florence, Torcello, Milan, Venice, and Capri (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)

37 photocopies of various drawings and text, including a copy of a small essay on "Janus"

miscellaneous items, including printed card of WOC drawing, short essay on "Italian Hill Towns", a collection of 11 Italian stamps, and 2 note cards on Italian Music and Art



Box 02 Folder 07 USA

35 landscape drawings of Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada, variously dated (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)

34 figure and animal drawings, some labeled, variously dated (ink on paper)

2 abstract drawings (ink on paper)

miscellaneous items, including 2 negative copies of drawings, a hand-written note addressed to "Dears", a letter from Archbishop Manoogian, and 4 photocopies of drawing



Box 02 Folder 08 England

3 drawings, including one labeled "Henry Watt", and one labeled "Kristy's whatnot" (ink on paper, pencil on paper)

copy of poem written by WOC entitled "Once upon an Easton Neston"

sketch of "Mr. Cane Drawing" by N. Weir



Box 02 Folder 09 England/Scotland/Ireland

35 drawings of various landscapes, figures, and cityscapes, some identified, including one with accompanying text on "Proposal to Improve Irish (or English) Council Houses" (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)

2 photocopies of drawings

one written page of memoirs dated "Yesterday June 1987"



Box 02 Folder 10 China/1986

2 sketches, one entitled "Japan Sea" (ink on paper, pencil on paper)

3 photocopies of flyer announcing arrival in China



Box 02 Folder 11 Scandinavia Tour -August 1991

12 cityscape drawings (various media)



Box 02 Folder 12 Portugal (Simina) 1973

16 cityscape and seascape drawings, and various portraits, including one labeled "Pilkington Plays/Sept. 3, 1973/ Colares" (ink on paper)



Box 02 Folder 13 Charleston S.C. Sketches

2 sketches of mansions, 1 labeled "The Blake Tenement", and the other "Miles Brewton House", dated 1990 (ink on paper)

1 portrait of Micheal Kingsley (ink on paper)



Box 02 Folder 14 Egypt 1992

5 sketches of landscapes and monuments, some labeled, including one with text on the history of Egypt (ink on paper)



Box 03 Folder 01 Drawings/WOC and Others

25 figure drawings, mostly labeled (mixed media)

23 landscape drawings, variously dated (mixed media)

miscellaneous items, including 2 copies of plan of "Refugee for Retired Tyrants", an Honorable Mention from the Garrison Art Exhibition, and various copies of Membership Cards for the "Manasota Key Conference on the Disposition of Political Redundancies", and photocopy of text on "Recollections on Haik Kavookjian"



Oversize 01 Folder 03 [Drawings/WOC and others]

Various portraits of Jose de Rivera (ink on paper)

New England Seascape drawing, dated 1971 (watercolor on paper)

Birthday Card to Samuel Duryee from Betty and Walker Cain, 1973 (ink and watercolor on paper)



Box 03 Folder 02 Cartoons

45 cartoon drawings, variously labeled, most including accompanying text (mixed media)

42 photocopies of various drawings, cartoons, and invitations to various occasions, including copy of drawing sent to G. Mead

miscellaneous items, including copies of 2 poems



Box 03 Folder 03 WOC/"Moon Landing"

7 "moon landing" drawings, dated 1969 (ink on paper)

1 copy of letter to Mr. Hyland



Box 03 Folder 04 Great Cartoons

8 photocopies of cartoons, Christmas Greeting Card, and other invitation, dated 1979



Box 03 Folder 05 Bissier/Neo-Bissier

14 watercolor paintings entitled "Homage to Bissier", some with accompanying text (watercolor on paper)

1 landscape painting of "the Ruined Abbey of St. Astrid", dated 1979 (watercolor on paper)

1 abstract drawing (ink on paper)

2 photocopies of letter addressed to "Sir"



Box 03 Folder 06 Austria 1975/Venice-Salzburg

15 cityscape drawings, variously labeled (ink on paper, pencil on paper)

1 page of written text on recollections from August 31, 1975



Box 03 Folder 07 Arches

18 abstract drawings of arched figures (ink on paper, and 1 watercolor on paper)

2 other drawings (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)



Box 03 Folder 08 Armenian Cathedral/St. Vartan/Sketches and Watercolors done/Armenia and Turkey 1969

9 landscape and church drawings (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)

1 photo of model of St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral in New York

various photocopies and 2 prints of various Armenian churches and sites

miscellaneous items, including various pamphlets relating to events about St. Vartan Cathedral

various correspondence relating to St. Vartan Church matters, including WOC's schedule for a trip to Armenia in December 1965



Box 03 Folder 09 Jazz

11 photocopies of the Southampton Jazz Festival invitations, including photocopies of preliminary sketches for the invitation



Box 03 Folder 10 [Untitled]

2 copies of poems, including one by Samuel Walter Foss and an essay by Albert Einstein

3 photocopies of drawings

5 drawings (ink on paper), dated from the 1970's



Box 03 Folder 11 Digressionists

28 cut-outs taped onto blank sheets of paper, labeled, mostly of animals

2 birthday cards, one addressed to WOC

19 photocopies of invitations to Digressionist events from various years

various letters, including one from Otto Luenig, one from Frank Taplin, and one from Osborn

photocopies of 3 poems, including one by Paul Keiffer, and one by George Mead



Box 03 Folder 12 St. John of Jerusalem/Cruise

104 photocopies of ink drawings

copy of map of Lindos and Rhodes



Box 03 Folder 13 Hawaii

22 landscape and portrait drawings (ink on paper), some dated to 1968, variously labeled (one label attached to drawing with paper-clip)



Box 03 Folder 14 Miscellaneous Sketches and Xmas Cards

6 cartoon drawings, undated (ink on paper)

23 sketches of landscapes and cityscapes, some labeled, including 2 entitled "Morocco 1972", 2 entitled "Bodrum 1978", and 1 seascape dated 1976 (ink on paper, watercolor on paper, pencil on paper)

various copies of Christmas cards



Box 03 Folder 15 Sketches

43 sketches of various subjects, including 5 architectural drawings from 1934, various small-format watercolors, and other unlabeled landscape scenes dated as recently as 1990 (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)



Box 04 Folder 01 Cards and Drawings sent to Mary Mathews

6 cards from WOC to Mary, variously dated (ink and watercolor over paper)

4 drawings addressed to Mary (ink on paper)



Box 04 Folder 02 Invitations, Various Organizations Done by WOC

28 invitations done by WOC, various organizations, various dates, and many copies of each

11 preliminary sketches or copies of various invitations

various photocopies of drawings

"The Garrison Art Exhibition 1958" Catalog

4 seasonal greeting cards

8 copies of "Century" invitations



Box 04 Folder 03 Xmas

Over 100 copies of various greeting cards for Christmas and New Year's (print on paper, some with watercolor applied), various years, various themes and locations

various preliminary sketches for varied cards

2 small landscape drawings (watercolor on paper)

18 photocopies of architectural drawings by Hitler (from the Speer-Archiv)

copies of 2 stories, one entitled "The Fellow from Sasabe and the Young Lady from Apache Creek", and the other "A Night in the Open", both signed RMMcK and dated in 1989

various photocopies of comic drawings depicting news-story about "Sex Charge- Doctor Suspended"

miscellaneous items, including letter from Rev. Edward N. West, and small pocket sketchbook with various writings and drawings



Box 04 Folder 04 Commentaries-Architecture/Cartoons

Drawing of the Louvre and its new addition-the pyramid, accompanied by London Times article dated Nov. 1984

Various copies of "modernized" Piranesi drawings and letter addressed to Frank

Article from Sports Illustrated dated Oct.22, 1990 showing drawing by WOC

3 figure drawings (ink and pencil on paper)

4 photocopies of cartoon drawing

Essay entitled "Bias Lives" by WOC, dated March 27, 1986 (3 pages attached with paper-clip)



Box 04 Folder 05 Future Exhibition

4 drawing, various subjects (ink on paper)



Box 04 Folder 06 [Various Untitled]

14 drawings of various subjects and dates including: 1 watercolor drawing of "The Borda Gardens Cuernavaca, 1982", 1 cartoon of the "Digressionists" dated 1980, 1 ["medievalized"] city/village-scape of mid-town Manhattan dated 1978, 1 drawing of a port at "Bodrum" dated 1978, 3 watercolor drawings and 2 sketches of Italian villages dated 1976, streetscape of Salzburg dated 1975, 1 watercolor drawing of "Swallows at Shelter Island" dated 1975, 3 drawings in Spain dated 1971, and 1 watercolor of "Villa Hourand (?) near AAR" dated 1948

4 drawings, unlabeled (watercolor on paper, ink on paper)



Box 04 Folder 07 Coburn

Photocopies of cartoon drawings of ecclesiastical subjects, including 3 with original text, and 5 original drawings



Box 04 Folder 08 Arches

31 drawings of abstracted arches, mostly dated 1961, 8 dated 1971, and 1 dated 1968 (watercolor on paper, ink on paper)



Box 04 Folder 09 Misc. Sketches

10 drawings, including various cityscapes and cartoon drawings, unlabeled, undated, and 1 cartoon labeled "Capri Tourist" dated 1983

1 letter, unaddressed, dated 1992

11 copies of etchings of various sites in Rome and the Acropolis of Athens, and 1 music score of the Musical Alphabet by Mrs. T. Welsh

misc. items, including 7 photocopies of various unlabeled sites, and 1 copy of invitation to Century reception, and 1 photograph of painting signed in the back Eve Gugler (?)



Box 04 Folder 10 Sketches/New York Public Library

7 drafts of lion motif for invitation to NYPL reception on September 27 1979 (ink on paper)

various photocopies of final draft of drawing included on invitation

1 invitation and 2 RSVP cards for the reception

architectural plan, unlabeled (pencil on trace)



Box 04 Folder 11 [Untitled]

11 drawings, including series of abstract geometric drawings, and various unlabeled streetscape scenes (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)

copy of invitation to Spring Concert on March 25, 1970, signed by Benny Goodman



Box 05 Folder 01 Connoisseur Article

3 letters, including one to Mr. Hoving regarding a response to an article published in Connoisseur, one to Mr. Gottlieb, Editor-in-Chief of the NEW YORKER magazine, and one from Stewart Richardson

4 photocopies of ink drawings

2 drawings, including one cartoon of Christo, and one "modernized" Piranesi drawing (ink on paper)

1 photograph of person wrapped in cloth (and 1 photocopy of photograph)



Box 05 Folder 02 Venice

45 drawings of Venice (ink, pencil, and watercolor on paper)

2 drawings (watercolor on "canvasette")

12 photocopies of drawings

miscellaneous items, including a map and booklets about Venice



Box 05 Folder 03 Portugal/Spain

13 cityscape and landscape drawings (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)

5 prints of landscape drawing



Box 05 Folder 04 Obelisk

4 cityscape/obelisk drawings and 1 landscape drawing (ink on paper, watercolor on paper), locations include Italy and Turkey

4 photocopies of drawings of Rome and Istanbul



Box 05 Folder 05 [Untitled]

34 drawings, various subjects, mostly portraits (ink on paper, pencil on paper, watercolor on paper)

60 photocopies of drawings, some rendered in color pencil, various subjects

miscellaneous items, including the May to August 1989 issue of "The Sound Alternative" with cover designed by WOC



Box 05 Folder 06 Miscellaneous Sketches

8 photograms of church elevation, unlabeled, undated

6 drawings, 1 fountain drawing labeled "Bethesda", 1 portrait of Henry Cooper with various notations on Marcel Duchamp, dated 1974



Box 05 Folder 07 Postcard-size drawings and cards

11 drawings, cartoon sketches, and notes, some with accompanying text, including 3 addressed to Mary, and 2 addressed to Maria, dated 1984 (watercolor and ink on paper)



Box 05 Folder 08 McKinney

5 photocopies of cartoon drawings, 1 labeled as "Robert's Folly", the others of cowboy/horse motifs

2 cartoon/portrait drawings, 1 labeled "Les Lalanne's Centaur" dated Easter 1988, the other unlabeled, dated 1986 (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)



Box 05 Folder 09 Miscellaneous Sketches by Walker O. Cain

various copies of cartoon drawings, including one with text attached on "Idea for Cartoon Strip entitled 'The Leader'"



Box 05 Folder 10 Drawings and Watercolors

21 watercolor sketches, landscapes and cityscapes, including scenes from Spain, Italy, Mexico, and Israel, variously dated from 1947 to 1953 (watercolor on paper)

14 ink drawings, including landscapes and seascapes from Gloucester (1962) and Amalfi (1948), and one unidentified portrait (ink on paper)

2 pencil drawings of "toreros"

misc. items, including copies of an invitation to an American Historical Society event, and an Annual Meeting invitation from the BAID, dated November 1954



Box 05 Folder 11 [Untitled]

Essay on Humor in Architecture (14 typed pages attached by paper-clip)

2 portrait sketches (ink on paper, pencil on paper)

Card of recognition for award of "Newsbury Etching Contest" sponsored by Walther League of the Ohio District

3 invitations, including the BAID Annual Meeting, a Mississippi Steamboat Party, and a 1947 American Academy in Rome celebration



Box 05 Folder 12 Miscellaneous Drawings and Photostats

4 figure drawings (ink on paper, watercolor on paper, pencil on paper)

2 landscape drawings (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)

3 cartoon drawings (ink on paper), and various photocopies of multiple cartoons (some colored with colored pencil)

various invitations to various events, including preliminary sketches to invitation for the Century Assn's 1972 Annual Reception

photograph of three men observing architectural plan (unidentified), and 4 Photostats of various cartoons



Box 05 Folder 13 WOC Announcements/Sketches

39 copies of invitations/announcements/pamphlet from various events, organizations, and dates, all illustrated by WOC, including The Century Association's 1956 "Welcome to New Members" booklet, and various invitations from the Architectural League of New York

3 original drawings for invitations the Architectural League and the Alumni Association if the American Academy in Rome (ink on drafting paper) [oversize file]

misc. items, including sketches of Paul Manship and JK Smith, and a copy of a cartoon labeled "Olsen Eats"



Oversize 01 Folder 05 [WOC Announcements/Sketches]

3 original trace drawings for various invitations (ink on trace)



Drawer 17 Folder 01 [Collage]

Collage made from various liquor labels, pasted onto silhouette of dancing woman, outlined in black ink, undated



Drawer 17 Folder 01 [Watercolor painting]

Unfinished painting of typical New England autumn scene, with white house in the foreground, undated, unlabeled (watercolor on paper)



Drawer 17 Folder 01 La Pianta di Roma del 1748

Printed in 1931 by Danesi Editore, with introduction by Francesco Ehrle S.I. 24 engravings of various views of Rome, in plan and elevation. [/p][p]2 small sheets of paper, with square grid and various measurements included, probably pertaining to reduced scale of one of the engravings (pencil on paper)



Box 05 Folder 14 [Untitled]

42 photocopies of sketches, cartoons, and portraits, many with accompanying text

3 ink drawings, including original drawing for party invitation (ink on paper)

6 invitations/greeting cards, including WOC's Birthday invitation April 14, 1972



Box 13 Folder 26 to 28 [Drawings] (3 folders)

56 items : watercolor, ink, and/or pencil on paper or canvas ; the majority of the drawings were originally framed and depict various travel scenes and range in date from the 1940s to the 1980s

(Accession No. 1996.005)



Oversize 03 Folder 08 [Drawing]

1 item : ink and pencil on paper (fron tside), ink and color pencil (on back side)

(Accession No. 1996.005)



Oversize 01 Folder 07 [Ink Drawings/Cartoons]

5 drawings belonging to series, identified by page number, of cartoon drawings rendered in thick, deep black traces of ink (ink on trace paper attached with tape to cardboard frames)

5 cartoon drawings with accompanying text (ink on paper torn from sketch book)

9 ink drawings of various subjects, including 2 sketches of unidentified women, 1 still-life of paint jars and brushes, 1 abstract drawing of arches, 1 cartoon drawing labeled "Illustrated Adler Lecture Notes", dated 6 July 1974, 1 collage of ink drawings pasted onto backboard, labeled "From the Mexican sketchbook of WOC", and 1 interior/porch scene with 4 unidentified people lounging (ink on paper)

3 drawings of buildings, 1 of the Rotunda at UVA, 1 labeled "St. Anthony's Hall, Hartford, 1947", and 1 labeled "Hale's Tower, East Hampton" (ink on paper)

photocopy of cartoon drawing labeled "Whitney Symposium" dated October 1985, of various renditions of the Whitney Museum

6-drawing series of ink sketches of various subjects and objects, undated, including drawings labeled "Diving", "Dancing Siva/S. India", "Havana Club Courtyard", "Conference in the Rain", "Tube Green Jade/Shang Dynasty", and unlabeled sketch of policeman (ink on paper)

2 sketches of tennis players at play, one dated 1970, the other 1974 (ink on paper)



Drawer 17 Folder 01 [Ink Drawings]

5 5"x7" drawings of geometricized animals, pasted with glue onto long board, undated (ink on paper)[/p][p]drawing of engine, all parts labeled, entitled "Oversonic Audiodamp Insert XL303; Anit-hood Fume Decoagulator, MSKCC Special Edition", undated (ink on paper)[/p][p]drawing of market scene entiltled "Promenade", perhaps in Mexico, signed by Brendan?, undated (ink on paper, mounted with glue onto hard-board)



Oversize 01 Folder 08 [Invitation Originals]

4 final drafts for invitations to various events and institutions, including 1953 Architectural League of New York (others undated) (ink on trace paper or cardboard)



Oversize 01 Folder 09 [Jerusalem/Beirut]

6 drawings of Arab landscapes/cityscapes, unlabeled, including one sketch on stationary with "American University of Beirut" head letter, and 3 drawings dated 1969 (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)

1 ink drawing of market scene, labeled Jerusalem, dated 1952 (ink on paper)

two head portraits of men wearing a fez (watercolor on paper)



Oversize 01 Folder 10 [Beach Scenes]

6-drawing series of beach, ocean, and waterfront scenes, dated 1955, variously labeled in Bermuda (watercolor on paper)

4 ink and watercolor drawings of beach scenes, distinguished by New England character, yet unlabeled, one drawing dated 1948, the others undated (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)



Oversize 01 Folder 12 [Church]

1 drawing of church from behind, with view to adjacent cemetery, unlabeled, undated (watercolor on paper)



Oversize 01 Folder 13 [Strathmore Alexis Drawing Sketchbook, 14x17]

4 drawings of varied subjects, including sketches for fountain design, sketches for desk design, sketch of artist at work, and bird's-eye view of farm-house (ink on paper, pencil on paper, watercolor on paper)



Oversize 02 Folder 01 [Beach and Night Scenes]

1 drawing of sea-cove, dated 1935, and 1 drawing of boat and seagulls out in the ocean (watercolor on paper)

Winding streetscape at night, illuminated by lamp (watercolor on paper)



Oversize 02 Folder 02 [Portraits]

2 head portraits of men wearing a fez, one labeled Jerusalem 1952, the other unlabeled (ink and watercolor on paper)



Oversize 02 Folder 04 [Valentine's Cards]

2 hand-made collage cards using photographs and magazine clippings, both for Valentine's Day, undated

2 Valentine Day's cards made by WOC, one for Mary dated 1982, the other unaddressed (ink on paper)



Oversize 02 Folder 06 [Figure Drawings]

3 nude figure drawings, unlabeled (ink and watercolor on paper)



Oversize 02 Folder 07 [Arches]

11 drawings of abstract arch compositions, three matted together, the rest matted separately (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)



Oversize 02 Folder 08 [Garrison, New York]

1 shore and river landscape labeled "Sketch for the William Church Osborn Memorial Park, Garrison New York, April 1959" (watercolor on paper)

1 isometric drawing of shore and river's-edge labeled "Hudson River Valley Museum of Transportation, Garrison Landing, N.Y." (Photostat)



Oversize 02 Folder 09 [The Lawrence School]

4 drawings of building for The Lawrence School, including copy of plan for the New Student Dining Room by WOC and Assoc., Architects



Oversize 02 Folder 11 [Landscape and Seascape Drawings/1978]

6 sketches of landscapes/seascapes, none labeled, some dated 1978 (watercolor on paper, ink on paper)

1 sketch of church interior, unlabeled



Oversize 02 Folder 12 [Refugee of Retired Tyrants/Cartoon Sketches]

4 ink sketches, including some detail drawings, of cartoon labeled "Refugee of Retired Tyrants" (ink on paper)



Oversize 02 Folder 13 [Walker's Illustrated Lecture Notes]

2 original drawings, and 3 Photostat reproductions of "Walker's Illustrated Lecture Notes", including one labeled "Mortimer Adler on 'Marx as a Profit'", one labeled "Capitalabor", and one labeled "Illustrated Adler Notes"



Oversize 03 Folder 10 [Illustrated Lecture Notes]

Set of drawings from Aspen 4 July 1974. One labeled "Remarks by Liz Cooperten(?)", and one of Mortimer Adler.



Oversize 02 Folder 14 [Cartoon Drawings]

5 original cartoon drawings, including one political satire dated December 1985 (ink on paper)

2 photocopies of cartoon, dated in 1982 and 1987, one labeled "Mark Millard builds his Dream House"

1 collage/cartoon labeled "Before/After Walker's visit to Killingworth"



Oversize 02 Folder 15 [Figure and Portrait Drawings]

2 original ink drawings of various people in guild/studio-like environment, unlabeled, undated, and 2 photocopies of the same, including one labeled "Vive les Amateurs!"

5 portrait drawings, including one unlabeled drawing of various people painting on easels, one labeled "The Crew ashore at Santorini" dated 1978, one labeled "Life Drawing, Louis Bonche at ease with Model", and one labeled "the Gallery Opens, East Hampton"

2 nude figure drawings (watercolor on paper)

1 nude figure drawing by XG(?), dedicated to WOC, dated 1972 (charcoal on paper)

2 portrait drawings, one labeled "Malcolm Campbell", the other unlabeled (ink on paper)



Oversize 02 Folder 17 [Garden Drawings]

1 drawing of baroque fountain, undated, labeled "Hamilton" (ink on paper)

1 drawing of English garden-scape, characterized by sharply-hewn bushes and trees (colored pencil on paper)

print of oak tree in garden setting, dated 1978

drawing of interior court/garden in museum setting, with modern sculpture as center-piece, undated, unlabeled (colored pencil on paper)



Oversize 02 Folder 18 [Abstract Drawings/1977]

series of 4 abstract drawings, one accompanied by quote by El Greco, dated 1977 (watercolor on paper)



Oversize 02 Folder 20 [Watercolor Drawings]

Seascape drawing, dated 1930 (watercolor on board)

abstract drawing of various realistic objects/art pieces, each labeled by its type or author (i.e. Bissier, Joan Fitzgerald, Eero, Berrocal, 19th Century Portuguese, 18th century English), undated (watercolor on paper)



Oversize 02 Folder 22 [Sculptor Drawings]

2 original drawings of sculptor at work, in various poses, dated 1974 (ink and watercolor on paper)

2 positive and 2 negative copies of the sculptor drawings, and details thereof



Oversize 03 Folder 01 [La Pianta di Roma]

24 reproductions of prints of Roman maps and sites, drawn by Giambattista Falda, 1676. Printed in Danesi Editore, Rome, 1930, with accompanying booklet, including other information.



Oversize 03 Folder 05 [Watercolor and Ink Drawings]

5 watercolor drawings, including a "Homage to Septimus Severus" dated 1968, 1 seascape from Bermuda dated 1955, 1 lakeside view dated 1959, and 1 figure drawing (watercolor on paper)

2 ink drawings, including 1 seascape drawing and 1 street scene, unlabeled, undated (ink on paper, set on board with tape)



Oversize 03 Folder 06 [Invitations and Cartoon Drawings]

3 invitations, including 2 original drawings, and 1 print dry-mounted onto backboard (ink on paper)

1 negative print of cartoon drawing of gymnast's steps

2 drawings belonging to series, identified by page number, of cartoon drawings rendered in thick, deep black traces of ink (ink on trace paper attached with tape to cardboard frames)



Box 13 Folder 30 [Various Drawings]

2 small drawings of Italian cityscapes, dated 1974 and 1975 (watercolor on paper)

2 ink drawings : one portrait labeled Gollschah(?). And one cartoon of floating doll, both dated 1961 (ink on paper)

1 landscape drawing labeled "Jerusalem from the Wilderness," dated 10 March 1952, and one unlabeled portrait of older man (ink and watercolor on paper)



Box 17 Folder 9 "Over the hill to the Telephone"


Subseries 2: Sketch Books



Box 09 Folder 01 China/Japan

4 drawings of China, 2 labeled "Peking 1988" and "Shanghai 1986" (watercolor on paper, ink on paper)

4 seascape drawings of Japan, none labeled or dated (watercolor on paper, pencil on paper)

1 drawing labeled "Dunes Church June 1988" (ink on paper)

4 pages of scattered text, some on Japan



Box 09 Folder 02 Lilli

Pencil drawing of horse on cover, labeled "Lilli"

First page indicates Mrs. Denver Duff Stewart's name and address, and below, "Drawings by Walker Cain", undated (pencil on paper)

Following 29 pages recount story of Lilli the horse, accompanied by animated ink drawings (text typed onto separate sheet of paper, and glued onto sketch book)

Following 8 pages contain child's drawings and scribbles, last page unattached (pencil on paper)



Box 09 Folder 03 [The Beverly Spiral Sketch Book]

10 drawings of Italian landscapes, cityscapes, and a few portraits, mostly labeled, dated from October 15-18, 1947 (ink on paper, pencil on paper)

1 page of text



Box 09 Folder 04 [Strathmore]

2 pages of text on Maurice Cranston (cont'd), and Anthony Quinton

1 cartoon drawing (ink on paper), 1 incomplete ink drawing, and 1 incomplete pencil drawing



Box 09 Folder 05 French Riviera/1980

5 landscape and townscape drawings labeled St. Paul de Vence, Colombe d'Or, and Les Baux, dated October 1980, (ink on paper)



Box 09 Folder 06 [Artist's Sketchbook 80 pages]

Mostly blank pages

8 pages of text, including essay on "The Sabatini article (May 2, 1988)", and short story (ink on paper)

8 scattered drawings, including portrait, unlabeled (ink on paper, pencil on paper)



Box 09 Folder 07 [Untitled/Marrakech]

37 landscape and portrait drawings of various places, including Marrakech and Rabat, dated 1982 (ink and colored pencil on paper)

2 pages of text, mostly names of people, and descriptions of places

misc. items including Moroccan money bill and postcard glued into sketch book, and loose postcard inserted between pages



Box 09 Folder 08 French Riviera/1980

6 drawings from Villa Haute, Nimes, Avignon, and St. Paul de Vence, dated from Sept. 27 to Oct. 10, 1980 (ink on paper)



Box 09 Folder 09 Christmas/New Year Tour-1987/London/Grindelwald/Munich/Vienna

13 drawings, mostly incomplete portraits, 2 city/landscape drawings labeled "Kuzerne", and "Munich Opera" (ink on paper)

6 pages of text



Box 09 Folder 10 Hong Kong/Honolulu

9 pages of text, including chronology of Chinese history

5 seascape and landscape drawings, none labeled (watercolor on paper)



Box 10 Folder 01 St. Croix

6 pages of text, including general information about the Virgin Islands, and a "Story told by John Meruim(?), Prime Governor, Virgin Islands" dated July 14, 1975

12 seascape, landscape, and portrait drawings, labeled Salt River Inlet, Fredriksted, and Virgin Islands, dated July 1975 (ink on paper)



Box 10 Folder 02 Venice/Montgreenan

14 drawings, including various at Lady Dorothy Weir's home in Ayrshire, Scotland, and various in Venice, dated 1982 (ink on paper, watercolor on paper, pencil on paper)



Box 10 Folder 03 1989 Rome/Florence/S.Giminiano/Certaldo Alta

25 drawings from Florence, Rome, Certaldo Alta, S. Giminiano, including various sketches of Henry Moore's "Warrior with Shield" in cortile near the Pazzi Chapel, dated October 1989 (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)

postcard of Florence pasted into sketch book



Box 10 Folder 04 [Untitled Black Book]

60 drawings, mostly cartoons and portraits accompanied by text or newspaper clipping attached with glue, dated 1982 (ink on paper, color pencil on paper)

extensive text, including "Two Stories-A and B", and various newspaper clippings, including one loose article, and one loose letter written by WOC addressed to "Dear Childs, both-"



Box 10 Folder 05 The Voyage of the IAAYPIA/Venice-Istanbul

43 drawings labeled from Rhodes, Istanbul, Bodrum, Villa Julia, Rome, Venice, Dobrovnik, dated from October 1988 (ink on paper)

1 painting from the interior of a boat, loose page (watercolor on paper)



Box 10 Folder 06 [Album Dessin Canson/Paris 1980]

15 drawings, mostly cartoons, including 3 labeled "NYC as an Italian Hill Town", and some accompanied by text (ink and watercolor on paper)

11 pages of text, including "Lawyer Story", and an essay on "Feminist Nomenclature"



Box 10 Folder 07 [Strathmore Drawing/Acapulco 1983]

14 seascape, interiors, and portrait drawings from Acapulco, dated 1983 (ink and colored pencil on paper)



Box 10 Folder 08 [Strathmore Drawing]

9 rough sketches of house plans and portraits, including one labeled "Woman at next table" (ink on paper)



Box 10 Folder 09 Portugal/Southern Dune Church

7 drawings and rough sketches of church facades and townscapes, unlabeled, undated (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)

2 cartoon drawings



Box 10 Folder 10 [Strathmore Drawing/Abby Rockefeller Mauze Room]

5 sketch designs for doorway for the Abby Rockefeller Mauze Room, undated (pencil on paper, watercolor on paper)



Box 11 Folder 01 [Album Aquarelle Canson]

7 drawings, including a few architectural plans and sketches (pencil on paper, ink on paper)



Box 11 Folder 02 [Raritan Sketch Book]

13 drawings and sketches of architectural plans, perspectives, and staircase studies (pencil on paper, ink on paper)



Box 11 Folder 03 [Joredco Sketch Book/1989]

12 drawings, including one of Hagia Sophia, and various scenes from Italian streets, dated 1989 (ink on paper, pencil on paper)

4 pages of text, some accompanying drawings



Box 11 Folder 04 [Strathmore Drawing]

5 drawings, including one figure drawing and landscape drawing (ink on paper, pencil on paper, watercolor on paper)

3 pages of text, including quotes and some addresses



Box 11 Folder 05 Capri/Rome/Venice 1977

15 drawings, including various plans of churches, chapels and cathedrals from Venice and Rome (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)

5 pages of text, including various dates and addresses such as Bruno Zevi's in Rome, and a crossword puzzle of Italian architect's names



Box 11 Folder 06 [Strathmore Drawing]

7 architectural sketches of plans including specific measurements, undated (ink on paper)



Box 11 Folder 07 [Aquabee Sketch Book]

26 drawings, including some plans of villas, and various portraits of men such as Chairman Roth, Walter Stanley, and Hackley, undated (ink on paper)

7 pages of text, including statistics of property owned by the American Academy in Rome

1 loose page with specifications for closet dimensions



Box 11 Folder 08 [Morilla Sketch Book/Acapulco 1983]

15 drawings of Acapulco and Merida, including seascapes and church facades, and drawings of the Casa Portanova in Acapulco, dated 1983 (ink on paper, colored pencil on paper)

2 pages of text on " Notes on Parrish Art Museum Tour of McKim Mead and White Houses on East Long Island"



Box 11 Folder 09 [Grumbacher Sketch Book/Mexico]

17 drawings of Cuernavaca, Merida and Taxco, mostly of church facades and interiors, a few with accompanying text, undated (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)



Box 11 Folder 10 [Untitled]

2 unfinished landscape drawings, 1 sketch of house facade, and 1 map of Eastern Europe, undated (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)



Box 11 Folder 11 Quinta Alegria, Portugal

4 pages of text including travel schedule

4 portraits and sketches, including one of colonial house, and one of dock-yard (ink on paper)



Box 12 Folder 01 [Artist's Sketch Book]

20 drawings, mostly architectural sketches and numerical calculations (ink on paper)

8 portraits and beach scene drawings, undated, unlabeled (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)



Box 12 Folder 02 [Untitled]

5 drawings, mostly portraits, unlabeled, undated, one accompanied by text (ink on paper)



Box 12 Folder 03 [Strathmore Alexis Drawing]

13 drawings, mostly architectural sketches of cathedrals (ink on paper)

2 portraits, unlabeled, and 1 abstract drawing (ink and



Box 12 Folder 04 [Block/Portugal 1973]

6 drawings, including 1 drawing of church facade labeled "Portugal 1973" (ink on paper, pencil on paper)

1 draft of unfinished letter addressed to "Jim"



Box 12 Folder 05 [Classic Sketchpad/Greece 1984]

2 landscape drawings and 1 cartoon drawing about Soviet repression, undated (ink on paper)

8 pages of text, including 1 page of memoirs dated 20 September 1984, apparently from Greece



Box 12 Folder 06 Jugoslavia 1970/Dubrovnik/Split/Greece-Mykonos 1970

16 drawings from Dubrovnik, Sveti Stefan, Sounium, dated August-September 1970, including landscape and portrait drawings (ink on paper)

9 pages of text, including extensive description of Sveti Sefan and Dubrovnik



Box 12 Folder 07 [Strathmore Drawing/Italy 1982]

9 drawings from Venice and Rome, mostly of church facades, dated September 1982 (ink and watercolor on paper)

4 drawings from the Smithsonian Museum of History and Technology, including 2 drawings of the facade, 1 drawing labeled "Calder Stabile", and 1 drawing labeled "Cafritz Memorial" (ink and watercolor on paper)



Box 12 Folder 08 [The Langton Spiral Bound Book]

1 drawing of forest/road scene, undated, unlabeled (ink on paper)



Box 12 Folder 09 [Watercolor/Greece 1980/England 1981]

19 drawings of Greece, including landscapes and cityscapes, dated October 1980 (ink and watercolor on paper)

1 drawing from Rome, undated (ink on paper)

14 drawings from England, including streetscapes, portraits and horse-back riding scenes, dated August 1981 (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)

7 pages of text, including poem entitled "Once Upon an Easton Neston or Ode to Flora Mary"



Box 12 Folder 10 [Oberlin College]

18 drawings, mostly architectural plans and numerical calculations, undated, unlabeled (ink on paper)

13 pages of text, including notes on "How to Read an Architectural Drawing"



Box 12 Folder 11 [Strathmore Alexis Drawing]

4 drawings, including 1 abstract portrait of woman, unlabeled, undated (ink on paper)

various pages of text, including 2 rough drafts of invitations for Century Ass'n event

3 wax seals with initials CA imprinted



Box 12 Folder 12 Italy 1992

5 drawings of Italian townscapes and monuments in Florence, including statue of Emperor Constantine (ink and pencil on paper)



Box 13 Folder 01 [Album Per Disegno/Italy 1937]

7 drawings, including portraits of Italian Soldiers in uniform, labeled "Fascist Uniforms Rome", and scenes from Sienna, dated 1937 (ink on paper)



Box 13 Folder 02 [Ca grain Dessin/Zermatt 1992]

3 drawings of interior lounge scenes, undated, unlabeled (pencil on paper)

6 landscape drawings from Zermatt and Wein, dated 1992 (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)

3 pages of text, including mournful comments on the sale of The Power of Music by William Sidney Mount



Box 13 Folder 03 [Strathmore Drawing/1984-1985]

14 drawings, including cartoon drawings accompanied by text, unlabeled portraits, and architectural renderings, dated 1984-1985 (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)



Box 13 Folder 04 Bausch Wedding

12 small portrait drawings, each accompanied by a thought/phrase, and labeled by name, undated (ink on paper)

9 rough sketches of unknown subject matter, unlabeled, undated (ink on paper)



Box 13 Folder 05 Caldwell 1985 or 1986

7 drawings, including map of Ohio small-town, seascape drawings, and sketches of train locomotives, undated (ink on paper)



Box 13 Folder 06 [Loose drawings]

12 photocopies of drawings from various sketchbooks, some labeled, one dated 1988

1 cartoon drawing torn out from spiral sketch book (ink on paper)



Box 13 Folder 07 Caldwell 1985

5 pages of text, including various genealogic trees of the Cain family

5 drawings, including 3 from graveyard sites and 2 of New England house among autumn foliage, undated, unlabeled (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)



Box 13 Folder 08 [Strathmore Drawing]

6 architectural drawings, including plans and elevations of private house/villa, and rendering of MMW use of columns in exterior courtyards, undated (ink on paper)

7 pages of text, mostly appointment dates and numerical calculations



Box 13 Folder 09 [Strathmore Drawing/Florence S.C. 1983]

8 drawings, including various ice-skating figures, and a couple's portrait labeled "Munna & Lash/16 April 1983/Florence S.C." (ink on paper)



Box 13 Folder 10 [Strathmore Drawing/1986]

10 drawings, including sketches of sculptures and columns, and a few tropical landscape drawings, unlabeled, undated (ink on paper, pencil on paper)

5 pages of text, including reference to appointment on January 19, 1986



Box 13 Folder 11 [Academie Drawing Book/Via Garibaldi]

15 drawings of via Garibaldi, including plans and sections of the public spaces/underground roads and passageways, undated (ink on paper)



Box 13 Folder 12 Sketches/Istanbul

12 landscape and cityscape drawings of Istanbul, unlabeled, undated, and 1 drawing "to Stephanie" of Venice, dated 1977 (ink on paper)



Box 13 Folder 13 1937 Sketchbook of Walker Cain

10 sketches of Italian country side and hill-towns, labeled, undated (ink on paper)

8 drawings of S. Ohio barns/farm houses, glued into sketchbook, 2 drawings loose, dated 1950's (ink on paper)



Box 13 Folder 14 1984 Rome-Florence/Post-Mod Cartoons

6 drawings of Pitti Palace, Boboli Gardens and sculpture of Lorenzo de Medici, labeled, dated May-June 1984 (ink on paper, watercolor on paper)

2 cartoon drawings of "Post Modern Blocks", dated 7 June 1984 (ink on paper)



Box 13 Folder 15 Egypt 1992

5 drawings of sites and monuments in Egypt, some text on the history of the place, dated 1992 (ink on paper)



Box 13 Folder 16 From Rome to N.Y./Bologna, Venice, Trieste, Dubrovnik, Patras, Naples, Pompeii, Sorrento, Amalfi, Palermo, Algiers, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Azores, Ponta Delgada, N.Y./1937

27 drawings of various towns, cities, landscapes, and figure drawings from the various places mentioned above, dated 1937 (ink on paper)



Box 13 Folder 17 Notes and Sketches of my 1947-8 residence in the AAR

11 drawings of townscapes and landscapes, and various drawings of site plan with sculpture center-piece, unlabeled (ink on paper)

4 pages of notes, including a 2-page diary entry on April 26, 1948 - Perugia

loose-leaf page with child's drawings on both sides, labeled as "Streamliner", and "Engine Stopped", by Tamma Cain



Box 13 Folder 18 London- Rome 1989/ Horace's Farm/ Anagni/ Castel Gandolfo Gardens

20 drawings of cityscapes, landscapes, and various portraits, including one labeled "The Hon. Rose Talbot/ London 1989" (ink on paper)



Box 13 Folder 19 Ecole des Beaux Arts/ Palais de Fontainbleau

Various portraits, including "Marge and Jaggers", "Ecole des Beaux Arts Students", "M. Jacques Carlu", "Jane Iglauer", all dated in 1937 (ink on paper)

Various pages of notes, perhaps from school lectures, including the topics of "Elements of Charlemagne's Crown", "Louis XVIII, XIV, and XV" dated 4/20/37, "Renaissance" dated 7/16/37, and "Gothic" dated 7/13/37 (ink and pencil on paper)



Box 13 Folder 20 [Strathmore/ 1983]

2 pages of notes on comments/opinions of many people regarding the case of "St. Bart's"

among the people represented are B. Gill, Edw. Kostikian, S. Armstrong, and many more

6 drawings, including "Sketch to commemorate Tommy Phipps 70th Birthday" dated Dec. 1983, sketches of barns, and unlabeled portrait of woman speaker (ink on paper)



Box 13 Folder 21 [Strathmore/1978]

Various sketches of blocks/buildings/geometric shapes, and rough sketch of unidentified site plan (ink on paper)

various sketches of unidentified man wearing glasses (ink on paper)

loose leaf pages of "Application and Approval Process from 3/1/77 to 6/30/79 for St. Francis Community Health Center, Jersey City, New Jersey"



Box 13 Folder 22 [Aquabee Co-Mo]

6 pages of sketches of abstract drawings using geometric forms and volumes (ink on paper)

4 drawings of Greek Revival mansion, including one detail of ground floor arcade (ink on paper)

2 pages of notes, addresses and fragments of poems, including poem by J. McCall, and rough drafts of notes to Richard Webel and Buck, undated



Box 13 Folder 23 [Daler/1991]

9 drawings, including various unidentified cityscape scenes (perhaps London), a drawing of a Henry Moore sculpture at the Tate, dated 20 Aug. 1991, and a plan for a house, unlabeled (ink and watercolor on paper)


Subseries 3: Sketch & Scrap Book



Box 14 Folder 01 1982-1984

(Accession No. 1996.005)



Box 14 Folder 02 1983-1985

(Accession No. 1996.005)



Box 14 Folder 03 1984-1986

(Accession No. 1996.005)



Box 14 Folder 04 1985-1986

(Accession No. 1996.005)



Box 14 Folder 05 1986-1987

(Accession No. 1996.005)



Box 14 Folder 06 1987-1990

(Accession No. 1996.005)



Box 14 Folder 07 1989-1990

(Accession No. 1996.005)



Box 14 Folder 08 1990-1991

(Accession No. 1996.005)



Box 14 Folder 09 1991-1993

(Accession No. 1996.005)