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File contains pencil drawings on paper that superimpose grids and angles on the human figure.

File contains drawings in pencil and red pencil on heavy paper containing figures and copies from the antique, with geometrical structures overlaid.

File contains figure studies in pencil on paper. The group seems to be a combination of drawings from life and copies of poses from published sources.

File contains pencil and charcoal drawings on paper consisting of figures drawn from life. With few exceptions they consist of simple outlines.

File contains pencil drawings on paper that appear to be copied from a textbook. The drawings are labeled from Plate 1 to Plate 15 and have accompanying notes, with increasingly complex geometric calculations.

File contains drawings on paper in charcoal and pencil that contain studies of heads.

Fonds consists of nine notebooks kept by Kathleen Munn as a student at the Art Student’s League in New York City and at the Summer program in Woodstock, NY. The books contain a meticulous record of her exposure to ideas about artistic theory, philosophy and art history. Undated drawings, prints and unbound notes are also included, and a group of ‘arts-and-crafts’ inspired decorative designs. The fonds contains more than 1800 pencil drawings executed as studies for her mature work on the subject of the Christian Passion. Photographs of eight of these completed drawings are included. Fonds is comprised of the following series: 1. Notebooks 2. Life drawings and studies 3. Studies for ‘The Passion’

File contains photocopied letters from Munn’s mother and brother in Toronto reporting on family affairs, the garden, the business, etc.

Series consists of undated drawings that appear to be contemporary with the notebooks in Series 1 and are consistent with the usual output of an art student. Figure studies predominate, probably originating in life drawing classes with a few drawings of specific individuals and places. A number of published plates of models and statuary are included. Four experiments with print-making are also included in this series, possibly dating from 1930 when Munn attended printmaking classes at the Art Students’ League. A file of decorative patterns and one cut stencil are also included in this series. One pattern contains a draft letter to the artist’s mother on the verso, remarking on a proposed visit to Elbert Hubbard’s Roycroft studio in East Aurora, NY (Hubbard died in 1915). A money-making scheme is mentioned in the letter, perhaps revolving around the production of these stencils. Photocopies of letters written to Kathleen Munn around this time are included (originals remain in the family). Series also contains a hand-lettered sign for a sale at Munn’s Jewelry store, undated and unsigned.

File contains drawings in charcoal on paper of figures that appear to have been executed in a life drawing class.