Scope and Contents note The Franny Taft collection was donated to the museum archives by Franny’s heirs following her death in 2017. The collection documents Franny’s life, career, and community involvement through visual and textual materials and ephemera. The collection provides researchers with in-depth information about the life of one of Cleveland’s first Pre-Columbian art historians and one of the city’s most prolific collectors of Cleveland art. The collection consists of seven series. Series one...

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The John C. Bonebrake collection consists of two watercolor drawings executed by Bonebrake during his scholarship summer in France in 1939. Each drawing is signed in pencil in the lower right corner and inscribed with the title in the lower left corner. The drawings have been digitized and are available on line at digitalarchives.clevelandart.org.

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This collection consists of artworks, sketchbooks, study materials, journals, and slides which document the creative process of John Jackson with ancillary materials showing his involvement in the Cleveland and Philadelphia art scenes. It contains some personal materials including correspondence, calendars, slides, and an oral history conducted posthumously with the artist's sisters and friend.

Scope and Contents Note This small collection contains records of the artistic output of Joseph Jicha. His handwritten index cards document the exhibition and sale of his watercolors at various venues throughout the midwest. The prices at which he offered the works for sale are included, as well as on the labels and tags, including those for the May Show. A small group of black and white photographs completes this part of the collection.Additional material by and about Cleveland artists and...

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This collection consists entirely of works on paper created by William E. Ward. It spans his work as a high school student through his career as an artist.