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Sir William Orpen collection
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CA UVICARCH SC089
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ca. 1901-1920 (Creation)
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1 cm of textual records
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Name of creator
(1878-1931)
Biographical history
Sir William Orpen, born in Dublin, Ireland, was a portrait painter. He resided in Ireland and England and was friend of W.B. Yeats. Orpen studied at the Metropolitan School of Art (Dublin) and Slade School, and became an official artist in World War I.
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Scope and content
The collection consists of 36 letters from Sir William Orpen to Beatrice Elvery (Lady Beatrice Glenavy), all illustrated with ink or pencil sketches, and one ink sketch entitled "Howth". Most are addressed to "Bridjit" from "Dijit".
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See also UVic Libraries Digital Collections.
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sir-william-orpen-collection-2
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised by JF, August 9, 2013.
Language of description
- English