Edwin G. Cassedy works of art
name: label: Creator
content: Cassedy, Edwin G., 1885-1950
topic: label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- Washington (D.C.)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 2020 by Davol Tedder, a distant relative of Cassedy's.
creator: label: Creator
content: Cassedy, Edwin G., 1885-1950
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Edwin Cassedy (1885-1950) was an American illustrator, painter and etcher of Washington, D.C.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1938-1959
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.cassedwi
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Edwin Cassedy works of art measure 0.4 linear feet and date from circa 1938-1959. included are prints, drawings, preliminary sketches, and etching plates. Although the dates of the works overlap with Cassedy's career as an illustrator at the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of Ethnology, they were not produced for the Bureau. Also found is a letter from Cassedy to Jean Terry.