Box 3

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This folder holds three models of children's books made by Harriet Meserole. Two are untitled spelling books and the other is titled "Where is the Nest: A Mystery Story."

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This folder contains sketches, notes, and paintings that comprise working models for three children's books by Harriet Meserole. One is an untitled coloring book, while the others are titled "The Splendid Letter S," and "Wishes and Dreams."

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This folder holds original artwork by Harriet Meserole that was used for the cover of the January, 1920, issue of The Designer and The Woman's Magazine. There is also a mechanical print of the artwork as it would have appeared on the cover of the magazine.

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This folder contains advertisements for Dobbs hats with illustrations by Harriet Meserole. There are newspaper clippings as well as tear sheets from Vogue magazine.

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This folder holds a tear sheet from Glamour Magazine with holiday illustrations, date unknown, with four of the original related artworks by Harriet Meserole.

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This folder contains a paper model mockup of Colonial Williamsburg’s Governor’s Palace and grounds, with nine artworks on ten pages, including covers, which Harriet Meserole proposed to the organization as a product. The designs are meant to be cut out and assembled to create a model of the Colonial Williamsburg historic site. It also contains loose mockups of the main building and painted tree templates, as well as a Colonial Williamsburg visitor map.

Scope and Contents This folder holds items pertaining to Harriet Meserole's inclusion in the Museum of Modern Art's Organic Design in Home Furnishings exhibition, curated by Elliot Noyes in 1941. The exhibition originated as a competition challenging designers to submit works that exemplified “...harmonious organization of the parts within the whole, according to structure, material, and purpose.” Winners were included in the exhibition and "...awarded contracts for...

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This folder holds two original studies for illustrations created by Harriet Meserole for Vogue. One is a rough sketch in pencil and watercolor serving as a study for the illustration featured on the cover of Vogue's May 1, 1924, issue. The other is a rough color study of Harriet's illustration published on the cover of Vogue's March 1, 1924, issue.

Scope and Contents This folder holds items relating to two projects, Toytown Village and Toytown Carnival, that Harriet Meserole designed for the advertising and marketing company, McCann-Erickson. Both projects involved cut-out shapes that could be collected from boxes of Shredded Wheat cereal. Children could color in, cut out, and assemble the collected cards to create "...a whole village in miniature, 36 models in all." Examples of the models that could be collected include different house designs, a...

Scope and Contents This folder holds illustration and surface design work by Harriet Meserole including both original color sketches and published, printed work for a variety of clients. Projects include store brochures, book covers, magazine layouts, invitations, and guides. Clients include Conde Nast (Vogue), Aldus, the Alice Chapin Adoption Nursery, Jenner's hats from 1937, Longman's Green and Co. publishers, Richard Hudnut, Saks Fifth Avenue, De Pinna, and an unidentified...