Donald De Lue drawings
name: label: Creator
content: De Lue, Donald, 1897-1988
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Massachusetts -- Boston
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The microfilm of the Donald De Lue drawings was donated in 1987 by the Childs Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.
creator: label: Creator
content: De Lue, Donald, 1897-1988
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content: Donald De Lue drawings
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Donald De Lue drawings date from 1925 to 1983. Found are preliminary drawings and studies for sculptures, memorials, and medals. Many, but not all, of the drawings are labeled and dated.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Donald De Lue (1897-1988) was a sculptor in Boston, Massachusetts, best known for his public monuments.

Born Donald H. Quigley, the artist took the name De Lue in 1918 from the maternal side of his family. He studied with Bela Pratt at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and also trained in the studios of sculptors including Richard Recchia, Robert P. Baker, and Alfredo Pena who he studied with in France.

From the late 1930s-1980s De Lue probably executed more monumental commissions than anyone else of his generation. Among his works are Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves for the Omaha Beach Memorial in France.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1925-1983
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.deludona
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
label: Type
content: Drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed by the Childs Gallery onto Reels 3941-3945. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reels 3941-3945. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals owned by the Childs Gallery, Boston, Mass.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Donald De Lue drawings date from 1925 to 1983. Found are preliminary drawings and studies for sculptures, memorials, and medals. Many, but not all, of the drawings are labeled and dated.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Donald De Lue papers also at Syracuse University.