| Abstract: | This collection includes over 750 of Holme's original drawings
and etchings, 142 reproductions, 134 original drawings by students and associates, and
all nine Bandar Log Press books; as well as correspondence, photographs, news clippings,
and articles relating to the School of Illustration and the Bandar Log Press. In
addition to Holme, authors of the Bandar Log Press books are Charles Dryden, William
Robinson, Kirke La Shelle, and George Ade. Holme's drawings are illustrations for news
stories, including coverage of the 1897 Luetgert trial and the 1893 World Columbian
Exposition; drawings of people, theatrical performances, "life and times" scenes of the
1890s; political events and politicians, including coverage of the 1896 Democratic
presidential convention, and political cartoons. | |