Title: House & Barn in Milford
Object Name: Drawing
Object ID: 2009.026.010 a
Creator: Soule, George C. (1914-2008)Artist
Place of Origin: Milford, NH
Date: 1936
Description: Drawing, House & Barn in Milford, by George C. Soule (1914-2008), 1936. Pencil on paper. Drawing of barn and CCC workers. Top drawing depicts house and large barn, identified in pencil as "House & Barn in / Milford / Jan 5, 1936". In lower half of page are eight head studies of CCC workers. Unsigned. Unframed.
Material: Paper
Dimensions: H-11 W-8.5 inches
Provenance: George C. Soule (1914-2008) of Manchester, NH, was an artist with the Civilian Conservation Corps in New Hampshire, 1935-1937. He was assigned to draw portraits of CCC workers and to document camp life. He studied art at Yale and became an architect in Manchester. He operated the firm of Soule & Associates from the 1950s through the 1980s. He designed schools, churches, houses, and a wide variety of commercial buildings in southern NH and southern New England. The collection was donated by the children of George Soule.
Credit Line: Gift of Patricia, Cynthia, and Peter Soule
People:
Soule, George C. (1914-2008)
Subjects:
Farms,
Farm buildings,
Farm houses,
Barns