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Summary:
Biographical data, a chronology and description of Winn's works, 1930-1979; magazine and newspaper clippings; printed material about Winn; a patent for Winn's invention MONOLITHIC WALL FORMING APPARATUS, 1964; printed illustrations by Winn, 1931-1933; 2 stamps designed by Winn, 1945; pencil drawings illustrating vanishing points and perspectives; figure studies, sketches and preliminary drawings for murals; blueprints and renderings; and photographs of Winn, his murals and works of art, undated and 1929-1958.
MICROFILM NOTE: Hooks-Epstein Galleries material and Chester Snowden works of art erroneously microfilmed with the collection.
Citation:
James Buchanan Winn papers, 1927-1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reels 3348-3349 available for use only at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Frames 630-657: Originals returned to Kathryn Winn Eoff after microfilming.
Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project. Donated 1980 by K. W. E., Winn's daughter, except clippings, printed material & 6 photos which she lent for microfilming.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
