Orswell, Lois, 1904-1998
type Collector
dates 1904-1998
city Narragansett
stateRI
other citiesPomfret, CT;
sex F
history 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)
decades1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
1980-1990
updated 10/31/2024 13:33:17
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Repository Description Links
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...