Renderings - Other Identified Artists

Description

57 renderings of houses designed by Royal Barry Wills and Royal Barry Wills Associates. Renderings are by a variety of persons including: Charles Darling, [?] Irish, J. Montano, [?] Paarlberg, J. Paquette, Hugh Asher Stubbins Jr., Jim Taylor, and J. Floyd Yewell. Client names and locations are noted on some drawings. Named customers are: Frank W. Appleton (Chester, Conn.); M. B. Davis (Belmont Hill, Mass.); Richard B. Hardy (Sturbridge, Mass.); Hitchcock Chair Company (Boston, Mass.); Joseph McColgan (Carlisle, Mass.); and Earl Shaw Jr. (Chatham, Mass.)

Renderings of churches (commissions 1699, 1781, 2040, 2041, and 2909) are by RBW, Charles Crombie, & Merton Stuart Barrows.

Folder of (17) "Original Renderings" by RBW and Crombie. This folder has a compilation of original renderings from various lableled commissions and unidentified houses. It is unknown why RBWA specifically compiled these renderings. Drawing 1 is for "Mr. A.J. Goldberg, Peabody, Mass. unnumbered and undated commission. Drawings 14 and 15 have handwritten label Economy Bank House, this is a 1952 commission #1399, Drawing 17 is by RBW and label on back of rendering states "S.E. No 1449, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Massachuestts, Special Loan Exhibition "Greater Boston Looks Ahead", Title: Studio & Home, Artist: Royal Barry Wills, Owner: Royal Barry Wills, Address 7 Joy St. Boston, Mass.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

92 renderings; pencil, charcoal, colored pencil, chalk on trace and other medium

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.05.05

Places

Sturbridge (Worcester county, Massachusetts)
Dover (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Carlisle (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Belmont Hill (Worcester county, Massachusetts)
Chester (Middlesex county, Connecticut)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Chatham (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)

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