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Orswell, Lois, 1904-1998 print view role Collector dates 1904-1998 city Narragansett state RI other cities Pomfret, CT; sex F historical notes Lois Orswell collected abstract expressionist art and modern sculpture. Orswell focused her attention on sculpture and drawings, rather than paintings, and her collection features the work of such canonical artists as Kline, de Kooning, Rodin, Calder, Moore, Nevelson, and many others. (9/28/2007; http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/exhibitions/fogg/orswellSmithetal.html) decades of activity 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:29 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Lois Dailey Orswell letters from Curt Valentin and Richard Stankiewicz, 1945-1959. see details... Harvard Art Museum Archives 32 Quincy Street David Smith Letters, 1957-1965 (inclusive). see details... «  back