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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’

27 designs in pencil on paper and 1 stencil cut in heavy paper. The designs include borders, corner designs, book covers, etc. The verso of one sheet contains the first page of an undated draft letter in Kathleen Munn’s hand to her mother evidently en route to Buffalo and Boston in which she mentions a visit to Elbert Hubbard’s studio in East Aurora NY, and a scheme to make money.

5 studies for “The Passion”: Untitled (Passion Series study), [ca- 1930-34]; Untitled (Passion Series study), [ca- 1930-34]; Untitled (Passion Series study), [ca- 1930-34]; Untitled (Passion Series study), [ca- 1930-34]; Untitled (Crucifixion study), [ca- 1933]

75 pages of drawings inserted into an Aircraft Bond cover

26 pages of drawings inserted into a Wellington Bond cover

8 large studies for ‘The Passion’ including: 1 charcoal drawing (36-5 x 24 cm); 1 ink and brush with a charcoal cubist still life on the verso (28-5 x 39 cm); 2 pencil drawings – 36-5 x 29 cm; 28 x 43-5 cm; 4 pencil drawings composed of 2 or more smaller drawings pasted together - 37 x 39 cm; 28-5 x 34 cm; 46 x 51 cm; 43 x 42 cm

33 pages of drawings inserted into a Wellington Bond cover

8 photographs of finished Passion Series pencil drawings. Titles of works are as follows (all are ca. 1934-1935; X-numbers refer to AGO photography): X-01654: Betrayal, Passion Series; X-01655: Last Supper, Passion Series; X-01656: Agony in the Garden, Passion Series; X-01657: Crucifixion, Passion Series; X-01658: Descent from the Cross, Passion Series; X-01659: Deposition, Passion Series; X-01660: Ascension, Passion Series [arms up]; X-01661: Ascension, Passion Series [arms down].

16 pages of drawings inserted into a Paragon Series tablet cover

33 pages of drawings inserted into an Aircraft Bond cover