19.07.2013 Views

The Work of Ismar David at the Cary - RIT Libraries - Rochester ...

The Work of Ismar David at the Cary - RIT Libraries - Rochester ...

The Work of Ismar David at the Cary - RIT Libraries - Rochester ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Work</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Cary</strong> Collection<br />

Description <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Archive (cont’d)<br />

work falls into <strong>the</strong> following classific<strong>at</strong>ions: broadsides; business<br />

items; greeting cards; keepsakes; three-dimensional objects; travel<br />

sketches; and type design. Greeting cards, by far <strong>the</strong> largest c<strong>at</strong>egory<br />

with over 42 entries, are arranged chronologically. Und<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

cards fall before d<strong>at</strong>ed ones, and <strong>the</strong>y are arranged in a rough<br />

chronological order based on circumstantial evidence. <strong>The</strong> cards,<br />

which almost exclusively <strong>of</strong>fer season’s and new year greetings,<br />

vary widely in lettering and illustr<strong>at</strong>ion style as well as form<strong>at</strong>.<br />

Only artwork and photographs are filed here for three-dimensional<br />

object projects, such as <strong>the</strong> Elijah bowl and Judaica and<br />

Jewish ritual objects.<br />

Unidentified <strong>Work</strong> concludes Series IV. Excluding four finished<br />

products, this subseries contains principally artwork for projects<br />

<strong>of</strong> unknown origin. Files are classified by intent th<strong>at</strong> was determined<br />

using ei<strong>the</strong>r inform<strong>at</strong>ion provided with <strong>the</strong> archive or<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r knowledge and evidence.<br />

Series V. Financial Records (Boxes 86–88), contains <strong>Ismar</strong> <strong>David</strong>’s<br />

unprocessed financial records.<br />

Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />

page 20

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!