Caroline Shawk Brooks photograph collection, [ca. 1880-1910]

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  • Collection ID 1949.0354
  • Title Caroline Shawk Brooks photograph collection [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. 1880-1910]
  • Physical description
    • 37 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 1/2 in. or smaller.
    • 9 photographic prints : cyanotypes ; 7 x 9 in. or smaller.
    • 1 photographic print : tintype ; 3 1/2 x 5 in.
    • 1 photographic image on glass ; 2 1/4 in. dia.
    • 6 photomechanical prints ; 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. or smaller.
    • 1 drawing : pen & ink ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Collection summary Images related to Caroline Shawk Brooks, sculptor and modeler, 1840-1913. Caroline Shawk Brooks was first known for her modeling in butter exhibited at the World's Fair (Paris, France), 1878. Subsequently, she executed portrait marbles of, among others, Emanuel Swedenborg, George Eliot, Thomas Carlyle, and a portrait group representing Mrs. Alicia Vanderbilt and family. Photographs include images of her sculptures of President and Mrs. William McKinley, Chinese diplomat Li Hung-chang, "La Rosa" (the Vanderbilt group), and Ulysses S. Grant. Other images show Brooks at work or posing with her sculptures, including an image of her in the process of making a butter sculpture of Columbus at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, Chicago (Ill.).
  • Acquisition information Gift of Irene Dixon, 1949 (1949.0354). She also donated 4 sculptures by Brooks (1949.0165-1949.0168) to Chicago Historical Society.
  • Finding Aids Note Container list available.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Caroline Shawk Brooks papers [manuscript] and a folder of miscellaneous pamphlets in the library.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Credit photographer(s).
  • Names
    • Brooks, Caroline Shawk, 1840-1913 Portraits.
    • Li, Hung-chang, 1823-1901 Statues Illinois Chicago Photographs.
    • Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Statues Illinois Chicago Photographs.
    • McKinley, William, 1843-1901 Statues Illinois Chicago Photographs.
    • Vanderbilt, Alicia, Mrs. Statues Illinois Chicago Photographs.
    • Columbus, Christopher Statues Illinois Chicago Photographs.
    • World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Photographs.
  • Subjects
    • Butter sculpture Illinois Chicago 1880-1909.
    • Sculpture, American Illinois Chicago 1880-1909.
    • Women artists Illinois Chicago 1880-1909 Exhibitions
    • Women sculptors Illinois Chicago 1890-1910.
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) 1880-1909.
  • Genre
    • Cyanotypes. gmgpc
    • Photomechanical prints. gmgpc
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
    • Tintypes. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/1979/49-354.htm