Article about poet Ina Donna Coolbrith with an 1880's portrait and an 1888 shell wreath, Santa Monica, 1953
Item Overview
- Title
- Article about poet Ina Donna Coolbrith with an 1880's portrait and an 1888 shell wreath, Santa Monica, 1953
- Photographer
- Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
- Date Created
- 1953
- Date
- 1953
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Notes
- Description
- Ornate 1888 horse-shoe-shaped shell art wreath made by poet Ina Donna Coolbrith in upper left corner. In upper right corner is a portrait of Ina Donna Coolbrith which is the frontispiece of her book Songs from the Golden Gate, 1895. The lower portion of the page is an article discussing In Coolbrith making the wreath ["Heirloom Shows Poetess' Art," Los Angeles Times, October 12, 1953]. At the time of this photograph the wreath belonged to the Perrys' nephew John H. Crum of Santa Monica. The shell wreath is an example of Victorian era domestic crafts.
Physical Description
- Extent
- 1 photographic negative
Keywords
- Genre
-
acetate film
black-and-white photographs
portraits
newspapers - Names
- Coolbrith, Ina D. (Ina Donna), 1842?-1928
- Location
- California--Santa Monica
- Resource type
- still image
- Subjects
-
Shells (Anatomy)
People
Media
Arts
Wreaths
Find This Item
- Repository
- University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
- Local Identifier
-
2362
uclamss_1300_2362 - ARK
- ark:/21198/zz002d3xjq
- Manifest url
Access Condition
- Rights statement
- copyrighted
- Funding Note
- Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.